Q: What kind of articles do you publish? 

 

A: We publish academic articles and commentaries under four categories: local (municipal politics, governance, grassroots); domestic (real or proposed systems of governance in the Canadian context); global (topics with an international scope/global governance, comp. politics or IR); theory (social and ideological underpinnings of governance, global or domestic). When writing for yPolitika, you agree to our terms and conditions outlined here.​

 

Academic articles require a word count between 800 and 2000 words. Commentaries reflect the opinion of the author and require a word count between 400 and 800 words. All works submitted to yPolitika for publishing must follow APA citation guidelines. 

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Q: Who can submit articles to yPolitika? 

 

A: All undergraduate students in any program and/or faculty at the University of Ottawa can submit articles to yPolitika. 

 

Q: Who decides what articles are accepted? 

 

A: yPolitika's editorial team accept submissions, edit submissions, and guide students in developing their work. 

 

Q: How can publishing in yPolitika further my research at a professional level? 

 

A: yPolitika helps students practice meeting the formatting, research, and argumentative standards of professional academic journals. Throughout the editing process, editors provide valuable feedback that can be used to improve the quality of your work. Published articles can reach other University of Ottawa students and professors with similar interests. You can also add your published articles to your LinkedIn and CV to broaden your academic network.

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