About the journal
- Aims and Scope
- What we publish
- Editorial process and Peer Review
- Acceptance criteria
- Open Access and Licensing
- Diamond OA – no article publication charges (APCs)
- Discoverability and Indexing
- Journal metrics
- Journal Details
- Contact and Community
Aims and scope
The London Journal of Canadian Studies (LJCS) is an interdisciplinary fully peer reviewed, open access journal specialising in Canadian history, politics, culture and society and has been published annually since 1984. Many leading UK Canadianists based at the University of London and UCL have been associated with it during its 30-year history.
Volumes of the LJCS are usually themed issues, with each volume consisting of refereed articles addressing a topic of interest to Canadians, Canadianists and anyone with a general interest in Canada.
What we publish
We welcome a wide range of content formats, including:
- Research articles
- Review articles (e.g. critical and systematic appraisal of the current research)
- Book reviews
Find out more about how to format and submit to the journal in our Author Guidelines:
Author guidelines
Editorial process and Peer Review
The London Journal of Canadian Studies operates double anonymised peer review, where both the reviewers and authors are anonymised during review. Authors should submit an anonymous version of the manuscript, removed of all identifying references to the author(s) for peer review.
Reviewers cannot be from the same institution as the author, based at any funding bodies connected to the paper and cannot be recommended by authors or anyone else connected to the paper. Author(s) should submit an anonymous version of the manuscript, stripped of all identifying references to the author(s) for peer review.
Further information regarding peer review can be found on the UCL Press editorial policy pages (https://journals.uclpress.co.uk/site/editorial_policy).
Acceptance criteria
We assess submissions based on:
- Relevance to our aims, scope and mission.
- Clarity and soundness of argument and findings.
- Evidence of new knowledge and meaningful contribution to the field.
- Responsiveness to reviewer and Editorial feedback.
Submissions are unlikely to be accepted if they:
- Are primarily commercial or self-promotional.
- Contain excessive self-citation.
- Lack clear conclusions or conceptual rigour.
- Provide minimal updates on prior work.
- Are not suitable for peer review due to clarity or fit with the journal.
Articles accepted for publication will be those where the Editor has received at least two favourable peer reviews and is satisfied that all reviewer and Editorial comments have been adequately addressed.
Experience suggests that few submissions are accepted after a single review round. The Editor may decline a submission at any stage if reviewer concerns cannot be addressed to the Board’s satisfaction. In some cases, Editors may request revisions before peer review to support review effectiveness.
Preprints
The London Journal of Canadian Studies is happy to accept submissions of papers that have been loaded onto preprint servers or personal websites, have been presented at conferences, or other informal communication channels. These formats will not be deemed prior publication. Authors must retain copyright to such preprints and are encouraged to link any prior posting of their paper to the final published version within the journal, if it is editorially accepted.
Further information about self-archiving your article on preprint servers can be found on the UCL Press editorial policy pages:
Editorial policies
Open Access and Licensing
All content is published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. This ensures:
- Free access for readers worldwide.
- Retention of copyright by authors.
- Maximum flexibility for reuse, adaptation and sharing.
We follow the Budapest Open Access Initiative and are committed to author rights and open scholarship. Our Author Contributor Agreement outlines full terms for publication:
Author Contributor Agreement
Diamond OA – no article publication charges (APCs)
The London Journal of Canadian Studies is a Diamond Open Access journal, meaning that UCL Press does not levy any Article-Processing Charges (APCs) for submission or publication.
UCL Press covers all the costs to publishing every article and publishing is free at every stage:
- No submission fees
- No peer review fees
- No publication fees
This reflects our commitment to equity and non-profit publishing, especially for authors with limited funding or from underrepresented sectors.
Discoverability and Indexing
UCL Press works with subject specific indexers to deposit published articles in relevant repositories and search databases. Articles published in The London Journal of Canadian Studies are indexed in:
- Scopus
- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
- Dimensions
- EBSCOHost
- OCLC
- Google Scholar
- Baidu
- Portico and CLOCKSS (for long-term preservation)
Journal metrics
We are committed to the responsible use of metrics and strongly encourage all readers, authors, reviewers, and Editors to read through our statement about the use of metrics across the journal, available online at https://journals.uclpress.co.uk/site/editorial_policy/#METRICS.
Citation metrics
- Scopus CiteScore (2025) 0.5
- Scopus SJR (2025) not yet released
- Scopus SNIP (2025) not yet released
Journal Details
ISSN: 2397-0928
Publication frequency: The London Journal of Canadian Studies publishes one issue per year.
Published by
UCL Press, University College London (UCL)
Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
Contact and Community
Whether you’re submitting, reviewing, or simply reading, we invite you to be part of our network.
For pre-submission enquiries:
tony.mcculloch [at] ucl.ac.uk.
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