Inaugural Letter from the Editor-in-Chief

With the support of the Arthur V. Mauro Institute for Peace and Justice, at St. Paul’s College, University of Manitoba, we are pleased to announce the launch of the International Journal for Peace and Justice (IJPJ). The Mauro Institute is: “dedicated to the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution, global citizenship, peace, and social justice through research, education, and outreach.”

Formerly known as the International Journal of Peace Studies – an organ of the International Peace Research Association – this journal will continue to build its legacy under a new name. Over the years the International Journal of Peace Studies has published original research by some of the founding figures in the field, including Johan Galtung, Elise Boulding, Birgid Brock Utne, Carolyn Stephenson, Betty Reardon, Lou Kriesberg, Dennis Sandole, Chad Alger, Ken Boulding, and John W. Burton, and publications by leading figures in the broader global peace community, such as Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama and other Nobel laureates.  In gratitude, we are honored to house, preserve, and make available 30 years of prior publications to all our readers. We are also privileged to move forward with a new name. The use of the preposition “for,” is deliberate in that it endorses IJPJ’s purpose and reason for being.

We made an intentional decision to provide a Diamond Open Access to the content of IJPJ on the principle that making research readily available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge, ideas, experiences, and praxis. Consequently, our model does not charge fees to either readers or authors.

We welcome you to make a scholarly contribution to our Journal. My sincere hope is that our collective contributions will (a) generate a powerful ripple effect that extends beyond our regional, provincial, and national boundaries, and (b) be a brave space to converse in ways that are open to learning anew.

Sincerely,

 

Stanley Amaladas PhD

Director, Arthur V. Mauro Institute for Peace & Justice,

St. Paul’s College, University of Manitoba.