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A Special Carl Beck Papers Announcement!

After over 30 years as a traditional print journal, The Carl Beck Papers in Russian and East European Studies is pleased to announce that the journal is now available electronically at http://carlbeckpapers.pitt.edu.

Established in 1981, The Carl Beck Papers publish original research in the humanities and social sciences focused on the region of Eastern Europe and Eurasia. The Papers’ monograph (40-90 pages) format, offers a unique opportunity for scholars to publish works that are larger than the average academic journal article but shorter than a book manuscript. A rigorous double-blind review process ensures that the Papers maintain a high level of quality and continue to make an important contribution to the advancement of scholarly inquiry in our field.

The move to the new format offers new capabilities in terms of the structure and content of articles and provides near-seamless linkages to a vast array of web-based information. With an electronic subscription, you will be able to:

  • Receive instant and exclusive access to titles of The Carl Beck Papers’ three most recent series
  • Browse and search full text of all articles published in The Carl Beck Papers beginning in 1981—including articles that have been out of print for years.
  • Share information about the articles by e-mail or through social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter
  • Allow unlimited access for all faculty, students and employees at your institution
  • Access reading tools, such as assistance for citing an article

Electronic back issues of The Carl Beck Papers older than three years (or three series) will be available to all through Open Access. Annual Subscribers will have unlimited access to these back issues as well as unlimited access to the most recent three years (or three series) of the Papers. In addition to the new electronic format, The Carl Beck Papers will also be changing its publication schedule from that of an occasional papers series to a fixed publication schedule of five annual papers. This change will ensure that subscribers receive at least 5 new issues with each annual subscription (giving subscriber-only access to 15 total issues). Additional special editions or collections may also be included in annual subscriptions free of charge.

Prospective Authors: Please register as an author at http://carlbeckpapers.pitt.edu to submit your manuscript electronically through our 5-step submission process. Contact Julie Tvaruzek at carlbeckpapers@mail.pitt.edu with any questions.

About The Carl Beck Papers

The Carl Beck Papers fill a unique niche in the publishing of research dealing with the area of the former Soviet Union and East Europe. Submissions to the Papers are anonymously refereed and published as occasional papers. They are devoted to topics ranging across the entire field of Slavic, Russian, Soviet, post-Soviet and East European studies. Each Carl Beck Paper is published on an individual basis, which allows for rapid turnaround, individual advertising and wide and flexible distribution.

The series is a particularly useful vehicle for works of intermediate length—i.e., those between a typical journal article and a book.

Submissions to The Carl Beck Papers are welcome!

We accept rolling submissions throughout the year. Papers will be sent out for a double blind review process, and acceptance is based on anonymous reviews. With questions, contact cbpapers@pitt.edu.

  • View The Carl Beck Papers style sheet.
  • Must be 40-90 pages in length (including notes and bibliography).
  • Must be double spaced.
  • Include three hard copies (one with a cover page of author contact information and two with no author identification).
  • Send electronic version of submission as a Word document to cbpapers@pitt.edu.
  • Send submission to the address below.
  • NOTE: Papers can not be simultaneously submitted elsewhere.

Purchase The Carl Beck Papers

All Carl Beck titles currently in print can be purchased online.

If you would prefer to order by mail, please send a check or money order to:

Carl Beck Papers
Center for Russian and East European Studies
University of Pittsburgh
4400 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
USA

Orders are sent out every Friday.
Download an orderform here.