Call for Papers
This special collection aims to foreground the vital contributions of Indigenous and First Peoples’ knowledge systems to our understanding of climate, environmental change, and sustainability across the Southern Hemisphere.
Indigenous Peoples have long observed, interpreted, and responded to environmental variability and change through place-based knowledge systems grounded in deep relationships with land, sea, and sky. As climate change accelerates, the need to recognize, respect, and integrate these knowledge systems with scientific approaches is increasingly urgent.
This collection seeks to promote interdisciplinary, collaborative, and community-engaged research that reflects the perspectives, priorities, and practices of Indigenous Peoples, including but not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori, Pasifika communities, and other First Nations across the Southern Hemisphere.
Themes and Topics
We welcome original research articles, case studies, methodological papers, perspectives, and reviews on topics including (but not limited to):
- Indigenous climate knowledge, observations, and indicators
- Place-based climate monitoring and environmental change
- Intersections of Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Western science
- Indigenous climate adaptation and resilience strategies
- Decolonising climate science and research methodologies
- Knowledge sovereignty and ethical engagement
- Storytelling, oral traditions, and cultural heritage as climate archives
- Collaborative research practices between Indigenous communities and scientists
- Policy implications and co-designed climate solutions
All submissions will be processed through the ScholarOne Manuscripts system, if you have any questions about the submission process please reach out to the JSHESS editorial team (Contacts).
Submission Deadline: 31 July 2027
Guest Editor: Tony Hirst – Bureau of Meteorology
JSHESS welcomes contributions focusing on CMIP (Coupled Model Intercomparison Project) model evaluation and related model development, including initiatives such as CORDEX, and associated advancements that address the needs of IPCC AR7. Submissions should align with the scope of JSHESS, primarily centred on Southern Hemisphere phenomena or global processes that impact the Southern Hemisphere. The focus of this special collection is on model development and evaluation. While studies leveraging CMIP for impact analyses are valuable, they fall outside the scope of this initiative and can instead be submitted to JSHESS more broadly.
We encourage contributions from diverse research groups across continents to foster a global perspective. To support collaborative efforts for CMIP7, we welcome research manuscripts, reviews, and communication-style articles evaluating models such as ACCESS, that could provide insights and recommendations for further model development.
This special collection will initially run through 2025–2026, with opportunities for review and expansion in alignment with CMIP7 activities expected in 2027. Join us in advancing the science of climate modelling!
All submissions will be processed through the ScholarOne Manuscripts system, if you have any questions about the submission process please reach out to the JSHESS editorial team (Contacts).
Submission Deadline: October 2026
