Call for Papers
Publish Your Ideas. Deepen Your Research. Join a Global Youth Community.
The International Journal of Youth and Sustainability (IJYS) invites high school, undergraduate, and graduate students from around the world to submit their work. We are a global academic platform dedicated to amplifying youth perspectives on the future of sustainable development.
Submissions
We Welcome Three Types of Submissions
Choose the format that best matches your experience, evidence, and voice. We welcome rigorous research, applied analysis, and compelling storytelling connected to sustainability.
Audience
Who Should Submit?
IJYS welcomes emerging scholars at different stages of their academic journey, offering a credible platform to share ideas, research, and applied sustainability insights.
High School Students
An early, credible pathway to showcase your ideas, field observations, or project-based learning.
Undergraduate Students
Demonstrate subject commitment, independent thinking, and readiness for advanced academic or professional work.
Graduate Students
Publish focused, policy-relevant, or interdisciplinary work and engage with a wider youth sustainability audience.
Why Publish with IJYS?
Build your academic identity, strengthen your profile, develop real research and writing skills, connect with a global network, and contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Guidelines
Submission Guidelines
Focus your work on environmental, social, economic, or technological dimensions of sustainability. We value strong ideas, careful thinking, and genuine commitment.
All submissions must reflect academic integrity and good citation practices. Formal academic experience is not a prerequisite, but clarity, evidence, and originality matter.
