Shakespeare Quarterly

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Shakespeare Quarterly (SQ) is a leading journal in Shakespeare studies, publishing highly original, rigorously researched essays, notes, and book reviews. Published for the Folger Shakespeare Library by Oxford University Press, SQ is peer-reviewed and extremely selective. The essays published in our pages span the field, including scholarship about new media and early modern race, textual and theater history, ecocritical and posthuman approaches, and archival and historicist work. Our mission, simply put, is to present the best, most current scholarship on Shakespeare, and we are eager to receive strong work in all areas of Shakespeare studies by scholars at every career-stage.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 1950

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: Up to 10,000 words.
Essay: Up to 10,000 words.

Styles:

Academic, Critical.

Topics:

Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism, See guidelines.
Performing Arts: Theater, Theory/Analysis/Criticism, See guidelines.
Other: May vary.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

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Most recent response reported was received on 29 Apr 2026.
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Dates

Last Updated: 06 Aug 2026

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