The Gaskell Journal is a peer-reviewed scholarly publication dedicated to disseminating the most authoritative, dynamic and agenda-setting research in Gaskell Studies. Published annually, it is distributed to academic libraries across the UK, US, Canada, Australia and Japan; and also given free of charge to the 600 members of the Gaskell Society.
The Journal is also available, full-text, from Volume 20 (2006) onward in libraries which subscribe to the Literature Online package through ProQuest. Volumes 1-19 are available through libraries that subscribe to ProQuest’s separate database Periodicals Archive Online. Additionally, Volumes 1 through to two years ago are available full-text online in JSTOR’s Lives of Literature. This database can be accessed through subscribing libraries as well as by individual researchers (see JSTOR for individual access details).
The Gaskell Journal invites essays of between 6,000 and 7,000 words on all aspects of Gaskell studies. We also welcome reviews and shorter articles of biographical interest. Please see Instructions for Authors.
The deadline for the next Gaskell Society Graduate Essay Competition is 1st February 2026 – see the Graduate Essay Prize page for details.
The Journal is published by the Gaskell Society and supported by a host of Gaskell Society events, conferences, public readings, meetings and reading groups held across the country.