Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
If submitting a conference proposal, cover letters are not required. Submit any conference form as text during the submission process. Use the "Abstract" box to submit your proposal text.
Submissions must include the following:
- A cover letter that outlines the number of words in the article text, the type of article being submitted (e.g., for peer-review, systematic review, protocol, practitioner article), declaration of competing interest, funder, and any other information that would be helpful for the editors to determine fit with the journal and to choose reviewers.
- A statement that the submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration, in the comments to the Editors.
- The submission file is in Microsoft Word document file format.
- An Abstract of 250 words or less that includes searchable keywords to allow prospective readers to locate your article by typing keywords into a search engine. Please do not include citations in the abstract.
- Five to ten keywords that are different from the title and words contained in the abstract to have the most reach to searchers. Because the journal aims to highlight contributions from and about Canada, we recommend that "Canada" is one of the key words.
- Double-spaced text, 12-point font, employs italics, no underlining (except with URL addresses).
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided. URLs should not appear in the body of the manuscript, only in the References, as per APA.
- If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions for ensuring a blind review have been followed.
- All illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
Practitioner Articles
Practitioner Articles describe the practical work, experiences, and insights of practitioners of academic integrity, including educators and academic support staff. All practitioner articles must be within the focus and scope of the Canadian Perspectives on Academic Integrity.
Practitioner articles should be no more than 4,500 words (including tables and figures, but excluding references). If authors are unable to adhere to word count limits, authors are encouraged to contact the journal editors prior to submission.
Articles submitted to the Practitioner's section of the journal will be edited, but will not undergo peer review.
Peer-reviewed Research Articles
Peer-reviewed Research Articles
Research papers report empirical studies addressing significant research questions in academic integrity and academic misconduct. Grounded in pertinent literature and theories, research questions are answered by data that are systematically collected and analyzed. All research papers must be within the focus and scope of the Canadian Perspectives on Academic Integrity.
Original research articles should be no more than 5,000 words (including tables and figures), excluding references). If authors are unable to adhere to word count limits, authors are encouraged to contact the journal editors prior to submission. A statement is included in the body of the manuscript that data collection and research protocol has been approved by the local research ethics board.
Review
Reviews may include, but are not limited to, articles that describe the systematic and substantial syntheses of literature for a specific topic, evaluate progress in specified topic, or critically assess an issue. All reviews must be within the focus and scope of the Canadian Perspectives on Academic Integrity. Original review articles should be no more than 12,000 words (excluding abstract, tables, figures, and references). If authors are unable to adhere to word count limits, authors are encouraged to contact the journal editors prior to submission.
Articles published in the peer-reviewed section of the journal will undergo double-blind peer review.
Canadian Symposium on Academic Integrity 2027
The Call for Proposals for the 2027 Canadian Symposium on Academic Integrity (CSAI) is now open. In May 2027, this event will be hosted by the Academic Integrity Hub in the Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam people. CSAI 2027 will take place in-person only.
CSAI 2027 takes place at a pivotal moment for academic integrity. Following a global pandemic, with its temporary pivot to online learning and assessments, and the arrival of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), the teaching and learning landscape is evolving. Our experiences with and understanding of academic integrity are being actively informed and shaped by the impact of these changes.
We are in a moment when change is constant, and we are continuously prompted to imagine and plan for what comes next. This is the time to pause and reflect: where do we find ourselves now? At this moment in time, what is the state of the academic integrity field? What are the most pressing issues, questions and opportunities? Beyond the now, what can we learn from the past, and how are we preparing for the future? Such questions will be central to the theme of this year’s Symposium: Academic Integrity Now.
CSAI 2027 seeks to bring together the academic integrity community to reflect on our current moment in time and state of affairs. What practices, policies and approaches are being explored by institutions and practitioners? How are academic integrity communities working to inspire hope, action, and grounding during disruptions and challenges? How can we emphasize wellbeing in a time of complexity and change? This focus on the now allows us to take account of how far the field has come and all the places it could still go.
We invite presentations on this theme, and on all topics relating to academic integrity more broadly, including:
- Current research on academic integrity
- Practitioner experiences and approaches
- Institutional approaches and priorities
- Academic integrity and wellbeing (care, compassion, hope)
- Academic integrity and GenAI tools
- Student engagement and partnership
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Canadian Perspectives on Academic Integrity is an Open Access journal that publishes articles under a Creative Commons License: Attribution-Non-Commerical-NoDerivs (CC-BY-NC-ND) license, meaning that authors retain the copyright to their work.
Authors are encouraged to deposit the published version of their work to institutional or disciplinary repositories immediately upon publication, alongside a link to the URL of the published article on the journal’s website. This allows your work to be redistributed unmodified for non-commercial purposes.
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