Calls for Papers

Volume 14 CFPs

Although some issues of TSQ are special issues devoted to a particular theme, two issues each year are general, open-call, non-themed issues. We are pleased to invite submissions for TSQ 14.4, our next  open-call issue. We welcome works on any topic that substantively engages with "trans" as a subject of inquiry, methodology, or field of study. We especially encourage submissions that consider intersections of trans studies with other fields of study rooted in the critical analysis of minoritized populations such as people of color and people with disabilities, that engage with feminism, challenge trans studies’ emphasis on the global north, disrupt or productively complicate the dominance of English in trans studies, or which include and esteem the embodied knowledge of trans persons outside of the academy.

Issue Deadlines

TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly 14.4
General Issue (open submission)
Deadline: 10/9/26

Submission requirements

  • Length: 5,000–7,000 words for scholarly articles; 1,000–2,000 words for shorter essays
  • Format: Double-spaced, anonymized throughout, with abstract, keywords, and biographical note
  • Art and media submissions encouraged; some may appear in TSQ*Now
  • Please consult TSQ’s detailed Style Sheet
  • Any questions about the issue should be addressed to our editorial office: tsqjournal at gmail.com.

Submission platform

To submit a manuscript, please visit us at ScholarOne Manuscripts. Please note that TSQ, like other Duke University Press journals, has moved to ScholarOne, replacing the prior Editorial Manager platform. If this is your first time using ScholarOne, please register first, then proceed with submitting your manuscript. If you have any difficulties with the process, contact the journal at tsqjournal at gmail.com.