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Author Guidelines

We invite all types of work advancing the understanding, design, and application of interactive narratives. The journal is predicated on the interdisciplinary nature of interactive narratives and accordingly invites works originating in different disciplines, but in particular supports discipline-crossing perspectives and artistic forms. 
 
The journal is focused on overcoming existing limitations in the representation of interactive scholarship through the development of novel formats, for example, by including interactive works in scholarly articles. In addition, the journal is open to interactive forms of scholarly and artistic reflection. 
 

The journal is Open Access Diamond, which means that there is no processing fee (the journal is supported by ARDIN) and articles are free to access via the journal’s website immediately upon publication. The journal is dedicated to supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion. This means reducing inequalities and closing the gaps of inclusion in the global community. As an organization and journal, we aim to achieve gender balance, the inclusion of early career scholars in our editorial board, and a scope that is inclusive of voices outside of Europe and North America.

Kinds of Submissions

We accept traditional scholarly articles, but are particularly interested in articles that include interactive works and elements. In addition, we accept interactive forms of scholarly and artistic reflection. 
 
Articles should be no longer than 8000 words (excluding references) and use APA version 7 for references. 

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
  • All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
  • All interactive works are numbered and labeled.
  • Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.

Copyright Notice

Journal of Interactive Narrative publications are covered by a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Generic License. This means that you are free to share these works as long as you give appropriate credit, do not use them for commercial purposes, and do not create derivative works. Please note that images, videos, audio files, and interactive works featured in articles are owned by their respective copyright holders. They are not included under the Creative Commons license. Accessing or using these works does not grant you any rights to them, and you cannot assume any ownership or rights to use or modify these works commercially. The owners retain all rights to their content. For more details on the copyright rules applicable to authors contributing to the Journal of Interactive Narrative, you can access the full copyright agreement here.