Journal Submission

MAI Journal is peer reviewed to international standards by reviewers both in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally. All papers will be reviewed by at least one indigenous reviewer.

If you are interested in submitting an article for consideration, please first read the Author Guidelines and ensure that your paper complies. Then submit your paper using our online submission system. Submissions via email will not be accepted and all submission must comply with the author guidelines and word limits.

For queries about content or paper submissions, contact the editorial office on editors@journal.mai.ac.nz

Contributors

Contributions are welcomed from all scholars working on indigenous research topics, but must be appropriate to the themes and aims of our journal. MAI Journal focuses on the Aotearoa New Zealand context and welcomes articles from international authors whose work may be of particular relevance to Aotearoa New Zealand. There are two main types of manuscript accepted by MAI Journal:

Article

These make up the main content of the journal.
This should be a piece of novel work that substantively addresses an indigenous issue or theme in the context of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Will be peer reviewed to international standards.
Initial submissions should be limited to 7000 words.
Articles must include a 100–150 word abstract

Commentary

Comment or opinion pieces on a topical issue. Containing new insight or opinion.
Limited to 3000 words.
Peer assessed by editors/editorial board to ensure appropriateness.
Limited number published.
Commentaries must include a 100-150 word abstract.

Situation Reports

A Situation Report is a short piece of up to 2,000 words authored by a research expert(s) that describes a critical issue for an Indigenous people, with minimal scholarly analysis and referencing.. These will only be considered by the Editors if there is no potential for indigenous scholarly research to describe the situation; for example, a language with few speakers that is under threat. These are reviewed by the Editors and Editorial Board, not by peer review.

Article Information

Article title *

Article type *

Key words

Article word count (including abstract) *

Article Abstract (mandatory, max 150 words) *

NOTES TO THE EDITOR (if applicable, 100 word limit)

Author Information

Corresponding Author *

Please enter a SINGLE corresponding author in this field.

Corresponding Author Email *

Please enter the email address of the corresponding author in this field.

Indigenous Affiliations

Other Authors

Please enter any other authors involved in this paper, in order, in this field.

Author Biography

Confirmation of Journal Requirements

It is important that you read and understand the MAI Journal Author Guidelines (Author Guidelines MAI Journal.pdf) prior to submitting to ensure your article complies with the content and format specifications. Please confirm the following by clicking the boxes below

Author Guidelines *

I have read and understood the MAI Journal Author Guidelines and ensured that the manuscript complies with the format and content specifications.

Originality of Manuscript *

The contents of the manuscript comprise original, unpublished material that is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Acknowledgment of Sources and Plagiarism *

I have appropriately cited or quoted when using the work or words of others and am aware that plagiarism is unethical behaviour and is unacceptable.

Authorship *

I have listed as co-authors all authors who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution or interpretation of the reported study. Others who have contributed in certain substantive aspects to the manuscript are listed in the acknowledgments section.

Accountability and Responsibility *

The publication has been approved by all co-authors and responsible authorities at the institute or organization where the work has been carried out.

Permission for use of copyrighted material from other sources *

I have permission to reproduce previously published material in all forms and media. This includes text and tables as well as photographs, slides, line illustrations or any other artwork. Tables and illustrations must be accompanied by written permission for their use from the copyright owner, along with complete information as to source. In most cases this will mean contacting the publisher of the original work.

Prior Publications

If there are no prior publications or submissions with any overlapping information please confirm below:

There are no prior publications or submissions with any overlapping information.

Please list all sources of financial support for the conduct of the research and/or preparation of the article:

Please list all sources of financial support for the conduct of the research and/or preparation of the article and briefly describe the role of the sponsor(s), if any, in study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the article; and in the decision to submit it for publication. If the funding source(s) had no such involvement then this should be stated.

Confirm Financial Support

There are no sources of financial support

Please disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest including any financial, personal or other relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence, or be perceived to influence, your work:

If there are no conflicts of interest (potential or actual) please confirm this below

there are no potential or actual conflicts of interest

Ethics Information

Any submission that has data collected from human subjects requires ethics approval. Authors should explicitly state that any necessary ethics committee approval was secured for the study reported. Research must have been approved by relevant bodies such as institutional review boards, research ethics committees or national authorities as well as recognized knowledge holders from the indigenous community. The peer review of this manuscript will include ethical considerations. The editor or publisher may require proof of ethics committee approval and proof of participant consent to be produced.

Does the manuscript report research which requires approval by ethics committee(s) or recognized knowledge holders in the form of research agreements? *

Yes

If YES, please state the name and location of the approving ethics committee(s) or recognized knowledge holder in the box below. If NO, please provide further details on why ethics approval was not required in the box below:

File Uploads

Article file *

Please note all submissions must be uploaded in Microsoft Word format (.doc,.docx). If you have any images or tables please place them in a word document and upload them as supplementary file(s).
Files must be less than 5 MB.
Allowed file types: doc docx.

Supplementary file 1

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Supplementary file 2

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Supplementary file 3

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Supplementary file 4

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