
Cover Letter must include the following details:
UnderCurrents welcomes both creative and scholarly work. These include essays, poetry, photographs, visual submissions, video, audio, mixed formats, and more.
Submissions may be accepted to either the printed issue or the UnderCurrents website, or both. The Editorial Collective may discuss these different options with the author/artist.
Please read ALL the guidelines and requirements prior to submitting your work.
ALL submissions must include a Cover Letter AND an abstract (see items 2 and 3 in the Submission Preparation Checklist)
For ensuring a blind review process, PLEASE ENSURE ALL YOUR FILES EXCEPT THE COVER LETTER DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR NAME OR ANY OTHER IDENTIFYING INFORMATION. Thank you.
Visual submissions: You may submit small jpegs for review. Original images must be at least 1600X1200pixels, 300dpi, in .jpg or .pdf format, and will be required upon acceptance or during the review process.
Text: All text (poems, creative texts, scholarly essays, etc.) should be in .doc or .docx format.
Scholarly essays should not exceed 6,000 words (exclusive of citations). Authors should adhere to current MLA rules for citations and references.
Hybrid submissions: Work that includes both text and images should be submitted in its full version in .pdf file.
However, all of the text must be submitted additionally in .doc or .docx format.
Below is the review format for book reviews. Please do not hesitate to contact the UnderCurrents Editorial Collective at currents@yorku.ca if you have any questions.
UnderCurrents only publishes favourable book reviews. If you are unable to provide review that is critical but kind, please return your book to the UnderCurrents mailbox in FES reception and we will reassign it or send it back to the publisher.
[Title] The Reinvention of the Hand by PAUL VERMEERSCH [full caps for author’s name]
M&S, 2009 $29.95
Reviewed by JANE DOE [full caps for your name]
Thank you for contributing to UnderCurrents. We look forward to reading your review.
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
UnderCurrents is a collectively- and student-run journal based out of the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University. UnderCurrents explores the relations of environment, culture and society, and publishes one thematic issue per year. We are committed to publishing a variety of scholarly, creative and activist work that critically engages with conceptions of the environment.
Back issues are free to view online. New issues will be uploaded with the release of printed copies. Volumes 12, 15, 16, 17 and 18 are available for purchase in print. Contact us for details.
ISSN 2292-4736 (online)