Early Theatre publishes original, peer-reviewed research on medieval and early modern drama and theatre history. Please click the About tab, above, to find out more about our focus and scope, editorial team, support for authors, copyright and green open access policies, and more.
Why publish with us?
Efficient, Personalized, Professional Service: Our policy is to report expeditiously on submissions – generally within 4 months. We use a standardized, independent, double-anonymous peer-review process.
Global Readership: Early Theatre is available internationally through Project Muse, JStor, EBSCO, and Érudit. Through our adoption of the DOI citation system, Early Theatre ensures persistent, reliable links that help direct greater online traffic to your research.
Green Open Access: Each author receive a digital copy of their finalized article for self-archiving to a repository where it can be immediately accessed, freely, by readers around the world. Our open access policy aligns with UK Research Excellence Framework recommendations as well as Canadian TriCouncil requirements.
What our contributors say:
“Early Theatre has such an efficient, professional, and courteous editorial and production team—this has been a very positive experience!” – Misha Teramura, University of Toronto
“Journals like @early_theatre prove that it is indeed possible to nurture and respect the work of scholars of all stripes, to find expert and humane reviewers, and to stick to reasonable time frames." - Harry R. McCarthy, Jesus College, Cambridge University
