Publishing is a vital part of emerging scholar鈥檚 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, 杏吧原创 Chair in Teaching Innovation and founder of 杏吧原创鈥檚 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 acad茅mique (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 脟a臒lar D枚lek, an emerging scholar from Turkey, current Department of Law and Legal Studies contract instructor, and graduate of 杏吧原创 University鈥檚 PhD in Sociology. Through a combination of digital ethnography of internationally renowned journals mentorship program, Dr. D枚lek evaluated and reported on how scholar mentorship programs are run to help inform the SCP program鈥檚 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鈥檚 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: .

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, Managing Editor of  the , announced a new journal initiative today called the Scholar Collaboration Program (SCP).

The SCP will connect emerging scholars from the Global South and marginalized communities with established scholars with publishing expertise in areas such as post-colonial studies, critical legal studies, feminist legal studies, legal anthropology, critical criminology, and literary approaches to law. The goal of this collaborative initiative is for emerging scholars to hone their publishing skills and to polish manuscripts that show promise.

The SCP aims to break down some of the barriers faced by scholars from the Global South and marginalized communities in an effort to work toward equity. The CJLS is proud to offer the SCP as part of our broader work to push for better inclusion in academic publishing.

For more information regarding the application process and eligibility, visit the  or contact scp_pca@carleton.ca. The first round of SCP applications are due by March 15, 2021.

杏吧原创 the Journal

Canadian Journal of Law and Society (CJLS) is a bilingual periodical publishing cutting edge research in the broad field of law and society scholarship. For more information about the Canadian Journal of Law and Society, please visit the website:  

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