Submissions

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

The submission directly addresses one or more of the journal's core themes: the needs and concerns of nomadic communities; safeguarding of nomadic cultural heritage; and intercultural dialogue involving nomadic people.
The manuscript meets the length and content requirements of the journal section to which it is being submitted.
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).
The submission file is in OpenDocument (odt) or Microsoft Word (docx) file format.
Where available, URLs or DOIs for the references have been provided.
The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
The text is formatted using Chicago author-date style citations and bibliography.
The submission is written in English and has been reviewed, where appropriate, by an English-speaking language editor.
The submission is accompanied by a 200-word abstract, written in English. (Versions of the abstract in additional languages may also be included.)

Author Guidelines

Formatting guidelines

To enable rigorous editorial and peer review, articles must be submitted in English. Nonetheless, submissions to the "Reports" section may include fieldnotes, stories, interview transcripts, songs, or similar source material in their original language. Where feasible, translations of these resources should be provided by the authors. Such translations do not count against submission word limits.

Citations should be formatted using Chicago author-date style. If available, a digital bibliography file (e.g., BibTeX, Endnote, Zotero RDF formats) should be supplied.

All references included in the bibliography must be cited in the text of the article.

Images must be provided at a suitable resolution for print (300 dpi or greater). At the time of submission, upload separate full-resolution versions of any images that are embedded within the body of the article.

Supplemental material hosted on a third-party website or platform will not be accepted.

Article Processing Charges

Nomadic Studies is a not-for-profit journal aiming to be supported by a self-sustaining publishing model and accessible to all potential readers and contributors. There is no charge for submitting an article for review.

As we transition to an open publishing platform, we are waiving Article Processing Charges with support from the International Institute for the Study of Nomadic Civilizations, UNESCO, and the University of Winnipeg.

Reports

Reports are short, peer-reviewed contributions that provide exploration and insight from research in progress. Articles in this section may describe preliminary results from ongoing studies, comment on field notes or raw data, reflect on a research process, invite readers to consider new ideas or approaches, or share stories and images from nomadic communities and research collaborators. Submissions should be 1500-2000 words in length.

Contributions in this section are evaluated for relevance and clarity of communication. We strongly encourage submissions representing Indigenous research methods, research-creation, action research, and other forms that challenge the norms and hierarchies of social research.

Dialogue

"Dialogue" features are thematically grouped collections of 4-6 peer-reviewed research articles, followed by synthesis comments and responses from section editors and contributors. Where possible, grouped contributions will represent a balance of academic, practitioner, and community perspectives.

Article manuscript submissions should be 5000-7000 words in length; synthesis comments and responses are 500-1000 words each. By submitting a manuscript to this section, you agree to contribute to commentary on the articles in this section in the event your submission is accepted.

Individual authors should consult the Calls for Papers on the front page of the journal website for the themes of upcoming issues. Proposals for guest-edited Dialogue features are invited at any time, and may build on the work of a conference, panel, or international research initiative.

Reviews

Critical reviews of books, films, exhibitions, policy documents, or other recent publications or events related to nomadic peoples and cultures. Submissions should be approximately 1000 words in length. Contributors are invited to consult the editors prior to submitting a review.

Research articles

Peer-reviewed research articles are 5000 words or longer.

Individual authors should consult the Calls for Papers on the front page of the journal website for the themes of upcoming issues.

Copyright Notice

All submissions published in Nomadic Peoples are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This means that users are free to:

Share — copy and redistribute the article in any medium or format
Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the article for any purpose, even commercially.

These uses are subject to the following restrictions:

Attribution — Anyone who uses or adapts the article must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
ShareAlike — If someone decides to remix, transform, or build upon the article, they must distribute their contributions under the same license as the original.

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