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Why doesn’t TWC provide PDFs of its articles?
TWC is a multimedia journal whose articles may include screenshots, video embeds, and hyperlinks; as such, the journal must appear online. PDFs are unable to duplicate the interactive experience of the online journal. Additionally, TWC intentionally wishes to buck the importance that academia places on print media. If we created official PDFs, these documents, not the online versions, would be treated as authoritative merely because of the privilege print is provided in the academic publishing industry—and yet the PDF will always be a second-rate static snapshot of an interactive document. However, we know that fans may wish to make TWC more widely available by creating… Read more
What copyright does TWC use?
Beginning with TWC No. 25, essays are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Refer to TWC’s September 15, 2017 editorial, Copyright and Open Access for an explanation of why this license was chosen. This license permits both noncommercial and commercial use with attribution. For that reason, entities, such as presses, who wish to reprint articles (even for commercial purposes) do not need to obtain copyright release paperwork. TWC Nos. 1 through 24 are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. For Nos. 1 through 24, TWC, not the author, retains copyright. Anyone seeking to reproduce content for profit, including authors,… Read more
What sorts of things does TWC print?
TWC prints peer-reviewed academic articles about transformation, broadly conceived, about fan engagement with various sorts of texts, and about fan communities; editorially reviewed meta articles and personal essays; book reviews; and interviews. You can find out more about what topics we’re currently seeking articles for on the TWC website homepage.
How can I submit to TWC?
Detailed submission guidelines are available on the TWC website. We welcome submissions from everyone as long as they comply with TWC’s focus and scope, as well as all items on the submission preparation checklist.
How frequently do TWC issues get published?
TWC comes out at least twice a year, on March 15 and September 15. Some years, a special issue is released on June 15.