Figure 1
Formal features of a CfP. Screenshot: UPenn CfP Website (Dataset Unique Id a3d08a43; Website: https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2018/03/12/modernisms-in-fact).
Figure 2
Number of CfPs per year uploaded to the UPenn CfP Website, June 1995–April 2024.
Figure 3
Duplication fix. Number of CfPs per year uploaded to the UPenn CfP Website, June 1995–April 2024.
Figure 4
Top 15 category tags by absolute count over the years, June 1995–April 2024.
Table 1
Year each category was made available, and number of years each has been available, on the UPenn CfP Website.
| CATEGORY | YEAR ADDED | YEARS AVAILABLE |
|---|---|---|
| Romantic | 1995 | 30 |
| Journals and collections of essays | 1995 | 30 |
| Humanities, computing and the internet | 1996 | 29 |
| Eighteenth century | 1996 | 29 |
| Twentieth century and beyond | 1996 | 29 |
| Medieval | 1996 | 29 |
| Cultural studies and historical approaches | 1996 | 29 |
| American | 1996 | 29 |
| Gender studies and sexuality | 1996 | 29 |
| renaissance | 1997 | 28 |
| Theatre | 1997 | 28 |
| Postcolonial | 1997 | 28 |
| Professional topics | 1997 | 28 |
| Bibliography and history of the book | 1998 | 27 |
| Ethnicity and national identity | 1998 | 27 |
| Poetry | 1998 | 27 |
| Victorian | 1998 | 27 |
| Theory | 1998 | 27 |
| Film and television | 1998 | 27 |
| Graduate conferences | 1998 | 27 |
| Travel writing | 1999 | 26 |
| African-American | 1999 | 26 |
| Religion | 2000 | 25 |
| Science and culture | 2000 | 25 |
| International conferences | 2002 | 23 |
| children’s literature | 2002 | 23 |
| Rhetoric and composition | 2007 | 18 |
| General announcements | 2007 | 18 |
| Ecocriticism and environmental studies | 2009 | 16 |
| Classical studies | 2009 | 16 |
| Popular culture | 2009 | 16 |
| Modernist studies | 2010 | 15 |
| Interdisciplinary | 2010 | 15 |
| Translation studies | 2016 | 9 |
| Pedagogy | 2016 | 9 |
| World literatures and indigenous studies | 2016 | 9 |
| English education | 2016 | 9 |
| Fan studies and fandom | 2016 | 9 |
| Online conferences | 2021 | 4 |
| Veterans’ studies | 2022 | 3 |
| Awards | 2024 | 1 |
Figure 5
Absolute counts of top 15 category tags, CfPs Dataset.
Figure 6
Frequency of top 15 category tags relative to total amount of category tags, CfPs Dataset.
Figure 7
Relative frequency of three category tags, per year. CfPs Dataset.
Figure 8
Percentage of standalone category tags (categories > 5%), CfPs Dataset.
Figure 9
Example of a network graph of frequency of connections between selected category tags, CfPs Dataset.