Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

Australian Folklore is a peer-reviewed journal, maintaining its high quality through the engagement of Australasian research with the global research community. Australian Folklore explores traditional and settler cultures, folklore and cultural change.  Submissions may cover the folklore / folklife and traditions of any geographic region in the world.

 

Section Policies

International and Comparative Studies

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Studies in Australian Folklore

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Notes, Select Notices and Comments

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Reviews and Reports

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Publication Frequency

Journal items are published collectively, as part of an annual volume with its own Table of Contents. During the 'release' period of that volume articles are uploaded as their edtorial processes is completed.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 

Archiving

All articles in Australian Folklore are published under the SHERPA Green archiving category. Authors can archive pre-print and post-print or publisher's version/PDF.
 
This journal also utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...