Canadian Journal of Law and Society – Collaboration with Underrepresented Scholars
Publishing is a vital part of emerging scholar’s academic work. However, the pathway to publishing is often not equal for underrepresented scholars due to inequities in available mentorship, resources and training.
Providing an inclusive platform for equity, diversity and inclusion in academia and academic publishing is a key goal for the Managing Editor, Professor Melanie Adrian, ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Chair in Teaching Innovation and founder of ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´â€™s Scholars at Risk program. To help address the time-intensive and often under prioritized mentorship needs of scholars from underrepresented communities, CJLS launched the SSRHC funded Scholar Collaboration Program/Le Programme de collaboration académique (SCP/PCA) in January 2021.
SCP provides collaborative opportunities for underrepresented scholars in the field of socio-legal studies. The program pairs exceptional emerging scholars with mentors experienced in academic publishing and intends to support these emerging scholars as they prepare manuscripts to be submitted to the CJLS.
As part of the process of creating such a program, CJLS collaborated with ÇaÄŸlar Dölek, an emerging scholar from Turkey, current Department of Law and Legal Studies contract instructor, and graduate of ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ University’s PhD in Sociology. Through a combination of digital ethnography of internationally renowned journals mentorship program, Dr. Dölek evaluated and reported on how scholar mentorship programs are run to help inform the SCP program’s approach to inclusive mentorship.
By employing a research-based approach to creating the SCP, CJLS has united the goals of promoting equitable publishing opportunities with practical research backed solutions.
Read more about CJLS’s Collaboration with Underrepresented Scholars.
Submitting a Manuscript
The Scholar Collaboration Program is for PhD candidates, postdoctoral fellows and emerging researchers and faculty who are in need of the resources offered by the program. Manuscript submissions from scholars in underrepresented or minority communities and/or from the Global South are invited to apply to the first round of applications by March 15, 2021. More information: .