About

Canadian Jewish Studies / Études juives canadiennes is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal devoted to original scholarship that illuminates any and all aspects of the Canadian Jewish experience. Published since 1993 (biannually since 2019), the journal features articles from the disciplines of history, political science, sociology, economics, geography, demography, education, religion, linguistics, literature architecture, performing arts, and fine arts, among others. The journal also regularly publishes book reviews, roundtables, personal scholarly essays, translations of relevant texts from Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian, Spanish, and more, into English and French, and a section called Archives Matter, which covers the world of Canadian Jewish archives.

Editorial policy and ethics

Publication ethics

Submissions are initially evaluated by the editors. Once a submission is approved for peer review, it is prepared for blind review. Suitable reviewers are selected to evaluate submissions based on their professional reputation and experience with the subject matter of the submission and in the appropriate field. Reader reports using "track changes" and a formal Peer Review Form are submitted to the journal editors, who forward the former to submitting authors without identifying information, ensuring a double-blind review process. Peer Review Forms contain assessment notes for the editorial team only. They also contain reviewers’ recommendations to publish as is, publish with minor revisions, for revise & resubmit, or to reject. Authors are given a number of weeks to make “minor revisions” or substantially “revise and resubmit” their work. The editorial team, in consultation with the peer reviewers, determine if the submission has met review conditions for publication. Some sections of the journal are not peer reviewed, including book reviews, the Archives Matter sub-section, translations, reflections, field notes, editors’ introductions, front matter, and the regular list of relevant archival repositories in Canada. The journal does not charge APCs or submission charges. 

Disclaimer

The views, opinions, positions or ideas expressed by the authors and reviewers featured in this journal are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or beliefs of the journal’s editorial team. 

Plagiarism

Canadian Jewish Studies / Études juives canadiennes will not publish plagiarized material, which includes material created by Generative AI. We reserve the right to refuse, retract, and unpublish materials that are found to plagiarize with malicious intent. 

Digital archiving

All articles are deposited in Scholars Portal Journals (a Trusted Digital Repository) for long-term preservation and access. 

Editorial board

David S. Koffman, editor-in-chief (York University)

Joshua Tapper, managing editor (Stanford University)

Valentina Gaddi, associate editor, French (Université du Montréal)

Amir Lavie, associate editor, digital (Archives of Ontario)

Vardit Lightstone, associate editor, book reviews (Independent)

Janice Rosen, associate editor, Archives Matter (Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)