Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
All submissions must meet the following requirements.
- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- Submitted manuscript has been anonymized, the chosen heading policy, and adheres to the editorial requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
- The author must hold the reproduction rights for each of the illustrations contained in the manuscript.
The Image Permission Form must be completed and signed before sending it back to us.
Regarding the illustrations:
1. Each of the illustrations in the manuscript must be cited in the text (for example: "see Figure 1");
2. Please indicate the location of the illustrations in the manuscript. For example:
; 3. All illustrations must have a caption. Please indicate this under the insection indication in the manuscript. - When your manuscript is ready to be published, you must complete, sign and return a Publishing Agreement (Accord de publication_EN).
Introduction
The introduction to an issue is written by the guest co-editors and presents the theme of the issue and its subject. The authors introduce the topic with a short presentation of the chosen theme and a synthesis review of the available sources in a critical perspective.
The second part of the introduction consists of presenting the contents of the thematic issue, i.e. each of the articles, research notes and literature reviews, in the order in which they are published in the issue and according to their different approaches.
In conclusion, a few sentences summarize what has just been said and highlight the potential of the issue's theme.
The introduction should not exceed 6000 words, including references.
Themed Articles
The themed research article presents the original results (a priori or a posteriori) of a research devoted to a topic related to a special issue.
The text, the abstract, the keywords, the tables, the figures, the footnotes, and the references must not exceed 8,500 words.
The manuscript must be single-spaced. It will express the view of the author(s) and be supported by scholarly argument and/or scientific evidence on a specific topic falling within the editorial mandate of Études Inuit Studies.
All articles are double-blind peer-reviewed.
We invite you to consult the Author guidelines to learn about the journal's publication rules.
Other Articles
An "other" article is a free submission that presents the original results (a priori or a posteriori) of a research unrelated to a thematic issue.
The text, the abstract, the keywords, the tables, the figures, the footnotes, and the references must not exceed 8,500 words.
The manuscript must be single-spaced. It will express the view of the author(s) and be supported by scholarly argument and/or scientific evidence on a specific topic falling within the editorial mandate of Études Inuit Studies.
All articles are double-blind peer-reviewed.
We invite you to consult the Author guidelines to learn about the journal's publication rules.
Research Notes
A research note provides preliminary thoughts and research findings on a specific topic. It is the preliminary to a more complete research article on a specific topic.
The text, the abstract, the keywords, the tables, the figures, the footnotes, and the references must not exceed 8,500 words.
The manuscript must be single-spaced. It will express the view of the author(s) and be supported by scholarly argument and/or scientific evidence on a specific topic falling within the editorial mandate of Études Inuit Studies.
All research notes are double-blind peer-reviewed.
We invite you to consult the Author guidelines to learn about the journal's publication rules.
Literature Reviews
A literature review, also known as a "review article", is a bibliographic synthesis presenting a critical study of the available sources on a given problem or subject.
The text, the abstract, the keywords, the tables, the figures, the footnotes, and the references must not exceed 8,500 words.
The manuscript must be single-spaced. It will express the view of the author(s) and be supported by scholarly argument and/or scientific evidence on a specific topic falling within the editorial mandate of Études Inuit Studies.
All articles and research notes are double-blind peer-reviewed.
We invite you to consult the Author guidelines to learn about the journal's publication rules.
Book Reviews
A book review or book report is a critical analysis of a published work. The text, the tables, the figures, the footnotes, and the references must not exceed 1,500 words.
The manuscript must be single-spaced. It will express the view of the author(s) and be supported by scholarly argument and/or scientific evidence on a specific topic falling within the editorial mandate of Études Inuit Studies.
We invite you to consult the Author guidelines to learn about the journal's publication rules.
The books below are available for review, but you can choose any book outside this list.
ANDERSON, Wanni W. and Douglas Anderson, 2024, Inupiat of the Sii. Historical, Ethnography, and Arctic Challenges. 151 p. Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press. (PDF)
BRICE-BENNETT, C., 2017, Dispossessed. The Eviction of Inuit from Hebron, Labrador. Montréal : Imaginaire Nord.
COLLINS J. R., 2017, On The Arctic Frontier: Ernest Leffingwell’s Polar Exploration And Legacy. Pullman : Washington State University.
DIPPEL J., 2018, To The Ends Of The Earth: The Truth Behind The Glory Of Polar Exploration. Amherst : Prometheus Books.
DORAIS, L.-J., 2020, Words of the Inuit : A Semantic Stroll through a Northern Culture. Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press.
FIENUP-RIORDAN, A., 2020, Nunakun-gguq Ciutengqertut. They Say They Have Ears Through the Ground. Animal Essays from Southwest Alaska. Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press.
FIENUP-RIORDAN, A., REARDEN, A., MEADE, M., JERNIGAN, K., 2020, Yungcautnguuq Nunam Qainga Tamarmi. All the Land's Surface is Medicine. Edible and Medicinal Plants of Southwest Alaska. Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press.
