Journal of Victorian Culture (JVC)

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The Journal of Victorian Culture (JVC) promotes the best work on all aspects of nineteenth-century society, culture, and the material world including: literature, art, performance, politics, science, medicine, technology, lived experience, and ideas. It welcomes submissions which address a broad Victorian studies readership and explore new questions and approaches. Concerned with the long nineteenth century, its legacies, and echoes in the present day, the journal encourages articles which interrogate periodisation, historiography and critical traditions.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 1996

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 4 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 4 x per year

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Audience:

Scholars.

Lengths:

Article: 7,000 - 8,000 words.

Styles:

Academic.

Topics:

Health/Medicine: See guidelines.
History: History by epoch, Topical history, See guidelines.
Literature/Books: See guidelines.
Performing Arts: See guidelines.
Politics/Political Science: See guidelines.
Science: See guidelines.
Society/Culture: See guidelines.
Technology: See guidelines.
Visual Arts: See guidelines.
Other: See guidelines.

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No monetary payment No monetary payment.

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Method: Submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

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Last Updated: 21 Jun 2026

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