Department of History, Latin, & Political Science HiPo Student Journal
The Langara Student Journal of History and Political Science (HiPo) is an academic journal written, edited, and published annually online by students.
Submissions are welcome from Langara students on topics relating to all aspects of History (including Classical Studies and Art History) and Political Science.
ISSN 2561-6536
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Our logo, "William" the Hippo, appears courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Submissions
Deadlines
Volume 8
Submission Deadline: 11:59 pm on Friday, 7 February, 2025
Successful Authors Notified: TBA
Revised Drafts Due: TBA
General guidelines
- All materials must be submitted to hipojournal [at] langara.ca (hipojournal[at]langara[dot]ca)
- Authors may submit a maximum of two papers for consideration from the applicable disciplines.
- A maximum of one paper per author will be published.
- For each paper submission, all of the following must be received by the deadline:
- The paper
- An abstract of the paper (maximum 150 words).
- An email sent by a Langara instructor attesting that the paper achieved a grade of at least a A-.
Paper Guidelines
- Papers must have been submitted to a Langara class in one of the three previous semesters (Spring, Summer, Fall 2024). Previous Langara students' submissions are welcome so long as they follow this rule.
- The paper must not have been previously published or be under consideration at a journal when it is submitted.
- Papers must be submitted as MSWord documents (.doc or .docx) and must be 1,150-3500 words.
- Papers must be formatted according to Chicago Style, with a bibliography and sources cited as footnotes.
- The author is responsible for obtaining copyright permission for any images included with the paper.
All submission guidelines must be followed or papers will not be considered for publication.
Resources
Abstracts
Please review the following page for help preparing your abstract:
University of Toronto - Writing Support: The Abstract
Chicago Style
Access the Full Manual of Style online through the Langara Library
Copyright
For help with copyright: Start with the Langara Library's guide
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Editorial Board
2025
Jack Browne
Lecielo Fernandez
Sarah McIntyre
Zane McPhedran
Kana Nakamura
Sanjana Saxena
Stephen Shan
Jack Simpson
Contact us
hipojournal [at] langara.ca (hipojournal[at]langara[dot]ca)
Faculty Advisor
Sean Maschmann
smaschmann [at] langara.ca (smaschmann[at]langara[dot]ca)
Interested in joining the team? Please email Sean Maschmann with ‘HiPo’ in the subject line.
