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Are you a writer and/or someone who is passionate about sustainability? If yes, then check out this great opportunity from Hannah Lee, a Conscious Lifestyle venture leader at Columbia University!

Editor-In-Chief Hannah Lee and the rest of the Editorial Board of Consilience: The Journal of Sustainable Development invite both undergraduate and graduate students to contribute to Issue II of the journal, to be published in November, 2008.

Consilience is the first student-founded, interdisciplinary, academic journal of sustainable development and is based at Columbia University in the City of New York. The aim of Consilience is to juxtapose different disciplinary approaches of students worldwide to confront the challenges of sustainable development.

Articles for submission may be:

Scholarly Articles: Original, research-based articles that fall between 1,500 – 5,000 words. Please include relevant graphs, data tables, maps, or any other supplementary material.

Field Notes: Fieldwork observations that make a broader commentary on the field of sustainable development. Submissions with relevant photographs in addition to the article are encouraged.

Photo Essay: Photographic work that offers a unique view on a particular challenge, issue, region, or population related to the study of sustainable development. All photographs should include an explanatory paragraph or two and citations for each photo. Ideally, the photo essay will portray a cohesive or thematic story regarding the material presented.

Opinion Pieces: Opinions concerning attendant challenges, strengths, and theories regarding sustainable development.

The website has important formatting and submission guidelines for each type of submission; questions may also be sent to contact@consiliencejournal.org. All articles should be the work of the authors, though writing done as part of previous class work is welcome. All submission pieces must be submitted in English. The Board encourages submissions from authors who have never previously been published in academic journals. In addition, it can aid writers for whom English is not their first language. All articles should be both relevant and accessible to a general population interested in the field of sustainable development. Authors should consider an interdisciplinary approach and promote further research and discussion about their chosen topic.

Submissions should be sent to submissions@consiliencejournal.org, and the final date for submission is August 15, 2008. First revisions will be due October 3, 2008; second revisions will be due October 27, 2008. The final draft will be due November 12, 2008.

Contact Hannah at hsl2103@columbia.edu, or another member of the editorial board at contact@consiliencejournal.org, with any questions about submission or Consilience in general.

con·sil·i·ence (noun): The joining together of knowledge and information across disciplines to create a unified framework of understanding.