Call for Essays: Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies

The STAR Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies invites submissions for upcoming issues. The journal serves as a global forum for scholarly research examining literature, culture, media, identity, representation, and human experience across diverse historical, social, and cultural contexts.

We welcome original research articles, review articles, theoretical essays, and book reviews in areas including:

• Literary Theory and Criticism
• Comparative and World Literature
• Fiction, Poetry, and Drama
• Cultural and Media Studies
• Postcolonial and Decolonial Studies
• Gender and Identity Studies
• Migration and Diaspora Studies
• Digital Humanities
• Folklore and Indigenous Studies
• Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities

All submissions undergo a rigorous double-blind peer-review process.

Researchers, educators, and emerging scholars from around the world are encouraged to submit their work. Submit your manuscript or abstracts to the editors via email at journals@starscholars.org

Aims and Scope

The STAR Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies (JLCS) is an international, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing scholarship in literary studies, cultural studies, and the humanities. The journal provides a global forum for critical inquiry into texts, narratives, cultural practices, identities, representations, and human experiences across diverse historical, geographical, and intellectual contexts.

JLCS welcomes original and interdisciplinary research that explores how literature and culture shape, reflect, and challenge societies. The journal encourages dialogue across traditions, regions, languages, and disciplines, fostering scholarship that illuminates the complexity of human expression and cultural meaning.