FLETCHER A. et M. NEYELLE (dir./eds), 2019, The Man Who Lived with a Giant Stories from Johnny Neyelle, Dene Elder. Edmonton : University of Alberta Press.
HANSEN, L., 2020, Sila : Un Conte groenlandais sur les changements climatiques. Québec : Presses de l'Université du Québec.
HARPER, Kenn, 2024, Give Me Winter, Give Me Dogs! Knud Rasmussen and the Fifth Thule Expedition. Iqaluit and Toronto : Inhabit Media Inc. p. 102. (PDF)
HØIRIS, O., MARQUARDT, O. et C. ANDREASEN, 2023, Magt og autoritet i Grønland. Odense : University Press of Southern Denmark (en danois).
HUAMAN, E. S. and N. D. MARTIN, 2023, Indigenous Research Design, Transnational Perspectives in Practice. Canadian Scholars’ Press.
KALLUAK, Mark, 2024, Mark Kalluak’s Traditional Stories from Arviat, Iqaluit et Toronto : Inhabit Media Inc. 217 p. Bilingue anglais et Inuktitut (PDF)
JOHNSON L. M. (dir./ed.), 2019, Wisdom Engaged. Traditional Knowledge for Northern Community Well-Being. Edmonton : University of Alberta Press, 402 p., illustr., bibliogr.
KILARSKI, M., 2021, A History of the Study of the Indigenous Languages of North America. Amsterdam Studies in the Theory and History of Linguistics Science. Amsterdam : John Benjamins Publishing Company.
KRUTAK, L. et A. DETER-WOLF, 2017, Ancient Ink: The Archaeology of Tattooing. Seattle : University of Washington Press.
MORTON, E. (ed.), 2022, Unsettling Canadian Art History. Montréal : McGill-Queen’s University Press.
NEVILLE R., 2017, Captain Cook’s Final Voyage : The Untold Story From the Journal of James Burney And Henry Roberts. Pullman : Washington State University.
PAX LEONARD, S., 2015, Some Ethnolinguistic Notes on Polar Eskimo. Bern : Peter Lang.
PAYNE, C., GREENHORN, B., KIGJUGALIK WEBSTER, D. and C. WILLIAMSON, 2022, Atiqput. Inuit Oral History and Project Naming. Montréal : McGill-Queen's University Press.
RIVET F., 2014, In the Footsteps of Abraham Ulrikab. The Events of 1880-1881. Gatineau : Polar Horizons, 343 p., illustr., encadrés, annexes, bibliogr., index.
ROBERT-LAMBIN, J. and P.-E. VICTOR, 2022, La civilisation du phoque. Paris : Belin.
SONNE, B., 2017, World-Views Of The Green-Landers: An Inuit Arctic Perspective. Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press.
ULTURGASHEVA, O. and B. BODENHORN (eds.), 2022, Risky futures. Climate, Geopolitics and Local Realities in the Uncertain Circumpolar North. New York andOxford : Berghahn Books.
VAN DEUSEN, K., 2022, Tigers and the Internet: Story, Shamans, History. Montréal : McGill-Queen's University Press.
In Memoriam
The "In Memoriam" section allows us to pay tribute to a researcher or a personality involved with the Inuit and their communities.
The text, the tables, the figures, the footnotes, and the references must not exceed 1,500 words.
The manuscript must be single-spaced. It will express the view of the author(s) and be supported by scholarly argument and/or scientific evidence on a specific topic falling within the editorial mandate of Études Inuit Studies.
We invite you to consult the Author guidelines to learn about the journal's publication rules.
Interviews
Transcribed interviews may be published in connection with the theme of the issue.
The text, the abstract, the keywords, the tables, the figures, the footnotes, and the references must not exceed 6,000 words.
The manuscript must be single-spaced. It will express the view of the author(s) and be supported by scholarly argument and/or scientific evidence on a specific topic falling within the editorial mandate of Études Inuit Studies.
We invite you to consult the Author guidelines to learn about the journal's publication rules.
Conferences
Transcribed lectures can be published in connection with the theme of the issue, whether they come from a conference, a symposium or an individual lecture.
The text, the abstract, the keywords, the tables, the figures, the footnotes, and the references must not exceed 6,000 words.
The manuscript must be single-spaced. It will express the view of the author(s) and be supported by scholarly argument and/or scientific evidence on a specific topic falling within the editorial mandate of Études Inuit Studies.
We invite you to consult the Author guidelines to learn about the journal's publication rules.
Poems
Inuit poems can be published in connection with the theme of the issue.
The text, the tables, the figures, the footnotes, and the references must not exceed 1,000 words.
The manuscript must be single-spaced. It will express the view of the author(s) on a specific topic falling within the editorial mandate of Études Inuit Studies.
We invite you to consult the Author guidelines to learn about the journal's publication rules.
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