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A Journal of Caribbean Literature, Language & Culture<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Sargasso<\/em>, a peer-reviewed journal of literature, language, and culture edited at the University of Puerto Rico, features critical essays, interviews, book reviews, as well as poems and short stories. Published from the University of Puerto Rico at R\u00edo Piedras for more than forty years, Sargasso<\/em> is affiliated with the Ph.D. program in Caribbean Literature and Linguistics in the Department of English of the College of Humanities. Either two issues or a single double issue are produced each academic year. The latest Sargasso<\/em> issues are on display in the Richardson Seminar Room.<\/a> These are available in the Sargasso<\/em> office and they can also be purchased by mail. The journal\u2019s past publications can be accessed free of charge via Digital Library of the Caribbean<\/a>. Additionally, the journal has a Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sargasso<\/em> particularly welcomes material written by and about the people of the Caribbean region and its multiple diasporas. Essays and critical studies should conform to the style of the MLA Handbook<\/em> unless other specifications are provided for a particular issue.  Short stories should be kept to no more than 2,500 words in length, and poems should be kept to thirty lines or less.  Potential contributors are asked to keep in mind that recent issues have been organized around specific themes. Submissions should be sent in response to a specific call for submissions. Authors submitting their work should consult the Contributor Guidelines posted here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To communicate with a member of the editorial team by e-mail, please write to: sargassojournal@gmail.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital Resources<\/strong>
Open Access to Sargasso<\/em> Volumes:<\/a> Full contents of back issues available online.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Interviews featured in back issues<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past Issues: Covers & Table of Contents<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author Index (by last name)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caribbean Studies journals<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contributor Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Postal Mailing Address<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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SARGASSO
Dept. of English
13 Ave. Universidad, Ste. 1301
San Juan, PR 00925-2533<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don E. Walicek, Editor
Lowell Fiet, Founding Editor
Mar\u00eda Cristina Rodr\u00edguez, Book Review Editor
Katherine Miranda, Contributing Editor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ordering Information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subscriptions & Orders (online)<\/a> [Pending]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subscription and Orders<\/a> (pdf)<\/p>\n\n\n

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Editorial Board<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jessica Adams, Univ. of Puerto Rico, R\u00edo Piedras
Mary Ann Gosser-Esquilin, Florida Atlantic University 
Edgardo P\u00e9rez Montijo, Univ. of Puerto Rico, Arecibo
Peter Roberts, Univ. of the West Indies, Barbados
Ivette Romero, Marist College<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editorial Board Member Profiles <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perfiles Junta Editorial<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Opinions and views expressed in Sargasso<\/em> are those of the individual authors and are not necessarily shared by Sargasso<\/em>\u2018s Editorial Committee. This journal is indexed by HAPI, Latindex, MLA, and the Periodicals Contents Index. Copies of Sargasso<\/em> are on deposit in the Library of Congress. ISSN 1060-5533<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peer Review Statement
<\/strong>The articles, essays, and interviews included in Sargasso<\/em> undergo a process of peer review which consists of a minimum of three stages: initial selection, anonymous refereeing by at least two referees, and final review and editing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subject Index<\/strong>
The terms included in this index are the main topics of articles, essays, and interviews. They were selected after analyzing contents, titles, and, when possible, the keywords published with abstracts. Each entry features a volume and issue number as well as a hyperlink which takes the user to the article or essay in which the term in question is found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n