Mediaevalia Bylaws
The following bylaws pertain to Mediaevalia, the journal of Binghamton University’s Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (CEMERS), and to all other publications associated with CEMERS. They have been drafted by an ad hoc advisory committee appointed by the Director of CEMERS, at the request of the Dean of Harpur College.
These bylaws were submitted electronically for review, discussion, and approval by Binghamton teaching faculty who are CEMERS Faculty Fellows. They will be placed on file in the office of the Dean of Harpur College, subject to the Dean’s approval.
The bylaws may be altered by an amendment that is 1) adopted by a simple majority of the Mediaevalia advisory board (to be established as per the bylaws, below) at a meeting called for that purpose and at which all board members are present, and 2) approved by a majority vote at any regular or special meeting of the CEMERS Faculty Fellows or by electronic canvassing of that group.
Mediaevalia is a refereed, multi-disciplinary journal established in 1975 by the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (CEMERS) at Binghamton University and operated under the auspices of CEMERS.
Its objective is to promote new scholarship pertaining to medieval cultures up to 1500.
One volume of the journal is to be published annually. Subscriptions to the journal are available at institutional and individual rates. Back issues may also be purchased.
- Advisory Board
A local advisory board will consist of three teaching members of the CEMERS Faculty Fellows, with the Director of CEMERS serving ex officio. The advisory board will convene twice a year (once during each teaching semester) for a working session with the editor-in-chief, to review the operations of the journal and to advise the editor-in-chief (as per his/her duties outlined below). The advisory board may also convene on an ad hoc basis when deemed necessary by the editor-in-chief, the Director of CEMERS, or a majority of the board members themselves.
- Editor-in-Chief
- maintaining correspondence concerning submissions;
- editing journal issues;
- making arrangements and negotiations with the University press (Global Academic Publishing);
- handling requests to reprint or to purchase back issues;
- promoting the journal through the increase in number of subscriptions and through fundraising to underwrite production costs.
- to plan future journal issues;
- to confer on referees for submissions for publication;
- to review issues in print for quality-control with respect to production.
- to review costs and budgetary concerns.
The editor-in-chief will serve a three-year term (renewable, upon review). Candidates from among the CEMERS teaching faculty (nominated or self-nominated) will submit a current Curriculum Vitae and a letter of intent to the Director of CEMERS, to be reviewed by the Mediaevalia advisory board in conjunction with the Director. Upon selection of a candidate, the Director will forward the recommendation to the Dean of Harpur College, who will make the formal appointment.
The editor-in-chief has oversight of the operation of the journal. The duties associated with this office include:
The editor-in-chief will meet regularly with the advisory board:
The editor-in-chief will be provided with office space at CEMERS (with computer and printer/fax) from which to conduct the business of the journal, and a mailbox at CEMERS to receive official correspondence as editor-in-chief. For administrative assistance and for out-going mailings and postage, the editor-in-chief will work through the office of Global Academic Publishing.
The editor-in-chief will receive one course-release annually; his/her home department will receive adjunct funds annually from Harpur College to cover the lost course.
The editor-in-chief, in consultation with the advisory board, may appoint an associate editor to assist with individual volumes of the journal or to guest edit an issue.
- Editorial Board
An editorial board drawn from Binghamton University teaching faculty and a national network of scholars across the disciplines will be constituted by the advisory board and editor-in-chief for a three-year term with the possibility of renewal. Members of the editorial board will be consulted as referees for all submissions.
- Submissions
Submissions are accepted in English and should follow The Chicago Manual of Style. Submissions should be limited to 35 typescript pages and should be single-sided, double-spaced, in 12-pt. Times New Roman. All submissions will be refereed by specialists in the relevant fields, drawn from the journal’s editorial board.
Ad hoc committee: Karen-edis Barzman, Associate Professor, Art History; Director, CEMERS
Marilynn Desmond, Professor, English Dept. (Medieval English)
Dana Stewart, Associate Professor, Romance Languages (Medieval Italian)
Sandro Sticca, Professor, Romance Languages and Comparative Literature (Medieval French)
Submitted to CEMERS faculty listserv for review, discussion, and approval, 11/17/08 – 11/29/08
Submitted to the office of the Dean of Harpur College, 12/05/08
Approved by Donald Nieman, Dean of Harpur College, 1/26/09
