Co-Creating Our Cities

Types of Contributions

For Edition #4 “Co-creating our Cities”, AMJournal calls on authors from all disciplines to submit abstracts for the following contributions (abstract submission deadline 17th November 2024).

The Essays

The essays are relevant to the current edition. Specifically, the essays provide a valuable contribution to the literature and polyphony that surrounds the theme. Authors should be explicit as to their own positionality, as well as the positionality of their contributions in the broader academic space and public discourse. As such, authors present a clear thesis statement in the text for which they offer sufficient reasoning. The argumentation in support of the thesis statement is embedded in existing academic literature. As such, essays should be well referenced and include a clear theoretical framework.

Short Essays are 2000-4000 words excl. abstract, key words, reference list, and endnotes
Long Essays are 4000-6000 words excl. abstract, key words, reference list, and endnotes

The Empirical Papers

The empirical papers present studies that are based on empirical analyses (e.g., data driven research, case studies, experiments). Authors present a defined research question or hypothesis that is relevant to the current journal edition, which they explore by means of analysis. The qualitative or quantitative research results are presented and discussed with demonstrative or illustrative examples selected from the data/corpus/cases studied. The article provides a clear theoretical framework and methodology for research and follows the standardized structure for research articles (introduction, theory, methodology, results/analysis, discussion, conclusion).

Empirical Papers are 2000-6000 words excl. abstract, key words, reference list, tables, figures, and endnotes

The Visual Essays 

The visual essays consist of analyses of a series of images relevant to the issue’s theme. The visual essay should represent a critical academic reflection of the visuals, with a focus on what is presented or represented. The visuals can be a series, or a combination of multiple independent visuals sharing a common denominator. The visual essays should be well referenced, include a clear contextual framework and present an explicit thesis. The author is required to research the use of the desired visuals (copyright). The images should be high resolution; there are no strict guidelines concerning the amount of images.

Visual Essays are 1000- 3000 words excl. abstract, key words, reference list, tables, figures, and endnotes

Submit an abstract of your contribution (max. 400 words excluding references and endnotes) plus five key words. Submit the title page and the abstract as two separate documents.

On the title page, make sure you mention 1. your full name(s) and contact information, 2. the discipline(s) in which you (and your co-authors) operate, 3. the text’s full (working) title and a running title (five words max.), 4. the type of contribution, and 5. if you qualify for the Best Paper Prize. Note, all abstracts undergo double-blind peer reviewing. As such, all abstracts should be anonymized/pseudonymized.

The Best Paper Prize

To encourage contributions by junior[1] and freelance scholars, a Best Paper Prize is awarded each edition. The contributor of the winning contribution will be awarded a certificate and 350 euros.

Abstract Deadline

Submit your abstracts before November 17th, 2024, 23:59 PM CET journal@amsterdammuseum.nl.

Guest Editors
Vanessa Vroon-Najem
GL Hernandez

Editor-in-Chief
Emma van Bijnen

Board of Editors
Judith van Gent
Norbert Middelkoop
Tom van der Molen

External Board of Editors
The editorial board is supplemented by an extensive international external editorial board comprised of scholars from various academic fields and disciplines:
Pablo Ampuero Ruiz; Rowan Arundel; Sruti Bala; Markus Balkenhol; Ellinoor Bergvelt; Christian Bertram; Stephan Besser; Carolyn Birdsall; Cristobal Bonelli; Pepijn Brandon; Petra Brouwer; Chiara de Cesari; Debbie Cole; Leonie Cornips; Annet Dekker; Christine Delhaye; Brian Doornenbal; David Duindam; Karwan Fatah-Black; Maaike Feitsma; Wouter van Gent; Javier Gimeno Martinez; Sara Greco; Suzette van Haaren; Laura van Hasselt; GL Hernandez; Pim Huijnen; Julian Isenia; Paul Knevel; Gregor Langfeld; Mia Lerm-Hayes; Virginie Mamadouh; Julia Noordegraaf; Esther Peeren; Gertjan Plets; Menno Reijven; Jan Rock; Noa Roei; Bert van de Roemer; Margriet Schavemaker; Britta Schilling; Steven Schouten; Irene Stengs; Eliza Steinbock; Dimitris Serafis; Sanjukta Sunderason; Rebecca Venema; Tim Verlaan; Janessa Vleghert; Daan Wesselman; meLê yamomo; Mia You; Emilio Zucchetti