Focus and Scope

Established in 1969, BC Studies, a quarterly devoted to the understanding of British Columbia, has played a unique role in the intellectual life of the province of British Columbia ever since. Housed at the University of British Columbia from its inception, BC Studies is a well-respected peer reviewed journal, an important publishing venue of original research from a diverse group of scholars, and a training ground for students. Through it's focus on British Columbia, BC Studies provides a regional link between disciplines in the social sciences, and between the scholarly community and passionate generalists. A typical issue contains three or, increasingly, four articles, book reviews by authorities in the field, and an ongoing bibliography of books, articles and government publications on BC.

Section Policies

In This Issue

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Articles

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Review Essay

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Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Photo Essay

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Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Case Commentary

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Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Reviews, Bibliography of BC, and Contributors

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

The play's the thing

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Forum

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Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Comments and Notes

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Peer Reviewed

Research Note

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Map

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

Manuscripts reviewed by BC Studies undergo a rigorous editorial process, and are sent out anonymously to two (and sometimes three) readers with scholarly expertise in the relevant area.

 

Publication Frequency

BC Studies is a quarterly journal, publishing Spring. Summer, Fall and Winter issues.

Delayed Open Access

The contents of this journal will be available in an open access format 24 month(s) after an issue is published.

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...

Audio Articles

In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of BC Studies, we have recorded forty of the most influential and engaging articles published to date. The articles are available to stream and download free of charge!

Please visit our website to listen:

www.bcstudies.com/audio.php

BC Studies would like to acknowledge the support of the Canada Magazine Fund.