Submissions

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Author Guidelines

Please prepare the following items before you start the submission process: 

A. Main file

  1. Title: what it does
  2. Subtitle: what it is
  3. Author information (name, institution, ORCID, e-mail, )
  4. Author bio (max 30 words) 
  5. Reviewer (min 2; name, position, affiliation)
  6. UiT Context (If you are not affiliated with UiT please provide a short clarification how this work relates UiT projects.)
  7. Abstract (max 250 words)
  8. Keywords (max 5, different from title)
  9. Cover image (CC BY 4.0)
  10. Alternative text: a written description of the cover image: concise, descriptive, and focused on what is relevant about the image in its context.
  11. Creative idea/material/reflection
  12. References/sources of inspiration/ no limits (including links and doi)

Download main file template here

B. Cover image (.png, CC BY 4.0) 

C. Optional: Read your abstract aloud, e.g. with the recording device on your mobile phone (.mp3 file CC BY 4.0)

Quality criteria

The primary criteria for review are creativity, transparency, context, impact, clarity, ethics and accessibility irrespective of the format of the submission. These criteria may be referred to differently across academic practices, disciplines and traditions.  

  1. Creativity: Demonstrates creativity (in the sense of innovation and originality) in approach, perspective, methodology, or findings. Makes a distinctive contribution to knowledge that extends current practices in a field. 
  2. Transparency: Clearly explains methods, creative processes, techniques, or materials used. Septentrio Creative's  AI policy is based on DOAI recommendations. 
  3. Context: Acknowledges prior knowledge, situating itself within or challenging existing paradigms. Recognizes its relationship to existing traditions, movements, or influences within or across disciplines.  
  4. Impact: Demonstrates potential to advance knowledge, challenge theories, or inspire inquiry and practice. Shows capacity to provoke thought and action, evoke emotion, or challenge perceptions. 
  5. Clarity: Readable and attractive for a wide audience. Excessive use of jargon or specialized concepts should be avoided. If such terms are necessary, they must be clearly explained. 
  6. Ethics: We advocate respectful freedom of speech and recommend to follow common standards for research ethics.  The journal follows the COPE guidelines on publication ethics. The author(s) maintain full responsibility and accountability for the content. We recommend the following standards for research ethics: https://www.forskningsetikk.no/retningslinjer/
  7.  Accessibility: for all audience members, including those with disabilities, by adhering to accessibility best practices. This includes providing alternative text for images, captions or transcripts for videos, and sound files or audio descriptions where appropriate. 

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • Where available, URLs and DOIs for the references have been provided.
  • The main file is in the journal's main file template.
  • All images are provided with alternative text and CC BY 4.0 license.
  • The submission has not been published elsewhere.

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Open access License: CC BY 4.0

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