PKP is a proud supporter of the Canada Student Journal Forum, and invites those involved in Canadian student journal publishing to submit a quick proposal to present a 10 minute talk at the event, February 18, 19, and 20, 2025. La version française est ici.
The annual Student Journal Forum (SJF) will take place February 18, 19, and 20, 2025. Now in its 10th year, this Canada-wide online event is open to everyone but is targeted at post-secondary students in Canada who are involved with or considering starting a student journal.
Can’t wait until 2025? Browse through previous SJF pages for select session recordings and slides.
Call for Proposals
The Student Journal Forum 2025 invites proposals for virtual sessions to be held on February 18, 19, & 20, 2025. This online event welcomes participants of all backgrounds, with a specific focus on post-secondary students in Canada who are involved with or contemplating the creation of a student journal, or those seeking to connect with others involved in the student journal publishing community.
We invite everyone interested in sharing information about student journals to submit proposals for 10-minute presentations in English or French. We particularly encourage students to share their experiences, challenges, and insights.
Some suggested presentation topics include:
- Attracting author submissions
- Recruiting and training peer reviewers
- Managing technical processes (e.g., producing galley files, publishing platforms, copyediting)
- Promoting your journal
- Equity and inclusion in journal publishing
- Following ethical publishing practices
- Enhancing discoverability for your journal, including applying for inclusion in the DOAJ and other indexes
- Changing your journal’s practices (e.g., peer review or editing) and an assessment of the outcomes
- Publishing non-traditional, multimedia, or multi-modal content
- Partnerships, such as working with faculty, other campus groups, or community organisations
- The author experience of submitting to/publishing with a student journal
You are welcome to propose your own topic. For inspiration, you can find a list of previous SJF presentations forum events pages.
Submissions
Please complete the quick online submission form. You can download a template of the form to review the proposal criteria and work on your proposal offline before using the submission form. The Forum organising committee will review each proposal and will provide feedback.
Submit Here: https://forms.gle/Hug6ebSsPx3PowbK7
Questions?
Please contact Kate Shuttleworth, Co-Chair of SJF 2025, by email at kate_shuttleworth@sfu.ca for more information.
Important Dates
- CFP opens: Mid October 2024
- CFP submission deadline: November 25, 2024
- Acceptance notifications: December 2024
- Program published: January 2025
- Student Journal Forum: February 18 – 20, 2025
Learn more: https://guides.library.utoronto.ca/student_journals/sjf2025
