The Journal for Literary and Intermedial Crossings (JLIC) is an e-journal that publishes original and innovative contributions engaging with literary and intermedial phenomena from various methodological angles and a wide range of disciplines including literary, theatre, media and cultural studies. We particularly welcome articles focusing on aesthetic ‘crossings’ of media, genres and spaces.
JLIC publishes two issues each year. The first issue of the year regroups regular submissions following an ‘Open Call,’ while the second publication is a special issue that reflects the thematic scope of the annual symposium of the journal’s founding research Centre for Literary and Intermedial Crossings (CLIC). Depending on the provisional timeline, we also welcome proposals for other thematic special issues that fall within the journal's scope (including a minimum of 5 articles plus introduction).
In addition to the bi-yearly Call for Papers for the open and special issues, which can be found in the dedicated section on our website, JLIC has a running Open Call. Contributions that respond to our running Open Call may be sent in year-round and may be published in the varia-section that accompanies the special issue.
We welcome contributions between 5,000 and 6,000 words (references and footnotes included) in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian or Spanish. JLIC supports textual as well as multi-media formats. All manuscripts are peer-reviewed.
Submitting Your Abstract
Contributions are selected based on an abstract of 750-1000 words (not including 'works cited'), a list of 3-5 keywords and a brief author bio. If the language of your abstract is Dutch, French, German, Italian or Spanish, please upload an accompanying translation or summary in English.
You can submit your abstract through the e-submission webform, which can be accessed through the Call for Papers or running Open Call (see buttons below).
Please note that as of 01/01/2026, submissions via email will no longer be considered.
Submitting Your Contribution
We welcome contributions between 5,000 and 6,000 words (references and footnotes included) in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian or Spanish. JLIC supports textual as well as multi-media formats, and welcomes artistic contributions and interviews alongside scholarly articles.
Please submit your full contribution via e-mail in the format of a Word document (.doc or .docx) to jlic@vub.be. When submitting an article, please do not mention your name or contact details in the document, but provide a separate file containing the article’s title, your name, affiliation, e-mail address.
All work submitted to JLIC should reference and be formatted according to our Author Guidelines and submitted in the format of a Word document. Figures, video and audio files etc. should be saved separately from the text. All manuscripts will go through a double-blind peer-review process.
JLIC considers all manuscripts on the strict condition that:
- the manuscript is your own original work, and does not duplicate any other previously published work, including your own.
- the manuscript has been submitted only to the Journal for Literary and Intermedial Crossings; it is not under consideration or peer review or accepted for publication or published elsewhere.
- the manuscript contains nothing that is abusive, defamatory, libellous, obscene, fraudulent, or illegal.
- the author has obtained the necessary permission to reuse third-party material in their article. Limited use of short extracts of text and some other types of material is usually permitted without securing formal permission, for the purposes of criticism and review. If you wish to include any material in your article for which you do not hold copyright, and which is not covered by this critical agreement, you will need to obtain written permission from the copyright owner prior to submission.
Submitting a Special Issue Proposal
Please submit your special issue proposal via e-mail in the format of a Word document (.doc or .docx) to jlic@vub.be. Please provide a preliminary title, a bionote of all guest editors and a provisional Call for Papers (between 1 and 3 pages), which develops the relationship between the special issue and JLIC's thematic scope and includes a brief state of the art section. Special issues will include a minimum of 5 contributions and an introduction by the respective guest editors.
