The team of the Papers of the Bibliographic Society of Canada invite you to submit book reviews for its next issue (2026). It’s an occasion to familiarize yourself with the last publications in book studies’ multidisciplinary outlook. Book reviews are in the 750-1000 words range.
Our reviews selection policy : reviewed texts must have been published in the last four years, on bibliographic studies (quantitative, descriptive or analytic), history of the book and publishing, printing, personal / private publishing, and circulation / acquisitions of collections. Geographically specific discussions are welcome, including those on Canadian, Québec, Francophone, Indigenous, diasporic and international print cultures.
- Book reviews are assigned in the order proposals are received.
- Refer to our getting started guide if you are considering your first review.
- Timeline: deadline for proposals is 12 January 2026. Deadlines for full reviews is 16 March 2026. You’ll then have a month to address any edit requests.
- Our style guide details our formatting requirements. Please refer to it before submitting.
- The OJS guide for authors will provide you with assistance for the submission platform if helpful.
Les questions pour les comptes-rendus en français devraient être envoyées à comptes_rendus@bsc-sbc.ca.
English book review proposals and questions should be sent to review_editor@bsc-sbc.ca.