The Humboldt Journal of Social Relations (HJSR) invites submissions for its 2027 Special Issue 49, Rural Action in the United States: Community-Driven Strategies for Equity, Transformation and Participatory Research.

This special issue aims to advance scholarly and practice-based conversations about rural communities as dynamic sites of both structural inequity and transformative action. The editors welcome theoretical, empirical, and methodological contributions examining the diverse forms, sites, and expressions of rural action across the United States.

Submission Information

• Abstract deadline (250 words): June 1, 2026
• Notification of selected abstracts: June 15, 2026
• Full research articles (maximum 8,500 words) due: September 15, 2026
• Commentaries and creative writing submissions (maximum 3,000 words) due: November 15, 2026

Abstracts should be sent to: hjsr@humboldt.edu

HJSR 2027 Co-Editors

• Dawn Arledge, MA — California Center for Rural Policy
• Nino Dzotsenidze, PhD — California Center for Rural Policy
• Nick Ortiz, MA — California Center for Rural Policy

For additional information, please view the full call for papers here.