Submission Policy:

  1. Cloelia is published electronically (in PDF) each year in the Fall and as individual blog postings on the Cloelia Blog. It is the intent of the editor that all issues will be published by September 30th of any given year. The yearly submission deadline (subject to change) will be: June 1st.
  2. The editor of Cloelia, or the appointed editorial board member, has the right to edit all submissions to conform to proper style and appearance.
  3. The editor of Cloelia will accept submissions by affiliated organizations and WCC members, under the following conditions:
    • Submissions exceeding the assigned word limit (see below, #8) may be edited at the discretion of the editor. Additional space may be permitted in consultation with the editor.
    • No affiliated group or member can expect to have more than one submission published in a calendar year. Additional submissions will be published, space permitting, and at the discretion of the editor.
    • The editor may defer publication of a submission for reasons of space, layout, or thematic cohesiveness.
    • The editor may reject any submission which he/she does not deem to be of interest to the members of the WCC.
    • The editor has final decision in the layout of all submissions.
  1. Submissions must be sent to the editor via e-mail as an attached and editable word processing file (saved as .doc, .rtf, or .html). Submissions may be returned if they are not in a form suitable for publication. Heavily formatted electronic files, e.g., of posters, will not be accepted. To the extent possible, please follow the style regularly used in Cloelia for announcements of meetings and of funding opportunities.
  2. Submissions should be received by the 1st of June for publication in that year’s Fall issue.
  3. Writers interested in contributing should contact the editor as soon as possible to inform her of their intentions. Readers who know of potential writers may suggest them to the editor who will contact the writer about the suggested topic.
  4. Find us on Facebook: Cloelia (Women’s Classical Caucus). Short Submissions may be added to the Cloelia Facebook page. Please inform the editor if you would prefer that your submission not appear on Facebook.
  5. Cloelia will regularly publish the following types of submissions. Please note the specific guidelines for each type. If a submission requires citations, please use Chicago Manual of Style Endnotes. Word counts are suggestions only. If you submission requires further space, please contact the editor to discuss this as additional space may be permitted, particularly for special, thematic issues.
    • Announcements, News Items, and Calls: (100-300 words) should include a title, all relevant dates, address and email of contact people, and a brief description.
    • Dissertations (completed or in progress): on topics related to the WCC mission. Please submit full bibliographical information for inclusion in the yearly list.
    • Publications (recent or forthcoming): on topics related to the WCC mission. This list will be published each fall.
    • Reviews (film or book): Cloelia welcomes reviews of books or films that may be of interest to our readership. Limit: 700-800 words.
    • Essays: Essays (700-800 words) describing issues or situations of current interest to the membership.
    • Thematic Essays: Essays on more thematic or general topics should be limited to 1200 words. Cloelia is particularly interested in essays on the profession.

9.  All submissions should be sent by email to the editor, Dr. Alison Jeppesen-Wigelsworth (Cloelia.WCC@gmail.com).