[Commlist] Call for Translations: SCMS Translation/Publication Committee and JCMS: Journal of Cinema and Media Studies

Society for Cinema & Media Studies – Translation/Publication Committee
     in collaboration with
JCMS: Journal of Cinema and Media Studies

CALL FOR TRANSLATIONS, 2026-2027

JCMS: Journal of Cinema and Media Studies 
(https://quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jcms/) annually publishes one translation 
of outstanding scholarly or creative work on cinema and media studies. 
The translation is selected by the SCMS Translation/Publication Standing 
Committee (https://www.cmstudies.org/page/comm_translation), which 
coordinates the annual Call for Translations. The committee shepherds 
the selected submission into a completed manuscript for publication in 
an upcoming volume of JCMS. Original texts may be in any language and 
come from any period or geographic region. The committee encourages the 
submission of texts that provide insight into film and media culture and 
history, and advance our knowledge of the production, circulation, 
transmission, and/or reception of film and all types of media.

The SCMS Translation/Publication Standing Committee welcomes two types 
of proposals: (1) a single text such as a journal article, book chapter, 
or self-contained section of a book that focuses on a particular topic 
in a unified, coherent way, or (2) a group of smaller texts that are 
linked thematically, regionally, or otherwise. If published, the 
translation should be accompanied by an introduction contextualizing the 
translated text and its author within the field of film and media 
studies. The Translation/Publication Committee considers translation an 
art and discourages the use of artificial intelligence. The 
author/translator shall disclose to the Translation/Publication 
Committee and to the editors of JCMS if any AI-generated text was 
included in the submitted manuscript and undertake to remove such at 
either the committee’s or the editors’ request.

The total word count for the final submitted introduction and translated 
text(s) should be between 8,000 and 10,000 words in English, including 
citations and other notes. Submissions should follow the JCMS Style 
Guide (https://github.com/jcmsjournal/editorial/wiki/Style-guide). One 
grant-in-aid of $1,000 total will be awarded to the translator(s) for 
copyright clearance and as an honorarium. Please note that copyright 
clearance must be secured upon initial submission of the translation for 
publication and it must apply to all translators involved. Proposals to 
translate one’s own work will not be considered. Proposals that nominate 
a third party to serve as translator will not be considered; 
translator(s) must submit the proposal directly. Translators should 
submit a copy of the original text along with the translation.

SCMS members are invited to submit proposals, prepared in accordance 
with the Chicago Manual of Style, including:
1. Complete bibliographical data of the original text(s).
2. The name(s) and credentials of the translator(s).
3. A 500-word statement on the significance of the text(s) to be translated.
4. Information on the copyright status of the original(s). If the text 
is under copyright, written confirmation of permission to translate the 
work    for publication.
5. A 500-word sample of the translation, accompanied by the complete 
original text.

Proposals are due by October 23, 2026. Selection will be made by 
November 30, 2026, with initial manuscript delivery expected by February 
15, 2027 for publication in 2028.

Submissions should be sent to the Standing Committee Coordinator 
((committees /at/ scmstudies.org)) and cc: the SCMS Translation/Publication 
Committee Chair, Catherine Benamou ((cbenamou /at/ uci.edu)).

Please find a PDF of the Call for Translations here: 
https://www.cmstudies.org/page/comm_translation.
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