Format
SFS appears three times per year (March, July, November) and averages 150-200 pages. A representative issue contains 5-6 articles ranging in length from 5,000 to 15,000 words, 2-3 review-essays, and two dozen book reviews covering scholarly works, plus a substantial Notes and Correspondence section. Special issues follow the same format but are usually guest-edited. Recent special issue topics include Technoculture and Science Fiction, Afrofuturism, Latin American Science Fiction, and Animal Studies and Science Fiction. A regular rotation of open and special issues has characterized the journal’s publication schedule from the outset: roughly one-third of its 105 issues have been special issues. These special issues often have a major impact on the field, setting critical agendas and initiating debates. Guest editors are drawn from the consulting board of 37 scholars, representing in their expertise the international scope of the field.
SFS can be subscribed to separately, and a subscription is included with membership in the Science Fiction Research Association.
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