About the Journal

The Yearbook of German American Studies is published annually by the University of Kansas Libraries for the Society for German American Studies. The editor welcomes contributions from members of the Society for German American Studies in English, preferably, or German on the history, language, literature, and culture of the German element in the Americas.  This includes coverage of the immigrants and their descendants from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and other German-speaking areas of Europe. 

Open Access

Yearbook of German American Studies is a diamond open-access journal, meaning that all content is freely available immediately upon publication, without charge to the user or their institution. Users can read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, per the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International License, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.

This open-access journal does not charge authors or their institutions any fees to publish in the journal.

History

The Yearbook of German American Studies (1981-present) is the latest of three journals published by the Society for German American Studies.  It was preceded by German American Studies (1969-75) and the Journal of German American Studies (1976-1980).  The digital version of the journal is published by the University of Kansas Libraries for the Society.  

Peer Review

All submissions are reviewed by three members of the Editorial Board.  Manuscripts undergo a double-anonymous peer review. The identities of the author and the reviewers are hidden from each other.  A majority of the three Editorial Board members must recommend the work for publication, however, the final publication decision is made by the Editor.  

Ethics

This journal follows best practices for publishing and follows the Principles of transparency and best practice in scholarly publishing, including those outlined in the Publication ethics and related editorial policies, Peer Review and Advertising sections in the Principles.

Copyright

Copyright is held by the Society for German American Studies.  
All articles are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.