Editor
Claudine Michel
University of California, Santa Barbara

Associate Editors 
Patrick Bellegarde-Smith
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
LeGrace Benson
Arts of Haiti Research Project, Ithaca, New York

Book Review Editor
Flore Zéphir
University of Missouri-Columbia

Managing Editor
Chryss Yost
University of California, Santa Barbara

Editorial Board Members
Erika Bourguignon
Ohio State University
Karen McCarthy Brown
Drew University
Myriam Chancy
Louisiana State University
Carrol Coates
Binghamton University, SUNY
Georges Corvington
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Edwidge Danticat
Miami, Florida
Michel DeGraff
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alex Dupuy
Wesleyan University
Robert Fatton, Jr.
University of Virginia
Leon-François Hoffmann
Princeton University
Laënnec Hurbon
Centre de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris
Michel Laguerre
University of California, Berkeley
Yanick Lahens
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Christopher McAuley University of California, Santa Barbara
Marie José N’Zengou-Tayo
University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
Brenda Gayle Plummer
University of Wisconsin
Paulette Poujol-Oriol
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Michel-Rolph Trouillot
University of Chicago

1. Submissions: Four copies of the article and a digital copy on CD or disk should be submitted to:
   
   Dr. Claudine Michel, Journal of Haitian Studies
   Center for Black Studies
   University of California, Santa Barbara
   Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3140
   
   
2. Abstract: An abstract of approximately 150 words is required.
   
3. Length: The normal maximum length for articles should be between 4000-6000 words, double spaced, including endnotes and bibliography.
   
4. References: Endnotes should be used for explanatory material. Titles of journals should not be abbreviated. References and full publication information should be furnished in a bibliography at the end of the article, using the following format:
   For articles: Bergem, Trygre. (1990) “The teacher as agent,” Journal of Education, 19, pp. 88-100.
   For books: McCourt, Kathleen. (1977) Grass-Roots Politics. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
   For chapters: Lightfoot, David, “Creoles and Cues,” in Michel DeGraff (ed), (1999). Language Creation, Cambridge: The MIT Press, pp. 431-452.
   
5. Spelling: The standard for English spelling should be used. For articles, quotations or references in Kreyòl, use standardized Kreyòl orthography, as in the dictionaries published by EDUCA VISION, 7550 NW 47th Avenue, Coconut Creek, FL 33673: Fekyè Vilsen ak Mod Etelou, Diksyonè Kreyòl Vilsen (1994); Diksyonè Kreyòl Anglè (1991); Diksyonè Anglè Kreyòl/English Kreyòl Dictionary (1991).
   
6. Quotations: Quotations exceeding five lines should be indented at both margins with a space below and above. Permission from relevant publishers should be sought and an acknowledgement should be made for the reproduction of copyright material in excess of 100 words.
   
7. Tables: Tables should be typed on a separate sheet at the end of the manuscript with their position clearly marked in the text. If more than one table is submitted, they should be marked with Roman numerals and include a descriptive title.
   
8. Illustrations: If original illustrations are submitted, they should be suitable for publication in a finished format with their position in the text clearly marked.
   
9. Review Process: Each article will be reviewed as a blind submission by at least two peer evaluators. The author’s name and any references that would permit identification should appear only on the cover page and should include the author’s name, address (home and institutional affiliation), telephone and fax numbers, and email and web addresses.
   
10. Revised Submissions: When an article is accepted, final revised submission should be sent electronically as an attachment by e-mail to JOHS@cbs.ucsb.edu.
    
11. Book Reviews: Book Reviews should be sent to Book Review Editor:
    
    Dr. Flore Zéphir
    Department of Romance Languages
    143 Arts and Science
    University of Missouri-Columbia
    Columbia, MO 65211.
    
    Reviews should include full publication information (author, title, publisher with date and place of publication, ISBN number, number of pages, and price). For example:
    Bellande-Robertson, Florence. The Marassa Concept in Lilas Desquiron’s Reflections of Loko Miwa. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt, 1999. ISBN 0-7872-6373-7. 140pp. $25.95 U.S.