About This Journal
The Journal of Franco-Irish Studies (JOFIS) is the peer-reviewed journal of the National Centre for Franco-Irish Studies (NCFIS) and the Association for Franco-Irish Studies (AFIS) at Technological University Dublin. The journal is open access and will publish two issues per year. One of those issues will be published each autumn, and linked, whenever possible, to postgraduate research seminars held at TU Dublin. The other, a themed issue published in the spring, will be based on a Call for Papers covering a broad scope of disciplinary approaches in the field of studies connected to Ireland and/or France. Spontaneous submissions are also welcome at any time. Sign up to the mailing list to be kept up to date on activities.
Screening and Peer-Review Process
Manuscripts will be pre-screened to ensure that are within the scope of the Journal and the Call for Papers where applicable. All articles will undergo a double-blind peer review process. The editors aim to have a decision on a submitted manuscript within three months. Book reviews will undergo editorial review.
Submission Process
The journal welcomes manuscripts in English or French. Submissions must be original work by the author. Authors must own the copyright to the work or provide proof of authorisation by the copyright owner with the submission.
Submissions must be made via the ARROW website - see "Submit an Article" button in the side menu. Authors must indicate their agreement to the submission process as part of registration. Submissions are only completed when the author has pressed the ‘submit’ button. Authors will be notified when the process is complete. The decision of the editors is final.
The journal is free for authors and the editorial staff comply with the code of conduct of COPE: the Committee on Publication Ethics.
What to Include
All submissions must be anonymised - the name of the author(s) should NOT appear on the submitted document. Author information and affiliation will be requested in the submissions online form. All authors should include their full name and affiliation (where the research was conducted). If unaffiliated, please use ‘independent researcher’.
The submitted document should show the title of the article, which is also required in the online form.
Abstracts should be entered in the online form only and NOT appear on the submitted document; the same for keywords. We require abstracts in English but welcome an additional French version. Book reviews do not require abstracts.
Articles should be submitted as Word documents and follow the formatting guidelines.
