PMLA is the journal of the Modern Language Association of America. Since 1884 PMLA has published members’ essays judged to be of interest to scholars and teachers of language and literature. Four issues each year (January, March, May, and October) present essays on language and literature, and the September issue is the program for the association’s annual convention. (The program was published in November before 2015. Up until 2009, the September issue was a directory containing listings of the association’s members and of departmental administrators and other professional information. Its contents are now in relevant sections of the MLA Web site.) Each issue of PMLA is sent directly to about 26,000 college and university teachers of English and foreign languages who belong to the association and to about 1,800 libraries throughout the world.

(ISSN 0030-8129)

Profession is an online journal about and for humanities professionals. The general editor selects articles covering a range of topics of professional concern, giving a voice to MLA members working in diverse subject areas and situations. Learn more about Profession and submission guidelines.

The 2011–14 issues of Profession are available as e-books that can be downloaded at no cost. Tables of contents and article abstracts from the 2002–12 issues are also available, and subscribing institutions may access full-text articles.

(ISSN 0740-6959)