Founded in 2019, the Undergraduate Philosophy Journal of Australasia (UPJA) is the first undergraduate philosophy journal run by students from the Australasian region. We publish annually and host two virtual Conferences for Undergraduate Philosophy each year: one mid-year and another at the end of the year. Our Call for Papers and Call for Referees are open twice per year (usually in February and August).
Following the Australasian Association of Philosophy (AAP), UPJA interprets Australasia as referring to Australia, New Zealand and Singapore – three regional neighbours which are home to lively philosophical debate and where we can drive greater engagement in philosophy at the undergraduate level. The UPJA Editorial team is from or based in these countries.
UPJA recognises and celebrates the exchange of ideas across borders as vital. For this reason, we welcome paper submissions and referee applications from around the world.
We aim to serve as a platform for undergraduate Philosophy in Australasia, promoting academic excellence and originality while growing our philosophical community. UPJA welcomes submissions on any philosophical topic from current undergraduates (and those who have recently graduated) from any university worldwide. We seek to publish work that attempts to make a substantive contribution to contemporary debate. To date, we have had students from 83 institutions in 18 countries either submit a paper or referee for us.
With the generous support of the AAP, we offer two cash prizes each issue for standout submissions.
We endeavour to be an inclusive and diverse Journal, and submissions from women and other members of underrepresented groups in Philosophy, including those for whom English is not their first language, are particularly encouraged.
Papers go through an anonymous refereeing process; your details and credentials will be kept anonymous during the review process to ensure fair consideration is given to all submissions. Papers are reviewed by students or recent graduates who have demonstrated strong critical engagement skills and are familiar with philosophical argumentation.
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Beau Kent (University of Melbourne)
Grier Rollinson (Victoria University of Wellington)
Paul Kim (University of Sydney)
William Smith (Australian National University)
Dr. Christine Tan (Yale-NUS College)
Bendix Kemmann (Stanford University)