UBC JOURNAL OF POLITICAL STUDIES

The UBC Journal of Political Studies (JPS) is one of the longest-running and most highly regarded undergraduate research journals in the country. The JPS is published by the UBC Political Science Student Association in partnership with the UBC Department of Political Science, and we have been in print for the past 20 years.

The best undergraduate political science papers by current and former UBC students are published, spanning a wide variety of subfields which include Canadian and US politics, international relations, political theory and comparative politics. Papers are selected on the basis of originality of research, conceptual innovation, topicality of subject matter, and overall quality of writing. 

editing

The editorial board is selected in September of each year, and trained in October/November. The Journal is a fantastic chance to gain formal experience in academic publishing, and students keen to take part in and learn from a rigorous peer-reviewed editing process are highly encouraged to contact the Co Editor-in-Chiefs, Abby Rice and Erin Strachan.

Submitting

Submissions for the 26th edition of the Journal of Political Studies are now open and the deadline has been extended! Please submit your paper via this form by January 12th, 2024 at 11:59 PM. Late submissions will not be considered.

We accept papers written for courses outside Political Science, as well as papers that were not written for course credit, as long as they are sufficiently relevant to political studies. 

PAPER SPECIFICATIONS

Each student can submit up to two papers that are no more than 5,000 words each. 

To be competitive, papers should have received grades of 80% or higher in an undergraduate course (2nd year and above; first-year papers will not be considered).

The paper must be in doc format. Additionally, it must have a title, the author's name, and the course name for which the paper was written.

You can find the most up-to-date submissions information at www.ubcjps.com.

The Co Editor-in-Chiefs of the JPS can be reached at editor.ubcpssa@gmail.com.