Archipelago was envisaged as a “journal” with semi-annual “issues.” This seemed too formal for an internet project. The web’s strength is immediacy, which is why we decided to publish papers, rather than a journal. As BCC already has a strong web presence, and as I am already involved with BCC, BCC became the new home of Archipelago.

Is BCC Papers a joint effort with Dialogue?

No. Dialogue already has an e-papers series. That said, we would like to partner with Dialogue and any other Mormon Studies journal to publish quality papers that don’t quite find a fit in a print issue. As stated above, we can also offer established authors access to very fast “publication.”