Germinate contains two sections.
The peer-reviewed section includes short research and review articles and photo essays. Submissions to this section undergo a double-blind review. The identities of both reviewers and authors remain unknown to each other throughout the review process.
The non-peer-reviewed section showcases diverse genres, including but not limited to reportage, essays, narrative nonfiction, fiction, memoir, poetry, and visual or audio storytelling.
Length: We accept research and review articles for the peer-reviewed section and non-peer-reviewed work in various formats. Research and review articles should be between 1,200 and 2,000 words. Non–peer-reviewed word count is similar, but can be longer when appropriate.
Format: Texts should be submitted as an MS Word file. Non-peer-reviewed manuscripts should be in 12-point type, with at least one-inch margins, single-spaced, and with sequentially numbered pages. The author’s name and the title of the work should be at the top of the first page. High resolution mages should be uploaded or sent separately.
Acknowledgments: Any acknowledgments should be placed after the main text before the reference list.
Funding information: The grant provider and grant number can be written if the research has received a funding grant.
Style guide: Germinate follows a house style. See our Style Guide.
Once we receive your submission, we will respond within one week with a decision on whether it is suitable for the journal.
If you have submitted content for the peer-reviewed section suitable for the journal, we will forward it to the two independent experts (reviewers). We will ask the reviewers to send their reports within four weeks of receiving the content. Based on the reviewer reports, we will make a recommendation for rejection, minor or major revisions, or acceptance. If the reviewers recommend any revisions prior to publication, we will ask you to address them within three weeks. Once we receive your revisions, we will start the production process immediately and publish your content within two weeks.
If you have submitted content for the non-peer-reviewed section, we will follow the same process, except the review process. If your submission is suitable for publication, we will start the copy-editing process immediately and publish your content within four weeks.
In both cases, once your work is accepted for publication, please provide a 1-2 sentence bio and a recent headshot.
The time from submission to publication is approximately four weeks for the non-peer-reviewed content and twelve weeks for the peer-reviewed content. This timeframe may change depending on the content, editing, workload, and number of simultaneous submissions.
The use of other people’s work without correct attribution and permission is considered a very serious offense by the academic community. All submissions to the Journal will be uploaded to Similarity Check to assess if the content closely matches content available elsewhere. If a high similarity report is produced, or a case of allegation is made against a publication, the Editor-in-Chief will carry out an independent investigation, following COPE guidelines, and remedial actions will be taken.
For questions regarding the submission process, please contact the editors at g-ehr@aseh.org.
