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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx, or .rtf) format.
  • The submission follows the style outlined in the PBSC Style Guide.
  • If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
  • All authors have read and approved the journal's Publication Agreement. After a paper has been accepted, authors must download and complete the agreement, including choosing a Creative Commons license.

Author Guidelines

Articles published in the Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada are generally between 5,000 and 9,000 words in length. The editor will consider longer articles if they exhibit exceptional merit. Articles shorter than 5,000 words will be published as notes.

Submissions must follow the style laid out in the PBSC Style Guide.

Reviews

Review Editor:  Rachel Harris (English) & Philippe Rioux (French)

We welcome reviews on books published within the last four years that will assist readers of Cahiers / Papers to select works for their professional use or interest. Readers are interested in bibliographical studies (enumerative, descriptive, analytical), the history of the book and publishing, printing and print culture, intimate writings (diaries and correspondences), book formats and related media (artists’ book, digital books, comic strips, etc.), and the circulation and acquisition of printed productions. A range of geo-historical contexts and perspectives are welcome in book studies, including Canadian, Quebecois, Franco-Canadian alongside Indigenous, diasporic and international voices. For more information on the review process please see our about page.

Book reviews should be between 750 and 1000 words in length.

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