Frequently Asked Questions
Essential information regarding journal publication, open-access distribution, and citation standards.
1. Is The Century Tree Reader open access?
Yes. All monographs, treatises, and review essays published in The Century Tree Reader are freely available to students, scholars, and independent readers worldwide without subscription fees or institutional paywalls.
2. What citation format does the journal follow?
We adhere primarily to the Chicago Manual of Style (Notes & Bibliography system) for literary history and critical theory, while accommodating MLA 9th edition for comparative literary analyses.
3. How are submissions evaluated?
Manuscripts undergo an initial editorial desk evaluation followed by a double-blind peer review by at least two scholars specializing in narrative theory, book history, or comparative hermeneutics.
4. Are print editions available?
Yes. Annually, our editorial board publishes a limited-edition, Smyth-sewn archival hardbound volume featuring the year's distinguished monographs, typeset by hand on acid-free cotton paper.