Absolutely! We welcome submissions from everyone as long as the contribution complies with Transformative Works and Cultures's focus and scope. More information is available here: http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/about/editorialPolicies#focusAndScope

Because Transformative Works and Cultures (TWC) is a multimedia journal that publishes screen shots, embeds videos, and uses hyperlinks, the journal must appear online. PDFs are unable to adequately duplicate the interactive experience of the journal.

The journal retaining copyright is standard in academic journal publishing. Transformative Works and Cultures (TWC) is thus in line with general practice.

Transformative Works and Cultures (TWC) copyrights under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License.

Transformative Works and Cultures prints peer-reviewed academic articles about transformation, broadly conceived, about fan engagement with various sorts of texts, and about fan communities; editorially reviewed meta articles and personal essays; book reviews; and interviews.

Detailed online submission guidelines are available here: http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions

Transformative Works and Cultures comes out twice a year, on March 15 and September 15.