Focus and Scope

The Journal of Veterans Studies (ISSN 2470-4768) is a diamond open-access, peer-reviewed journal. The mission of the Journal of Veterans Studies is to sustain international research in veterans studies, facilitate interdisciplinary research collaborations, and narrow gaps between cultures, institutions, experiences, knowledge, and understanding.

We understand veterans studies as a multifaceted, scholarly investigation of military veterans and their families. Topics within that investigation could include but are not limited to, combat exposure, reintegration challenges, and the complex systems and institutions (VA) that shape the veteran experience. Veterans studies, by its very nature, may analyze experiences closely tied to military studies, but the emphasis of veterans studies is the “veteran experience,” i.e., what happens after the service member departs the armed forces.

The work of veterans studies can be found in such fields as Rhetoric and Composition, Literature, History, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Student Affairs (among many others). Additionally, it can be seen in and out of formal education by current members of the military, leaders of nonprofits, artists, activists, and students taking courses in veterans studies. Such research and work can take multiple forms. It is free to submit to and publish within the journal; we accept multimodal submissions in a variety of formats.

Publication Frequency

This journal publishes two standard issues each year.

This journal also publishes additional special themed issues, as well as special collections of articles published as part of a normal issue that are also collected within a separate collection page. See Virginia Tech Publishing's Special Collection Guidelines for more information.

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. There is no embargo on the journal’s publications. The dates each manuscript was submitted and accepted on are published on the PDF version.

Authors of articles published remain the copyright holders and grant third parties the right to use, reproduce, and share the article according to the Creative Commons license agreement.

Authors are encouraged to publish their data in recommended repositories. For a list of generic and subject-specific repositories that meet our peer review criteria, see here.

Journal Archiving

The journal’s publisher (VT Publishing) focuses on making content discoverable and accessible through indexing services. Content is also archived around the world to ensure long-term availability.

Sponsors

The Veterans Studies Association (VSA) a nonprofit founded in 2019 sponsors the journal by providing the editor a small, annual stipend. They receive money for the stipend from membership dues. If people become members and/or pay their annual dues, then they have enough money to pay the editor to keep the journal alive. VSA doesn’t own the journal. They don’t tell the editors what to do or not do. They don’t read articles or issues before publication.

While it is free to read and submit to the journal, membership dues to the Veterans Studies Association ensure the journal's survival. Please consider becoming a member of the Veterans Studies Association or donating what you can.

Journal History

Founded in November 2015 by Mariana Grohowski, as a diamond open access, interdisciplinary, international journal covering the field of veterans studies. The Journal of Veterans Studies is a publication of the Veterans Studies Association. In 2018 the journal began receiving support in the form of web-hosting, archiving, and typesetting from VT Publishing.

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