Author Guidelines
The Embark Climate Justice Journal (ECJJ) is excited to announce that submissions are now open for our second volume!
For Volume 2, we are centering Climate Justice in Practice. This means moving beyond theoretical frameworks to examine how climate justice is lived, practiced, and advanced within our communities, institutions, and ecosystems. We aim to publish diverse perspectives that interrogate existing power structures, center marginalized voices, and highlight actionable pathways toward collective liberation.
What We Are Looking For
We invite undergraduate and graduate students, community organizers, and writers to submit work aligned with the following themes:
- Case Studies of Grassroots Organizing: Practical analyses or documentations of local community campaigns, systemic struggles, and frontline responses.
- Student Movement Reflections: Critical insights, personal narratives, or strategic analyses of student-led climate activism and campus resistance.
- Mutual Aid & Community Resilience: Examinations of community-based networks, collective care, and self-reliance in response to climate disasters or ongoing crises.
- Indigenous-Led Climate Leadership: Works centering Indigenous sovereignty, traditional ecological knowledge, and leadership in climate stewardship and resistance.
- Policy or Campaign Analysis: Analytical breakdowns of active climate policies, legislative campaigns, or institutional accountability measures.
Submission Types
We accept a variety of written works, including:
- Coursework adaptations & academic essays
- Personal reflections & op-eds
- Analytical reviews & case studies
Submission Details
- Submissions Open: Friday, October 2, 2026
- Submission Deadline: Sunday, October 25, 2026 (Note: Submissions will close early if maximum capacity is reached.)
- Publication Target: Fall 2026
Submission Template
All submissions must use this template provided. Please download a copy in .docx format and complete the sections as provided before submitting. Ineligible or incomplete submissions will not be considered.
Co-authored Submissions
Co-authored papers can be submitted to the contest. In such cases, one author will complete the submission process, however, all co-authors must agree to the submission.
Article Revision and Professor Contact Information
Papers can be revised before submission in order to meet submission guidelines and to address outstanding comments from the professor or TA. Students are encouraged to attend an SLC writing consultation to support their revisions. Professors will be contacted to provide any further context necessary to allow for publication of submissions selected.
About the Journal
The Embark Climate Justice Journal (ECJJ) is a multidisciplinary effort to empower and resource SFU students in their sustainability journeys by publishing undergraduate and graduate coursework grounded in climate justice concepts. We prioritize anti-oppression, decolonization, and equity in the articles we publish as a means to spark dialogue and drive action towards dismantling oppressive frameworks within our climate systems.
Highlighting Pre-existing Coursework
This journal will host pre-existing undergraduate and graduate-level coursework across all disciplines, including research articles, case studies, essays, and literature reviews. Our aim is to highlight the dynamic research and academic explorations already undertaken by SFU undergraduates and graduates as part of their degree so that SFU students can gain inspiration from one another. ECJJ does not accept original works that are unrelated to one's academic progress at SFU.
An Intersectional Approach to Climate Justice
Racialized and marginalized communities face frontline impacts of climate change, and this journal prioritizes works that centre the experiences of those most marginalized within current institutional responses to the climate crisis. Works submitted must bridge concepts of climate change and justice to be considered, however, climate justice will be defined by this journal as an intersectional and multifaceted concept with ties across liberation movements.
About Embark Sustainability
Embark Sustainability is a resource hub empowering SFU students on their sustainability journeys through dialogue and transformative action. We serve transformative communities by centring anti-oppression, decolonization, and equity in impactful programming, events, and initiatives. Through this work, we spark dialogue and drive action to dismantle oppressive frameworks within institutions and our interconnected climate and food systems.
Learn more about Embark here.
