Call For Papers – Fall 2011
Issue: Fall 2011
Initial Call: December 10, 2011
Deadline for submitting Manuscripts: April 15, 2011
Submission Address: ssj@iun.edu
The South Shore Journal is an open access peer reviewed general journal, exclusively electronic, and available at http://www.southshorejournal.org. The journal is co-sponsored by Northwest Indiana Quality of Life Council (QLC) and IU Northwest’s Center for Urban and Regional Excellence (CURE). The Editorial Board includes representatives from each of the six universities in the South Shore region. The journal provides a peer-reviewed venue for area scholars to focus their attention and academic resources on the region and allow the editors to showcase the outstanding scholarly work of faculty, student, alumni and residents in Northwest Indiana. The scholarly and creative work published will ideally represent a broad range of academic disciplines, and be inspired by the QLC regional quality indicators that include: a diverse community where residents are treated with equity and dignity; an economically thriving region; a region of opportunity; a region in balance with its environment; a region that facilitates learning and intellectual growth; a healthy community; a region of open neighborhoods; an accessible community; a safe community; a region that appreciates the arts and celebrates life; and a community of engaged and caring citizens.
The theme for the next issue is: “Our City, Our World: Urban Spaces in the 21st Century.” Submissions are invited on various subtopics that are broadly imagined to include, but are not limited to city planning, education, environment, politics, virtual spaces and the arts. Also, the categories of submissions will be made more inclusive, as follows:
- Scholarly Research
- Participatory Action Research (PAR)
- Creative Works (writing, poetry, art work, photography)
- Reviews (books, films, documentaries, art shows)
- Essays/Reflective Pieces
- Student Submissions
Please see the South Shore Journal’s (http://www.southshorejournal.org) “Information for Authors” section for specifics regarding manuscript submission.
Articles must be submitted by Friday, April 15, 2011. Two double-blind peer reviews will be solicited and decisions made as to publication. Each author will be required to address the reviewer’s comments if his or her paper is accepted for publication. Decisions will be made by May 15, 2011. Revised papers will be due by June 15, 2011. Final editing will take place in mid-June through early August and placement of the articles on the journal’s website will be on August 15, 2011.
Editor for the Fall 2011 issue: Dr. Rochelle Brock, Indiana University Northwest, (219) 980-6889, brock2@iun.edu and ssj@iun.edu.