Focus and Scope

thirdspace is a peer-reviewed journal, offering work in English and French, that aims to present the best in scholarship on feminist theory and culture.

Founded in 2000, our goal is to produce a top-quality journal that demonstrates a wide range of applications for feminist theory and methodology. We envision a broad definition of studies in "feminist theory and culture" which can include, but are not limited to, development and applications of feminist theory; cultures of feminism and feminist movement (including academia); and feminist cultural studies.

The work of feminist theorists should be a foundation for all submissions, and submissions should seek in some part to develop, extend, contest, or create feminist theory and research. Highly empirical studies are as welcome as purely theoretical texts, but all should have their basis in feminist thought and research.

We welcome submissions based on original research from a wide range of disciplinary and geographical perspectives. Submissions from researchers working within, or among, the disciplines of history, geography, sociology, literature, area studies, cultural studies, film/media studies, education, law, and women's/gender studies are particularly encouraged.

Besides articles, the journal contains essays, articles on teaching and learning, and book reviews. Our online journal management system allows for the effective delivery of the journal as well as tools for research and commentary on published materials, available freely to all registered members.

We accept the submission of work from scholars of any rank or affiliation. Submissions in English and French are welcome, and our site generates both an English and French-language edition.

We also maintain a commitment to facilitate emerging feminist scholars in publishing their work, and encourage emerging and early-career scholars (including graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and new independent scholars) to identify themselves as such and to submit work for publication with us.

Please note that all submissions undergo an editorial screen to determine the suitability of each piece for peer review and publication. Final decision on the suitability of any piece for publication resides with the chief co-editors.

Section Policies

editorial

Open Submissions

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Peer Reviewed

articles

Articles are pieces which fit the conventional academic format: studies, explorations, examinations, and analyses of any issue, theory, or concept in the field of feminist studies. For an example of an article, please see: http://www.thirdspace.ca/journal/article/view/mccullough/318

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essays

Essays are pieces which are less formal and less conventionally “academic” in their form and content. Essays often include or center on personal reflections and experiences relating to feminist studies. For an example of an essay, please see: http://www.thirdspace.ca/journal/article/view/cooper/326

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teaching & learning

Teaching and learning pieces are ones which focus explicitly on issues about the intersections between feminism and education: reflections and analyses of issues such as feminist teaching, feminist pedagogies, creating a feminist classroom, the experience of being a student in the fields of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies, etc. For an example of a teaching and learning piece, please see: http://www.thirdspace.ca/journal/article/view/144/272

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dialogues

Dialogues are pieces either commissioned by thirdspace’s editorial team or proposed by scholars submitting to the journal. Dialogues consist of a series of short essays, or a transcription of a roundtable, focused on a particular theme in feminist studies (i.e., the current state of feminist sport studies, or reflections on the transition between being a graduate student and being a professor in the field of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies, or a discussion of the attempts to define feminism in the early twenty-first century, etc.) For an example of a dialogues piece, please see: http://www.thirdspace.ca/journal/article/view/dialogues_8-1/233. In submitting a dialogues proposal, please submit both the individual pieces for the dialogue (the essays from all contributors) as well as a brief introduction to the themes, ideas, and goals of the dialogue series.

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resources

Resources pieces include information for students, scholars, researchers, and teachers in the field of feminist studies about new developments or technologies which have the potential to enhance and benefit their work. I.e., a resource guide might be about the implications of podcasting, ways to enter into the feminist blogosphere, information about new archives and library collections of interest, etc. Resources pieces often feature a brief introduction (of approx. 1,500-3,000 words), followed by a list of resources of interest (with links to relevant websites, as applicable.) For an example of a resources piece, please see:
http://www.thirdspace.ca/journal/article/view/291/296

Open Submissions

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Peer Reviewed

reviews

Reviews are typically commissioned by thirdspace's review editors. If you are interested in reviewing for thirdspace, or have a specific title to recommend for review, please be in touch with us at info@thirdspace.ca.

Open Submissions

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Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

thirdspace maintains a strict an anonymous review policy. At no time is your name (or any personal information), institutional affiliation, or program made known to referees, or made relevant to the selection and publication of your work.

Submitted manuscripts (stripped of all identifiers) are circulated to reviewers for comment and comments from reviewers (again, with no identifying information) are circulated to authors to guide revisions.

Over the process of review and editing a submission, editors may present comments and notations for authors to work with to produce the best final product for publication. Final decision on the suitability of all submissions for publication rests with the chief co-editors.

Publication Frequency

thirdspace is published electronically twice a year, with each volume beginning in Summer (issue one) and ending with Winter (issue two).

Open Access Policy

Our priority is enabling the publication of widely accessible feminist scholarship within the modern climate of a profit-driven and competitive publishing industry. To that end we have chosen an open-access model of online publishing that removes the significant financial and institutional barriers to access to scholarly publications.