The Student Journal Forum Call for Proposals is open! The call is open to students in Canada who are involved with or interested in student journal publishing. Version française disponible ici.
The annual Student Journal Forum (SJF) is a fun, easy-going, engaging online event that will take place the week of February 17th – 20th, 2026 (exact dates TBD).
Now in its 11th 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. PKP is proud to support this event once again this year.
Can’t wait until 2026? Browse through previous SJF pages for select session recordings and slides.
Call for Proposals
The Student Journal Forum 2026 invites proposals for virtual sessions to be held the week of February 17th – 20th, 2026 (exact dates TBD). 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:
- Starting a new journal
- 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. The proposal submission process is light-weight and fast.
For inspiration, you can find a list of previous SJF presentations on the forum events page.
Submissions
Please submit using only the webform.
You may download a template of the submission form to review the proposal criteria and to work on your proposal offline, but must return to this form to submit. The Forum organising committee will review each proposal and will provide feedback.
- Call for Submissions opens: October 16, 2025
- Submission deadline: November 18, 2025
- Acceptance notifications: December 2025
- Program published: January 2026
- Student Journal Forum: Week of February 17 – 20, 2026 (exact dates TBD)
Sign Up for Forum Updates
Join the listserv for student journal editors in Canada to receive news and updates about SJF 2026 and other events for editors. You can also initiate a discussion and make connections with fellow editors via the listserv.
Contact Us
Questions about the event? Please contact Gabby Crowley, Co-Chair of SJF 2026, by email at gabby.crowley@utoronto.ca. We’ll also be posting updates on Bluesky: @canadasjf.bsky.social
