Irish Migration Studies in Latin America
Encyclopedia
Irish Migration Studies in Latin America (IMSLA) is an open access journal
dedicated to the links between Ireland
and Latin America
. It is published three times a year by the Society for Irish Latin American Studies
, and it is considered the only publication focusing on this field worldwide.
The journal is published by the Society for Irish Latin American Studies
(SILAS), a non-profit international organisation established in 2003, to promote the study of relations between Ireland and Latin American countries.
IMSLA issues are guest edited and focus on a specific editorial subject. Past editorial subjects include countries or geographic regions, cultural topics, fields of knowledge or industries, or other specific subject matter, e.g. Ireland and Mexico, Ireland and the Caribbean, Irish in Argentine Politics, etc.
Articles may also include essays and non-academic essays, as well as edited transcriptions of primary documents, book reviews, and short biographies grouped under the "Dictionary of Irish Latin American Biography". Articles are normally illustrated with photographs, maps and other visual materials.
Articles are published in English
from original contributions in that language or in translation from Spanish, Portuguese, French and others. Most of the articles include a paginated version in portable document format (PDF), so citation with page numbers is available.
Open access journal
Open access journals are scholarly journals that are available online to the reader "without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself." Some are subsidized, and some require payment on behalf of the author.Subsidized journals...
dedicated to the links between Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
. It is published three times a year by the Society for Irish Latin American Studies
Society for Irish Latin American Studies
The Society for Irish Latin American Studies was created in 2003 to study Ireland's role in Latin America.-History:It was founded on 1 July 2003 to promote the study of relations between Ireland and Latin American countries...
, and it is considered the only publication focusing on this field worldwide.
The journal is published by the Society for Irish Latin American Studies
Society for Irish Latin American Studies
The Society for Irish Latin American Studies was created in 2003 to study Ireland's role in Latin America.-History:It was founded on 1 July 2003 to promote the study of relations between Ireland and Latin American countries...
(SILAS), a non-profit international organisation established in 2003, to promote the study of relations between Ireland and Latin American countries.
Open access
IMSLA is an online-only publication and is accessible by anyone for free. No registration is required and the publisher does not charge contributor fees. Since 2007 a print-on-demand edition and back issues are available for libraries and other institutions by subscription.Contents
IMSLA publishes various types of papers, generally within humanities and social sciences including history, literature, geography, linguistic, arts, religion, sociology, anthropology and others, and gives preference to multidisciplinary essays.IMSLA issues are guest edited and focus on a specific editorial subject. Past editorial subjects include countries or geographic regions, cultural topics, fields of knowledge or industries, or other specific subject matter, e.g. Ireland and Mexico, Ireland and the Caribbean, Irish in Argentine Politics, etc.
Articles may also include essays and non-academic essays, as well as edited transcriptions of primary documents, book reviews, and short biographies grouped under the "Dictionary of Irish Latin American Biography". Articles are normally illustrated with photographs, maps and other visual materials.
Articles are published in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
from original contributions in that language or in translation from Spanish, Portuguese, French and others. Most of the articles include a paginated version in portable document format (PDF), so citation with page numbers is available.