About the Journal
Focus and Scope
Otago German Studies seeks to publish the highest quality scholarship on German culture in the broadest possible sense, including literary criticism, literary history, philosophy, philology, aesthetics, stylistics, visual culture, gender studies, eco-criticism, media studies, correspondences, biography, history, reference works and translations.
Otago German Studies endeavours to promote German studies in an international context.
Manuscript Requirements
Manuscripts may be submitted in English or German. Submissions in book-form (Otago German Studies is not a journal) should not exceed 200 double-spaced pages (12 font, Times New Roman, A5). Footnotes (not endnotes) should be used. The MLA Handbook should be used as a general guide for formatting, but the German convention of citing works is also acceptable as long as there is consistency within the book. For any illustrations to be included permission from the copyright holders has to be obtained. Electronic submissions are preferred.
For any further information, please contact the Editor(s) at otago-german-studies@otago.ac.nz.
Peer review
All submissions are subject to anonymous peer-review. The Editor(s) will be responsible for selecting appropriate reviewers who are chosen on the basis of their relevant expertise.
Copyright Agreement
All authors will be asked to sign a copyright agreement before their manuscript goes to print.
Manuscripts accepted for publication become the property of Otago German Studies and may not be published elsewhere, in whole or in part, without written permission, however permission will usually be given.
Manuscripts accepted for publication will first appear in hard-copy. After a period of 6 - 8 months the publication will be electronically accessible free of charge on the Otago German Studies web site.
Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Journal History
This series of books aims to support "Germanistik" in New Zealand by providing a means of publication primarily, but not exclusively, for New Zealand scholars of German. The series was conceived and founded in 1980 by Dr August Obermayer who has also been editing it until the present day. In 1981 Prof E. W. Herd joined as co-editor and carried out this function until his death in 1997. The series has so far published 28 volumes. In 2015 Dr Cecilia Novero agreed to become co-editor with Dr Peter Barton joining the team in 2017.
