Call for Submissions: West 86th and Source
Bard Graduate Center (BGC) seeks submissions for West 86th: A Journal of Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture and Source: Notes in the History of Art.

West 86th is published semiannually in print and electronic editions by the University of Chicago Press (UCP) on behalf of BGC. According to the Times Literary Supplement, its “articles are meticulously referenced and supported by photographs and graphics. The result is both stylish and comprehensive. Of interest both to the expert and the amateur enthusiast, West 86th is a splendid addition to scholarship on material culture in all its facets.”

West 86th strives to expand the conversation regarding the content, meaning, and significance of objects by publishing scholarly articles; review articles; primary source translations; critical book, catalogue, and exhibition reviews; research inquiries; letters to the editor; and supplementary digital material integral to articles. Using a wide range of methods, West 86th interprets the fields of decorative arts, design history, and material culture in light of economic, social, political, and cultural history. The journal addresses decorative arts as documents of material culture and as subjects of connoisseurship. All article submissions are subject to double-blind peer assessment by international authorities. Paul Stirton is editor in chief; Freyja Hartzell, Caspar Meyer, and Ittai Weinryb are editors. Learn more about specifications for each type of material West 86th publishes and how to submit.

Source is a quarterly journal published in print and electronic editions by the University of Chicago Press (UCP) on behalf of BGC. It was founded by Susan Weber in 1981 to present brief articles in the history of art that are clearly written, adequately illustrated, and above all, succinct. Source provides scholars a forum to present ideas and speculations that don’t warrant a major treatise, but might nevertheless make interesting “notes” for specialists and nonspecialists alike. Articles are 2,500 words or less and are accompanied by a maximum of three illustrations. John Cunnally is the editor in chief. Learn more about the submission process.