SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

All documents should be submitted electronically as Microsoft Word attachments to the editor at anthurium.cls@miami.edu and must be accompanied by a brief biographical sketch.

Critical essays:
No more than one essay, 3,500-6,500 words. Prepare manuscripts in accordance with the most recent edition of The MLA Style Manual, which encourages the use of intratextual documentation wherever possible and mandates the inclusion of a list of works cited (with full pagination) at the manuscript's end.

Poems:
No more than four poems at a time

Fiction:
No more than one story, a maximum of 5,000 words.

Book reviews (or short review essays):
2,000-2,500 words. At the beginning of the review, please include the title of the book being reviewed as well as the book's publication information. Books should have been published no more than two years previously.

All documents will be edited for length, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and comprehension. Authors of critical essays and reviews will be consulted electronically with regard to any substantial editing; they will not be consulted regarding copy editing.

The editors do not assume responsibility for loss or corruption of submitted materials. Materials published in Anthurium do not necessarily represent the views of the journal's editors, staff, or the University of Miami.

Before submitting anything to us, please read all the following "Statement," which applies to all Anthurium publications.

Statement of Publication Terms

• The Author warrants that s/he has the full power to enter into and grant the rights specified below.
• The Author affirms that s/he is(are) the sole author(s) of the Work being submitted and that the Work has not been previously published.
• The Author grants Anthurium first publication rights to any submission accepted for publication.
• The Author may reprint the above titled work in a collection of his/her own choice. In addition, the Author may grant someone else permission to reprint the work. Authors are encouraged to provide Anthurium with any changes of address so that they may be contacted should reprint requests be made. Any reprint must be accompanied by a credit line that takes the following form:
  Reprinted from Anthurium: A Caribbean Studies Journal Volume #, Issue # (Season: Year)
• The Author agrees to facilitate publication of his/her Work in five ways: (a) provide final, edited copy of the work as an email attachment in Microsoft Word and unless specifically exempted, on computer diskette [IBM or IBM compatible]; (b) provide a one- or two-sentence autobiographical blurb to use with the Work; (c) provide full documentation for any citations, in accordance with the most recent edition of the Modern Language Association Style Manual; (d) verify the accuracy of any quoted material and, when necessary, secure permission(s) to reprint from any third parties; and (e) return corrected page proofs of the Work within two weeks of receiving notice of acceptance for publication in Anthurium.
• The Author grants Anthurium a permanent, worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free license to copy, publish, or distribute the Work electronically in Anthurium, and to archive the Work. The Author also grants to the University of Miami the non-exclusive right to republish that work in translation, digest, or abridged form or other derivative form in electronic or print publications.
• Anthurium reserves the right to edit submissions to comply with its stylistic requirements. This does not include the right to bowdlerize or to abridge the Work substantially without the Author's permission.
• The University of Miami agrees to copyright the above listed Work in the name(s) of the Author(s). Authors wishing to register individual copyrights must do so themselves.
• The articles, illustrations, and other Works contained in Anthurium may be copied for teaching and classroom use and for scholarship and research without first obtaining permission from Anthurium. These works may not be copied, republished, or reposted, in whole or in part, for any other purpose without the express written permission of the Author and Anthurium.