About the Journal

Aims and Scope

Text & Type was established at California State University, Los Angeles in 2021 with the aim of showcasing innovative and imaginative work produced within global college writing communities. Sponsored by the First-Year Writing Program at Cal State LA, the journal is especially committed to supporting writing intensive global education initiatives for first-generation college students and serves as a publication venue for students working within our international first-gen writing communities. Special issues of the journal feature critical and creative multimedia projects exploring current pedagogical conversations in the field of Writing Studies, including but not limited to: work with first-year student writers, equity-focused writing pedagogy, engaged and community-based learning in the writing classroom, and digital writing and research.

Review Process

All submissions to Text & Type undergo review processes. Articles submitted by students participating in Cal State LA sponsored international first-gen writing workshops will be reviewed by a faculty and student editorial team. Articles submitted for special issues will be reviewed by Cal State LA Writing Studies faculty and graduate students working on special faculty-supervised projects.  

Copyright

Articles printed in Text & Type are published under a Creative Commons (CC) copyright license. Authors retain ownership of all rights under copyright in all versions of the article. Specifically, the journal uses a CC BY-NC-SA license. This license allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator. If you remix, adapt, or build upon the material, you must license the modified material under identical terms. 

Open Access Policy

Text & Type is an open access journal. As such, all content is freely and immediately available through the internet upon publication. The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) defines open access as "the free, immediate, online availability of research articles coupled with the rights to use these articles fully in the digital environment. Open Access ensures that anyone can access and use these results—to turn ideas into industries and breakthroughs into better lives" (SPARC, Open Acces webpage).