Instructions for authors

Proposal

• An abstract of approximately 300–600 words.
• A statement of originality, and that a manuscript of the article was not under consideration elsewhere.
• Keywords, and whether the article would be in English or French.
• The author’s name, email, and affiliation were kept apart from the abstract.
• The call asked authors not to put a name, email, or affiliation in the title, abstract, keywords, or originality statement.

The Volume 1 proposal window closed on 20 August 2026, end of day. Authors were to be informed of the selection by 10 September 2026. The call records the same dates. New proposals for that volume are not being accepted.

Full manuscript

The call does not set a calendar date for the manuscript. Authors invited to submit will be told when to file. The Faculty guidelines say a manuscript should normally run to 7,500–11,000 words, including footnotes and excluding the abstract.

If the count falls outside that range, the desk warns you and still accepts the file once you confirm. The guidelines say “normally”, and they give the call priority where the two differ.

The guidelines ask for three things, kept separate here:

1. The manuscript text, with nothing that identifies you. That text is what a reviewer sees.
2. A title page: your name, email, affiliation, and the title. The desk already holds these from your account.
3. A short CV, stored with the title page and not sent to reviewers.

Also include the statement that the manuscript has not been published, submitted, or accepted elsewhere. Paste the text or upload .txt, .md, or .docx. Reviewers may receive the blinded manuscript file while the submission is in review. They do not receive the title page, the CV, or any other file.

Follow the Faculty style sheet for formatting and citation. It is not reproduced on this site. RYIEL Style Sheet. Citation is not limited to languages of international circulation. The Faculty encourages work on authors from historically underrepresented places, especially, though not only, Central and Eastern Europe.

Language and review

English is the primary language. Articles and essays in French may also be accepted. Scholarly submissions are read double-blind. See the peer-review policy.