Submit to STRATUM
STRATUM Journal welcomes submissions from scholars, artists, writers, curators, critics, researchers, and interdisciplinary practitioners working across contemporary art, performance, visual culture, moving image, curatorial practice, artistic research, and the critical humanities.
We publish work that moves between artistic practice, scholarly inquiry, and critical reflection. STRATUM is especially interested in writing that approaches art and culture as sites of knowledge, memory, relation, embodiment, translation, public discourse, and historical pressure.
STRATUM supports rigorous and accessible forms of publication. We welcome research-based writing, criticism, interviews, artist-centered texts, field notes, practice-based reflection, and selected experimental forms. We are committed to plural knowledge traditions and to editorial approaches that do not reduce intellectual work to a single academic template.
At the same time, STRATUM takes citation, authorship, editorial care, and intellectual accountability seriously. Submissions should be original, carefully prepared, clearly sourced where appropriate, and aligned with the journal’s aims and scope.
About STRATUM
STRATUM is an international, open-access journal of art, culture, and the humanities, published by ELSEHERE International Arts Nexus.
The journal publishes research, criticism, reviews, interviews, artist features, field notes, and selected experimental writing across contemporary art, performance, visual culture, moving image, curatorial practice, artistic research, and critical humanities.
STRATUM supports writing that moves between artistic practice, scholarly inquiry, and critical reflection. We are committed to accessible criticism, plural knowledge traditions, and editorial approaches that do not reduce intellectual work to a single academic template.
Our Orientation
STRATUM values thoughtful inquiry, intellectual accountability, and the crossing of disciplines, media, and methods.
We publish work that contributes to contemporary discussions in art, culture, and the humanities while remaining accessible and relevant to a wider readership. We are especially interested in writing that approaches art and culture as sites of knowledge, memory, relation, embodiment, translation, public discourse, and historical pressure.
STRATUM welcomes work grounded in research, artistic practice, curatorial experience, fieldwork, archival inquiry, public culture, image-making, performance, and situated forms of knowledge.
Open Access
STRATUM is an open-access journal. All published content is freely available online.
We do not charge readers subscription fees or access fees. STRATUM is committed to widening access to artistic and critical writing while maintaining careful editorial standards.
We do not currently charge submission or publication fees for standard journal submissions. If any fee-based editorial program, special publication opportunity, or separate ELSEHERE service applies, it will be clearly identified as separate from STRATUM Journal’s academic submission process.
Citation and References
STRATUM recommends Chicago style for research articles and scholarly essays, but we also accept MLA, APA, Harvard, and other recognized citation systems when appropriate to the field or form of the work.
Our primary requirement is that citations remain consistent, complete, verifiable, and ethically used. STRATUM understands citation not only as a formatting rule, but as a practice of intellectual care, accountability, and traceability.
Experimental, practice-based, visual, conversational, and hybrid submissions may use citation practices appropriate to their form, provided that sources, collaborators, archives, images, translations, interviews, and borrowed materials are acknowledged clearly.
Authors should:
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Use one citation style consistently.
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Provide complete references for all sources.
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Verify the accuracy of quotations and attributions.
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Acknowledge archives, images, interviews, translations, collaborators, and third-party materials where applicable.
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Practice ethical citation with intellectual care.
Ethics & Permissions
Submissions must be original and must not contain plagiarism, fabricated materials, or misrepresented authorship.
Authors are responsible for securing permissions for images, media, artworks, archival materials, screenshots, documentation, translations, interviews, and third-party materials included in their submission.
Translations require authorization or clear acknowledgment of the original source and translator.
Interviews require consent from all participants.
Collaborators, contributors, translators, photographers, archives, and institutions should be acknowledged where appropriate.
Submissions should not be under consideration elsewhere unless this is clearly disclosed to the editorial team.
Review Process
1. Editorial Screening
All submissions are first screened by the editorial team for fit with STRATUM’s aims and scope, submission category, ethical clarity, and basic editorial quality.
2. Peer Review: Research Articles
Research Articles may be sent to peer reviewers with relevant expertise. The editorial team may request revisions based on reviewer feedback and editorial judgment.
3. Editorial Review: Other Sections
Critical Essays, Reviews, Interviews & Conversations, Artist Features & Portfolios, Field Notes, and Experimental Writing are reviewed by the editorial team and section editors where applicable.
4. Possible Decisions
Possible decisions include:
Accept
Accept with minor revisions
Revise and resubmit
Encourage resubmission
Decline
5. Publication Capacity
Publication depends on relevance, quality, ethical clarity, editorial fit, and available space within upcoming issues or sections.
Acceptance is not guaranteed. STRATUM reserves the right to decline submissions that do not align with the journal’s aims, scope, editorial standards, or publication capacity.
Important Distinction
Submit to STRATUM is the journal’s academic and editorial submission process.
It is separate from ELSEHERE’s Editorial & Publication Program, which offers professional editorial support, artist profiles, interviews, publication development, and visibility-building services for artists and cultural practitioners.
Participation in ELSEHERE’s Editorial & Publication Program does not guarantee publication in STRATUM Journal. STRATUM Journal does not offer paid placement or guaranteed publication.
How to Submit
Please complete the submission form below and include all required materials.
You may be asked to create a free site account or use an available sign-in option before accessing the form. This helps us receive submissions securely and maintain communication with contributors.
All submission guidelines, editorial policies, and review information remain publicly available.
For questions or special submission circumstances, please contact:
stratumjournal@elsehereglobal.com
Suggested email subject line:
STRATUM Submission Inquiry – [Your Name]
Before You Submit
Authors should review the following pages before submitting:
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Author Guidelines
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Aims & Scope
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Peer Review Policy
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Publication Ethics
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Open Access Policy
Submissions should fit STRATUM’s intellectual and artistic scope. We are especially interested in work that engages contemporary artistic and cultural practice with clarity, depth, and contextual care.
STRATUM does not prioritize purely promotional writing, press releases, unframed portfolio submissions, event announcements, or general opinion pieces without critical development.
Questions or Special Circumstances?
If you have questions about your submission or require alternative submission arrangements, please contact us.
stratumjournal@elsehereglobal.com
Suggested subject line:
STRATUM Submission Inquiry – [Your Name]
STRATUM Journal
An international open-access journal for contemporary art, performance, visual culture, moving image, curatorial practice, and critical humanities.
ISSN 3070-8869
Open Access · Seasonal
English, with selected bilingual publication
Published by ELSEHERE International Arts Nexus
Legal Publisher: ELSEHERE LLC
New York / Global
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