• Authors may submit up to two works for consideration of publication in the Academic Edition 2023-24. However, only one selected work per author may be published in each edition.


    LINK:     SUBMISSION PORTAL

    Deadline EXTENDED: Friday 17 November 2023 at 11:59pm PST

    Eligibility:

    Current UBC and non-UBC students, recent graduates, and any community members interested in climate justice are welcome to submit to this edition.


    Compensation for Selected Works:

    $200 CAD per work

    Additional honoraria is available for Indigenous contributors. If you identify as Indigenous and are interested in submitting to this edition, contact our editorial team to discuss further details at ubcjournalforclimatejustice@gmail.com.


    Submission Criteria:

    • 2,000 - 5,000 words (excluding citations)

    • Citation style: Chicago (either Notes-Bibliography or Author-Date system)

      Note: if an alternative citation style is more accessible, you are welcome to contact our editorial team to discuss your submission

    • Double spaced

    • Times New Roman (12 pt font)

    • Format: [.doc] or [.docx] or shareable Google Docs link

    • Language: English

    • Addresses or aligns with some of the following frameworks and values the JCJ strives to feature:

      • JEDI lens: Justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion

      • Anti-Oppression: Acknowledging historical and ongoing inequities and injustices of climate crisis impacts (e.g., North-South divide, economic stratification, intersecting systems of oppression)

      • Critical Intersectionalities: Draws on works that engage critical theories and methodologies rooted in the ongoing work of critical scholars and disciplines (e.g., anti-/post-colonial or feminist ecocriticism, intersectional theory, disability studies, etc.) critical understandings of the strengths and limitations of structures and conventions of disciplines, institutions, and broader structural frameworks

      • Centering Indigenous perspectives: Ethically drawing on work of Indigenous scholars; ethically engaging with Indigenous community members; decolonial and/or anti-colonial approaches to research and writing

      • Inter- or trans-disciplinarity: Facilitates collaborative research/discussion across academic disciplines and/or community-based work

      • Iterative/generative research agenda: Addressing gaps in current research approaches; strengthening ongoing, qualitative work; proposing new avenues to approach problems; centering care; contributing to community-focused contexts; and/or facilitating or exploring nuanced perspectives on climate justice

  • This collection strives to give creators as much liberty as possible with their submissions.

    Creative and written work submissions will be accepted. Further submission details will be updated soon.

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