Shima

Call for Papers / Special Theme Issues

Shima accepts submissions at any time on a variety of topics concerning island, coastal, maritime, lacustrine and riverine locales. In addition, Shima regularly publishes theme issues and theme sections within general issues.

The following calls for papers are now open:

• Inland Waterscapes

  There will be a theme issue of the journal Shima on Inland Waterscapes related to the Udine conference on the topic that will be published in April 2025. All conference presenters are invited to submit extended versions of their papers (4000–8000 words, including footnotes and bibliographies) for review by November 1^st 2024. Manuscripts can be submitted for review in any standard format but, if accepted, the final manuscript will need to be formatted according to Shima guidelines, see instructions for authors at: https://shimajournal.org/instructions.php.

  All submissions will be double-blind peer reviewed and reports will be delivered to submitting authors by January 20^th 2025, allowing authors the opportunity to address reviewers’ recommendations and — if recommended — make the required revisions. The deadline for the submission of revised material will be February 28^th 2025.

  Any queries on the above should be addressed to the Shima editor, Philip Hayward, at: phayward21c@gmail.com