Chicana/Latina Studies is an interdisciplinary, peer reviewed, biannual publication of the Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (Women Active in Research and Social Change).  The journal is committed to exploring Chicana/Latina experiences through research articles, literary criticism, creative writing, review essays, occasional commentaries, and book reviews.

Originally housed at the Chicana/Latina Research Center, University of California Davis, Voceswas published between 1996-2001.  From 2003 to 2009 the Journal moved to Loyola Marymount University, under the editorship of KarenMary Davalos and Alicia Partnoy.  There, its name changed to Chicana/Latina Studies: The Journal of Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social.  Tiffany Ana López (UC Riverside) joined as Co-Editor two years later.

In the Summer of 2009, the journal transitioned to the College of Education and Human Development (COEHD) at  the University of Texas at San Antonio under the Editorship of  Josie Mendez-Negrete.  Additional history on C/LS may be found in Volume 9(1) under Editor Commentary.

As the publication of a diverse association, the Journal is receptive to all scholarly methods and theoretical perspectives that examine, describe, analyze, or interpret the experiences of Chicanas/Latinas and Native women. The Journal welcomes English or Spanish submissions of scholarship, commentary, reviews, and creative writing.

Editors

Josie Méndez-Negrete, Lead Editor

Tiffany Ana López, Co-Editor