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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  • The submission is a full manuscript (not a proposal), and has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • Where available, URLs and/or DOIs for the references have been provided.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • The author(s) have uploaded a separate document containing a 100-250 word biography of the author(s)/creator(s), and a 200-word Métis community connection statement for reviewers to understand your kinship ties and responsibilities to the Métis Nation (which might include family lines, community relationships, connections to place, citizenship, etc.). The community connection statement will not be included in publication.
  • If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the authors of the document have deleted their names from the text, bibliography and file properties.
  • The submission includes a list of relevant keywords.

Author Guidelines

Each edition of Pawaatamihk: A Journal of Métis Thinkers includes scholarly papers, visual culture, poetry, book reviews, and community stories. We welcome you to submit within the category that best reflects your work.

Only original works that have not been published and/or are not under review elsewhere will be accepted. We do not accept proposals. Please submit when the full submission is complete. 

Submissions in all categories must contain a separate document including a 100-250 word biography of the author/creator, and a 200-word Métis community connection statement for reviewers to understand your kinship ties and responsibilities to the Métis Nation (which might include family lines, community relationships, connections to place, citizenship, etc.). The biography will be included in publication, but the community connection statement will not.

All work must be submitted in an OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format. The text should be single-spaced; use a 12-point font; employ italics rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.

Submissions in all categories include a list of relevant keywords.

See guidelines below for more information about section-specific format, length and style requirements.

Inaugural Edition

The inaugural edition of Pawaatamihk: A Journal of Métis Thinkers will celebrate the theme of dreaming. We are open to a wide range of interpretations of this theme, and welcome submissions from all professions and disciplines that in some way speak to the priorities, experiences, and dreams of Métis peoples.

Deadline to submit: April 30, 2023

Scholarly Papers

We welcome scholarly articles from any discipline that must be accompanied by an abstract (100 words maximum). We do not accept proposals for scholarly articles. 

Style and length: Manuscripts should be formatted in the appropriate referencing style for your discipline (e.g. APA, MLA, Chicago) and be between 4,000 and 8,000 words. 

Anonymous Review: All submissions will undergo a double peer review. The authors must delete their names from the text. This includes the reference list and footnotes, where "Author" and year, instead of the authors' names, publication title, etc. should be used to cite any publications written by the authors themselves. Author identification should also be removed from the file properties.

Poetry

We invite established and emerging poets to submit, and ask that poems be completed upon submission.

Poetry submitted to Pawaatamihk must be accompanied by an author biography (100 words) and community connection statement (200 words).

All poetry is reviewed by a circle of reviewers -- there are no desk rejections. Reviewers gather, read, and review together, taking into consideration style, content/subject matter, poetic expression, artistry, originality, provocation of thought or emotion, and relevance to the journal and issue theme (if applicable).

Book Review

We invite reviews of books on Métis-specific topics relevant to developments in Métis ways of knowing, being, and doing. Book reviews should be a maximum of 1500 words and include a summary of the book's information, a concise overview of themes, and critical analysis of the significance of the work. 

Submissions should include an author biography (100 words) and community connection statement (200 words).

Community Stories

We invite stories that celebrate good work led by Métis people. Stories may take the form of news-like articles about a Métis community member and/or project, or short stories that centre Métis ways of knowing, being, and doing. Stories profiling the work of others should include the contact information of both the author and the individual or group being celebrated.

Each story submission should be a maximum of 1500 words, and must be accompanied by an author biography (100 words) and community connection statement (200 words). 

Copyright Notice

Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial - No Derivitive License 4.0, which allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

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