Ploughshares
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Aims and Scope
Ploughshares is an American literary journal established in 1971 by DeWitt Henry and Peter O'Malley in The Plough and Stars, an Irish pub in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since 1989, Ploughshares has been based at Emerson College in Boston. Ploughshares publishes issues four times a year, two of which are guest-edited by a prominent writer who explores personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. Guest editors have been the recipients of Nobel and Pulitzer prizes, National Book Awards, MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships, and numerous other honors. Ploughshares also publishes longform stories and essays, known as Ploughshares Solos (collected in the journal's fall issue and published separately as e-books), all of which are edited by the editor-in-chief, Ladette Randolph, and a literary blog, launched in 2009, which publishes critical and personal essays, interviews, and book reviews. Less
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Journal Specifications
- PublisherPLOUGHSHARES INC
- LanguageEnglish
- FrequencyTri-annual
- LanguageEnglish
- FrequencyTri-annual
- Publication Start Year1971
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FAQs
Since when has Ploughshares been publishing? 
The Ploughshares has been publishing since 1971 till date.
How frequently is the Ploughshares published?
Ploughshares is published Tri-annual.
Who is the publisher of Ploughshares?
The publisher of Ploughshares is PLOUGHSHARES INC.
Where can I find a journal's aims and scope of Ploughshares?
For the Ploughshares's Aims and Scope, please refer to the section above on the page.
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What is the eISSN and pISSN number of Ploughshares?
The eISSN number is 2162-0903 and pISSN number is 0048-4474 for Ploughshares.
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