[Discussion] The International Journal of Motorcycle Studies The International Journal of Motorcycle Studies

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From: Kieffner, Gary L. <Kieffner@utep.edu>

Call for Papers (first issue deadline: December 1, 2004)

The International Journal of Motorcycle Studies (IJMS) is an out-growth 
of the
Motorcycle Culture and Myth program area of the Popular Culture
Association/American Culture Association conferences, which has grown
considerably over the past five years with participants from many 
countries. It
is dedicated to the study and discussion of motorcycling culture in all its
forms and from all over the world-including moped/scooter, street and 
racetrack
motorcycling and off-road/dirt bikes as well as every aspect of motorcycle
culture past, present and future.  We hope the journal provides further
opportunities to explore these issues.   The inaugural issue will be 
published
online in March, 2005.

We welcome submissions on all areas related to the cultural phenomenon of
motorcycling from not only academics but all members of the motorcycling
community or those interested in motorcycling.

Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:
* Riders' narratives or descriptions of the ride
* The motorcycle or riding as music, art, poetry, or agency
* Rituals, norms, customs, or influences in motorcycle culture
* "The Rider" as subaltern or as "other"
* Explorations of movies, films, or other images of motorcyclists in society
* Analyses of media, corporate, advertising/marketing or other power 
structures
in relation to motorcycling culture or popular myth
* Biographical analyses of noteworthy motorcyclists or groups and their
influence upon myth, culture, or cultural capital
* Racial, gendered, class, or demographic aspects of motorcycle culture
* Explorations of issues of safety, transportation, environment, and
government.
* Other literary, anthropological, geographical, historical, sociological,
political, economic/business, or psychological perspectives of motorcycling
culture or myth

IJMS seeks to maintain a high standard of quality as well as 
readability. Given
the inherently interdisciplinary nature of the journal, you should 
present your
thoughts in a way that is open to readers not involved in your field. 
Essays,
then, should be written in clear English in a style accessible to the 
broadest
possible audience and should be no more than 5000 words.

Submission Procedure: You must query first.  Before submitting an 
article for
IJMS, please email the managing editors a 150-word abstract of the piece 
in the
body of your email.  Include a three- to four-sentence biography in the same
email including, if appropriate, relevant publications and/or professional
activities.

The manuscript referred to in the query must not be previously 
published, nor
should it be submitted for publication elsewhere while under review by the
journal's editorial board or outside readers.  All essays will be subject to
blind peer review.

If your query is accepted, detailed manuscript and graphic guidelines 
will be
sent to you via e-mail. The deadline for essays will be December 1, 2004.

Please send queries or questions to the Managing Editors: Suzanne 
Ferriss, Nova
Southeastern University, USA and Wendy Moon, University of Southern 
California,
USA. E-mail: ijms@nova.edu <mailto:ijms@nova.edu>

Gary L. Kieffner
<Kieffner@utep.edu>