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Games and Culture

Games and Culture

A Journal of Interactive Media

eISSN: 15554139 | ISSN: 15554120 | Current volume: 19 | Current issue: 2 Frequency: 8 Times/Year

Games and Culture: A Journal of Interactive Media is an international journal that publishes innovative theoretical and empirical research about games and culture within interactive media. The journal serves as a premiere outlet for ground-breaking work in the field of game studies.

Games and Culture's scope includes the socio-cultural, political, and economic dimensions of gaming from a wide variety of perspectives, including textual analysis, political economy, cultural studies, ethnography, critical race studies, gender studies, media studies, public policy, international relations, and communication studies. Other arenas include the following:

  • Issues of gaming culture related to race, class, gender, and sexuality
  • Issues of game development
  • Textual and cultural analysis of games as artifacts
  • Issues of political economy and public policy in both US and international arenas

Of primary importance will be bridging the gap between games studies scholarship in the United States and in Europe.

One of the primary goals of the journal is to foster dialogue among the academic, design, development, and research communities that will influence both game design and research about games within various public contexts.  A second goal is to examine how gaming and interactive media are being used outside of entertainment, including in education, for the purposes of training, for military simulation, and for political action.

Games and Culture: A Journal of Interactive Media invites academics, designers and developers, and researchers interested in the growing field of game studies to submit articles, reviews, or special issues proposals to the editor.  Games and Culture is an interdisciplinary publication, and therefore it welcomes submissions by those working in fields such as Communication, Anthropology, Computer Science, English, Sociology, Media Studies, Cinema/Television Studies, Education, Art History, and Visual Arts.

All submissions are peer reviewed by two or more members of the distinguished, multi-disciplinary editorial board. Games and Culture aims to have all papers go through their initial review within three months of receipt.  Manuscripts should be submitted electronically in Word or Word Perfect format and conform to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Fifth Edition) and should not exceed 8,000 words in length. Papers that do not conform to these guidelines will be returned to the author(s).

All submissions are to be formatted for 8½" × 11? paper with 1½" margins. All copy, including captions, footnotes, tables, and references, must be typed double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman font. An abstract of no more than 150 words, 4-5 keywords, and a brief biographical statement for each author must accompany each submission. The abstract and keywords should be placed on a separate page immediately after the title page. All figures, tables, charts, and other artwork should appear at the end of the manuscript and must be cited in the text with appropriate descriptive headings. All artwork must also be submitted in high-resolution electronic form. (High-resolution images should come in a separate file from the manuscript).

Submit manuscripts to:http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/games

Games and Culture publishes innovative theoretical and empirical research about games and culture within the context of interactive media. The journal serves as a premiere outlet for groundbreaking and germinal work in the field of game studies. The journal's scope includes the sociocultural, political, and economic dimensions of gaming from a wide variety of perspectives, including textual analysis, political economy, cultural studies, ethnography, critical race studies, gender studies, media studies, public policy, international relations, and communication studies.

Editor
Tanya Krzywinska Falmouth University, UK
Associate Editor
Toby Miller Loughborough University in London, England; and Murdoch University, Australia
Editorial Board
Espen Aarseth ITU-Copenhagen, Denmark
Robert L. Appelman Indiana University, USA
Barry Atkins University of Wales, Newport, UK
Ryan Banfi New York University, USA
Richard A. Bartle University of Essex, UK
Matteo Bittanti University of California, Berkeley, UK
Tom Boellstorff University of California, Irvine, USA
Ian Bogost Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Robert Alan Brookey Ball State University, USA
Ashley Brown Brunel University, UK
Derek A. Burrill University of California, Riverside, USA
Gordon Calleja IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Erik Champion Aarhus University, Denmark
Mia L. Consalvo Ohio University, USA
Colin Cremin University of Auckland, New Zealand
Patrick Crogan University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
Drew Davidson Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Aaron Delwiche Trinity University, USA
Nicolas Ducheneaut Palo Alto Research Center, USA
Mary Flanagan Dartmouth College, USA
Jonathan Frome Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Tracy Fullerton University of Southern California, USA
James Paul Gee Arizona State University, USA
Elizabeth Hayes Arizona State University, USA
Cynthia Haynes Clemson University, USA
Larissa Hjorth RMIT University, Australia
Jussi Holopainen School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong, China
Dan Hunter University of Melbourne, Australia
Mikael Jakobsson Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Jeroen Jansz Erasmus University, Netherlands
Jesper Juul Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab, USA
Yasmin B. Kafai University of Pennsylvania, USA
Douglas Kellner University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Helen Kennedy University of Sheffield, UK
Marsha Kinder University of Southern California, USA
Hartmund Koenitz  
Tanya Krzywinska Falmouth University, UK
Julian Raul Kücklich playability.de, Germany
David Leonard Washington State University, USA
Holin Lin National Taiwan University
Esther MacCallum-Stewart University of the West of England, UK
Thomas M. Malaby University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA
Stephen Mamber University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Paul Martin The University of Nottingham Ningbo, China
Frans Mäyrä University of Tampere, Finland
Tara McPherson University of Southern California, USA
Torill Elvira Mortensen IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
David Myers Loyola University, New Orleans, USA
Lisa Nakamura University of Illinois, Urbana-Campaign, USA
Bonnie Nardi University of California, Irvine, USA
Michael Nitsche Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Beth Simone Noveck New York Law School, USA
Kate O'Riordan University of Sussex, UK
Christopher B. Patterson The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Celia Pearce Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Andrew W. Phelps Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
Hector Postigo University of Utah, USA
Joost Raessens Utrecht University, Netherlands
Jeff Rush Temple University, USA
Christian Sandvig University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
Dan Schiller University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
Bart Simon Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Lynn Spigel Northwestern University, USA
Kurt Squire University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
Constance Steinkuehler University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Rory Summerley Falmouth University, UK
Nicholas Taylor North Carolina State University, USA
T. L. Taylor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
James Tobias University of California, Riverside, USA
Aaron Trammell Rutgers University, USA
Fred Turner Stanford University, USA
Emma Westecott Ontario School of Art and Design, Canada
Mark J. P. Wolf Concordia University Wisconsin, USA
Moses Wolfenstein University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Nick Yee Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), USA
Jose Zagal DePaul University, USA
Eric Zimmerman NYU Game Center, Parsons, USA
Book Review Editor
Douglas Brown Falmouth University, UK
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  • Manuscripts should be submitted electronically in Word or Word Perfect format and conform to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Fifth Edition).

