Call for Papers OP Press Journal Publications 2026

Art & Design 31

The journal Scope (Art & Design) aims to engage discussion on contemporary research in the visual arts and design. It is concerned with views and critical debates surrounding issues of practice, theory, history and their relationships as manifested through the visual and related arts and activities, such as sound, performance, curation, tactile and immersive environments, digital scapes and methodological considerations. With New Zealand and its Pacific neighbours as a backdrop, but not its only stage, Scope (Art & Design) seeks to address the matters which concern contemporary artists and arts enquirers in their environments of practice.
ISSN (print): 1177-5653; ISSN (online): 1177-5661. 

Scope (Art & Design) 31, 2026 has an open theme.

Submissions to scope.editorial@op.ac.nz by 30 April 2026.

Health & Wellbeing 10

The journal Scope (Health & Wellbeing) aims to engage in multidisciplinary discussion on contemporary research in the landscape of health. It is concerned with views and critical debates surrounding issues of practice, theory, education, history and their relationships as manifested through the written and visual activities, such as original research, commentary, and critical debates concerning contemporary researchers, industry, society and educators in their environments of national and international practice. Scope’s focus is on building a sense of community amongst researchers in New Zealand and the international community. 
ISSN (hardcopy): 2537-8872; ISSN (online): 2537-8880 

Scope (Health & Wellbeing) 10 has an open theme.

Submissions to Jean.Ross@op.ac.nz by 30 April 2026.

Learning & Teaching 16 

The journal Scope (Learning & Teaching) is concerned with views, critical debate and reflections on learning and teaching theory and practice. It seeks to address current topical matters in the field of tertiary and vocational education. Its focus is on building a sense of community amongst researchers from an array of New Zealand institutions with the goal of linking with a wider international community.
ISSN: 1179-951X (hardcopy), ISSN: 1178- 9528 (online).

Scope (Learning & Teaching) 16 has an open theme.

Submissions to megan.kitching@op.ac.nz by 30 April 2026.

Learning & Teaching 17

Special Issue: Learning Design

This special issue of Scope (Learning & Teaching) aims to explore contemporary topics in the field of Learning Design. Learning Design is gaining recognition as an evolving, standalone profession, distinct from the traditional view that it is merely a task undertaken by teachers. There is rapidly growing, worldwide audience for online learning, with educational technologies and platforms becoming increasingly available, accessible and AI-enabled. Student needs for social connection and community transcend these easy offerings and have led to the exploration of complementary approaches in design for online learning, including, but not limited to, the integration of Ako and other indigenous approaches.
Submissions will focus on applied theory and case studies; Aotearoa-NZ bicultural context; examples and critique; AI and its implications; narratives of learning designers and other related topics.
ISSN: 1179-951X (hardcopy), ISSN: 1178- 9528 (online).

Submissions to megan.kitching@op.ac.nz by 31 May 2026.

Work-based Learning 8

The journal Scope (Work-based Learning) focuses on contemporary research in assessment of prior learning, learning in, for, and about work, and professional practice. It is concerned with critical debate about practice, theory, and history, and their relationships as manifested in the experiences of learners, practitioners, and researchers in work-based learning and professional practice.
ISSN 2703-6227 (print) ISSN 2703-6235 (online).

Scope (Work-based Learning) 8 has a theme of "Work Reimagined: Reframing Power, Practice and Purpose"
How are we learning in and through our work? We invite reflections on how power, practice, and purpose are shifting in real work settings. How do people learn through disruption, adapt to new expectations, and navigate the ethical tensions of decision-making? What roles are emerging, what remains hidden, and how is meaning made in the flow of work?
We welcome practitioner research, case studies, visual essays, and personal narratives. At its heart, this issue will explore what it means to learn and practise with integrity and purpose in a world of ongoing change.

Submissions to henk.roodt@op.ac.nz, rachel.mcnamara@op.ac.nz by 30 April 2026.

Junctures 26

The theme for the forthcoming issue is “gender.” See full call for papers here and submission guidelines here.

We welcome proposals for articles on queer, transgender, gender-non-conforming or gender-diverse identities, feminisms and masculinities, intersectionality and Indigeneity, or any issues pertaining to gender within and across disciplines.

In the first instance, please submit a title and abstract of between 500 and 750 words by 31 March 2026. Please also provide a short biography including your institutional affiliation.

Junctures is a multidisciplinary double-blind peer-reviewed journal that seeks to highlight the contradictions, complexities and coherences that underlie the theme for the current call. We encourage discussion across disciplinary and cultural boundaries, through scholarly research articles as well as narratives, commentaries and interventions that sit outside conventional academic contexts.

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