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CALL FOR PAPERS
JOURNAL OF INTERACTIVE DRAMA:
An International Multi-Discipline Peer-Reviewed Journal of Scenario-
Based Theatre-Style Interactive Drama Freeform Live Action
Roleplaying Games
(Theory, Design, and Practice)
Journal of Interactive Drama is an online peer-reviewed journal on
scenario-based interactive drama freeform live action roleplaying
games which provides a forum for serious discussion of live
roleplaying game theory, design, and practice. Two to three issues
per volume are published annually. The journal provides a forum for
the discussion of any of the various scenario-based theatre-style
live action roleplaying games, freeforms, and interactive dramas and
invites contributions in all areas of literature, theory, design,
and practice for educational, entertainment, and recreational
roleplay. Formal and informal essays, articles, papers, and
critical reviews are also welcome.
This is a peer-reviewed journal that may include formal papers and
informal essays for and by the roleplaying community from a wide
variety of disciplines. The focus is general enough so that authors
should feel comfortable submitting material of either a formal or
informal nature, albeit all submissions are peer-reviewed and should
be appropriate to a serious and thoughtful discussion of that type --
we encourage articles, essays, and formal papers on all manner of
live roleplaying, freeform, and interactive drama-related topics.
Discussions of related ludology, techniques, and good solid critical
book and roleplay scenario or event reviews are quite welcome as
well. As this is a multi-disciplinary journal, material related to
a wide range of scenario-based learning, social psychology, critical
theory, performance studies, popular culture, design, and more as
they intersect with the interactive drama are also welcome. Pure
design pieces related to scenario construction and review are also
encouraged. Each issue will showcase one to three longform or four
to six shortform interactive drama freeform live action roleplaying
scenarios; creative scenario submissions of this type are very
sought after. Scenarios for submission should include a section of
self-reflective critical thought and formal designer's notes that
discuss issues related to the creation of the piece as well as a
formal section which reviews the author's performance experiences
with the scenario.
While this is an international journal, the language of publication
is English. Submissions are accepted throughout the year. E-mail
submissions are accepted at
phillips@nccu.edu.tw where they will be
vetted by the editor and assigned to editorial board members for
blind peer review. Hardcopy submissions should be sent with a
softcopy on CD to:
Brian David Phillips, PhD, CH
Editor, Journal of Interactive Drama
Department of English
National Chengchi University
64 Chinan Road, Section 2
Mucha
Taipei 116
Taiwan
Include a cover page with your submission containing Your Name,
Qualifications and Rank, Institutional Affiliation, Address, Email,
Telephone, and a copy of the abstract for the submission. Please
also attach a brief author's biography of 150-250 words to be
included in the contributor's notes section of the published
journal. The text of your submission should not have any
identifying features.
Questions regarding the journal can be addressed to the Editor at
phillips@nccu.edu.tw.
Visit
http://www.rpg.net/larp/journal/index.html for more
information.
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Journal of Interactive Drama
Notes for Contributors
E-mail submissions are accepted at
phillips@nccu.edu.tw. Hardcopy
submissions should be sent with a softcopy on CD to:
Brian David Phillips, PhD, CH
Editor, Journal of Interactive Drama
Department of English
National Chengchi University
64 Chinan Road, Section 2
Mucha
Taipei 116
Taiwan
Journal of Interactive Drama is a peer-reviewed journal which
publishes one volume per year, with two to three issues per volume.
Both Microsoft Word (6.0 or above) and txt files are acceptable.
Once received, manuscripts will be sent to reviewers immediately.
1. Manuscripts submitted to Journal of Interactive Drama should
follow the style sheet of the current MLA Handbook as appropriate.
Scenario submissions may use informal formatting conventions as long
as they stay within the guidelines here.
2. If your submission has notes, please use footnotes, not endnotes.
3. The font used is Times New Roman (12pt) – creative pieces, such
as scenarios, may use other font sizes but should stay within the
same font type. Please do not use columns in your piece.
4. Use a separate sheet to include your name, title, affiliated
institution, and contact information (email) as well as a brief
author's biography of 150-250 words to be included in the
contributor's notes.
5. Include a brief summary or abstract of the submission.
6. If you use illustrations or photographs, you must include all
pertinent information as well as statements of permissions and
copyrights to demonstrate you have the rights to include the images
and that they may be published within the Journal of Interactive
Drama under the same online and print rights as the accompanying
paper. In the event of rights disputes, the author is responsible
and liable for any material included in that author's submission.
Publishers wishing their books, products, or other materials
reviewed may send hard or soft review copies to the editor's address
above and a reviewer will be assigned.
The journal is published online at
http://www.rpg.net/larp/journalQuestions regarding the journal can be addressed to the Editor at
phillips@nccu.edu.tw.
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