PAPER SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN: https://forms.gle/t3V6eA6VnYS11Jva6
Map submissions are currently closed. Here are our submission cycles for 2021:
Priority deadline:
Final Deadline
Submissions are done via Google Form so please save your submission in a place accessible to us (like Google Drive) and make sure the document is updated with the appropriate permissions for us to access it. Alternatively, you can drop us an email if you encounter issues in doing so.
Plenum publishes high-quality work which contributes to larger conversations within Geography, whether that is addressing a gap in the literature, furthering current scholarship, or taking an innovative approach to existing scholarship.
Have a shorter paper or write in alternative modes? We're still interested, email us at plenum@uw.edu.
Criteria for submission
Additional notes
Formatting Requirements
While submissions can be longer or shorter than 10-17 pages, we will only publish papers within this range of length. If your submission is selected, we will work together to edit it to an appropriate length if its too short or too long.
The Fine Print
If your piece is selected, you will meet with your assigned editor regularly over the course of the quarter preceding publication. We expect that you are interested in challenging yourself and your work to meet Plenum’s standards of quality, integrity, originality, and critical analytic thought.
Plenum reserves the right to not publish a piece that has been initially selected or edited during the quarter preceding publication.
Priority deadline:
- OPEN: February 1st, 2021
- CLOSE: February 8th, 2021
Final Deadline
- OPEN: April 2nd, 2021
- CLOSE: April 9th, 2021
Submissions are done via Google Form so please save your submission in a place accessible to us (like Google Drive) and make sure the document is updated with the appropriate permissions for us to access it. Alternatively, you can drop us an email if you encounter issues in doing so.
Plenum publishes high-quality work which contributes to larger conversations within Geography, whether that is addressing a gap in the literature, furthering current scholarship, or taking an innovative approach to existing scholarship.
Have a shorter paper or write in alternative modes? We're still interested, email us at plenum@uw.edu.
Criteria for submission
- Does the piece have a cohesive and well-thought-through argument?
- Is the piece approachable and accessible to a broad audience?
- Is the topic in dialog with recent and relevant scholarship?
- Is the topic compelling?
Additional notes
- We accept submissions from all disciplines so long as the work reflects core themes of geography, such as spatial relationships and the importance of place. Not sure if your piece qualifies? Submit it anyway!
- Plenum published both original research as well as course term papers. Before submitting, please adjust your paper for your audience (e.g., defining any terms that may be course specific)
Formatting Requirements
- 10-17 pages (not including images and bibliography)
- 200-300 word abstract
- Times New Roman, 12pt.
- Double spaced
- 1 inch margins
- Harvard citation style
While submissions can be longer or shorter than 10-17 pages, we will only publish papers within this range of length. If your submission is selected, we will work together to edit it to an appropriate length if its too short or too long.
The Fine Print
If your piece is selected, you will meet with your assigned editor regularly over the course of the quarter preceding publication. We expect that you are interested in challenging yourself and your work to meet Plenum’s standards of quality, integrity, originality, and critical analytic thought.
Plenum reserves the right to not publish a piece that has been initially selected or edited during the quarter preceding publication.
