Young Anthropology Journal

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Read Volume 1 of Young Anthropology: Exciting Beginnings (Fall 2019)

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Read Volume 2 of Young Anthropology: Inspiration and Innovation (Fall 2020)

Undergraduate students: you can contribute to Young Anthropology!

The submission process is online, and the journal is an online publication!

  • Did you write a particularly strong course paper?
  • Did you conduct research for a class?
  • Did you write a fieldwork report or a book review?
  • Are you interested in publishing your work?

Consider submitting it for publication with Young Anthropology, the UTM Department of Anthropology's first online, open access and peer reviewed journal. 

This call is open to undergraduate students from across anthropology's subdisciplines.

We welcome:

  • research papers
  • book reviews
  • fieldwork reports
  • experiential learning reflections
  • author interviews
  • student interviews

Submission information

One submission per student per journal issue.

View the YA Journal author guidelines and policies for detailed submission information and author guidelines.

If your paper is too long to submit to the journal, consider contacting the Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre for advice on editing a paper.

Submission deadlines

  • May 31, 2021 for research papers
  • August 31, 2021 for other submission types, including:
    • book reviews
    • fieldwork reports
    • experiential learning reflections
    • author and student interviews

Call for submissions of original artwork and photography

Learn more about submitting your anthropology-related original artwork or photography online to Young Anthropology.

The submission deadline for artwork and photography is August 31, 2021.