    Submitted manuscripts must be formatted for 8½" × 11" paper with 1" margins. The word limit is 8000 words including tables, figures, abstract and references ,etc. (with a 10% leeway). All copy, including captions, footnotes, tables, and references, must be typed double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman font. Papers that do not conform to these guidelines will be returned to the author(s).

    Submissions must include an abstract of no more than 150 words, 4-5 keywords, and a brief biographical statement for each author.

    All figures, tables, charts, and other artwork should appear at the end of the manuscript and must be cited in the text with appropriate descriptive headings. All artwork must also be submitted in high-resolution electronic form. (High-resolution images should come in a separate file from the manuscript).

    Manuscripts should be submitted electronically to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/games

    All submissions are peer reviewed by two or more members of the distinguished, multi-disciplinary editorial board. Games and Culture aims to have all papers go through their initial review within three months of receipt. Authors will be required to set up an online account on the SageTrack system powered by ScholarOne. Manuscripts will be sent out anonymously for editorial evaluation. Obtaining permission for any quoted or reprinted material that requires permission is the responsibility of the author. Submission of a manuscript implies commitment to publish in the journal. Authors submitting manuscripts to the journal should not simultaneously submit them to another journal, nor should manuscripts have been published elsewhere in substantially similar form or with substantially similar content. Authors in doubt about what constitutes prior publication should consult the Editor.

    If you or your funder wish your article to be freely available online to nonsubscribers immediately upon publication (gold open access), you can opt for it to be included in Sage Choice, subject to the payment of a publication fee. The manuscript submission and peer review procedure is unchanged. On acceptance of your article, you will be asked to let Sage know directly if you are choosing Sage Choice. To check journal eligibility and the publication fee, please visit Sage Choice. For more information on open access options and compliance at Sage, including self/author archiving deposits (green open access) visit Sage Publishing Policies on our Journal Author Gateway.

    Writing Assistance

    Authors who want to refine the use of English in their manuscripts might consider utilizing the services of SPi, a non-affiliated company that offers Professional Editing Services to authors of journal articles in the areas of science, technology, medicine or the social sciences. SPi specializes in editing and correcting English-language manuscripts written by authors with a primary language other than English. Visit http://www.prof-editing.com for more information about SPi’s Professional Editing Services, pricing, and turn-around times, or to obtain a free quote or submit a manuscript for language polishing.

    Please be aware that Sage has no affiliation with SPi and makes no endorsement of the company. An author’s use of SPi’s services in no way guarantees that his or her submission will ultimately be accepted. Any arrangement an author enters into will be exclusively between the author and SPi, and any costs incurred are the sole responsibility of the author.

    If you or your funder wish your article to be freely available online to nonsubscribers immediately upon publication (gold open access), you can opt for it to be included in Sage Choice, subject to the payment of a publication fee. The manuscript submission and peer review procedure is unchanged. On acceptance of your article, you will be asked to let Sage know directly if you are choosing Sage Choice. To check journal eligibility and the publication fee, please visit Sage Choice. For more information on open access options and compliance at Sage, including self/author archiving deposits (green open access) visit Sage Publishing Policies on our Journal Author Gateway.

    As part of our commitment to ensuring an ethical, transparent and fair peer review process Sage is a supporting member of ORCID, the Open Researcher and Contributor ID. ORCID provides a unique and persistent digital identifier that distinguishes researchers from every other researcher, even those who share the same name, and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript and grant submission, supports automated linkages between researchers and their professional activities, ensuring that their work is recognized.

    The collection of ORCID iDs from corresponding authors is now part of the submission process of this journal. If you already have an ORCID iD you will be asked to associate that to your submission during the online submission process. We also strongly encourage all co-authors to link their ORCID ID to their accounts in our online peer review platforms. It takes seconds to do: click the link when prompted, sign into your ORCID account and our systems are automatically updated. Your ORCID iD will become part of your accepted publication’s metadata, making your work attributable to you and only you. Your ORCID iD is published with your article so that fellow researchers reading your work can link to your ORCID profile and from there link to your other publications.

    If you do not already have an ORCID iD please follow this link to create one or visit our ORCID homepage to learn more.

    For more information, please refer to the Sage Manuscript Submission Guidelines.

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