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| Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing | |
|---|---|
| Title | Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing |
| Discipline | Indigenous studies; public health; social policy |
| Language | English |
| Abbreviation | J. Indig. Wellbeing |
| Publisher | Indigenous-led academic publisher |
| Country | Australia |
| Frequency | Biannual |
| History | 2016–present |
| Openaccess | Hybrid |
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing
The Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to research on Indigenous health, social determinants, cultural resurgence, and policy affecting Indigenous peoples across settler-colonial contexts. The journal publishes empirical studies, community-engaged research, policy analysis, and critical commentaries by scholars, Elders, practitioners, and Indigenous organizations from regions including Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand, Canada, the United States, and circumpolar and Pacific nations.
The journal addresses intersections among Indigenous health, cultural revitalization, land rights, and self-determination with contributions from scholars affiliated with institutions such as Australian National University, University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, University of Auckland, McMaster University, University of British Columbia, University of Toronto, Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia University, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Washington, University of Minnesota, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Tromsø, University of Oslo, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, University of the South Pacific, National University of Samoa, University of Papua New Guinea, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and National Institutes of Health. Editors and contributors include Indigenous leaders and affiliated representatives from entities such as First Nations Health Authority, Māori Health Authority, Aboriginal Medical Service Western Sydney, Native American Rights Fund, and Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.
Founded in the mid-2010s by scholars and community leaders responding to gaps in Indigenous-centered publication venues, the journal emerged alongside initiatives like the Uluru Statement from the Heart, Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Waitangi Tribunal reports, and climate justice mobilizations such as COP26 that foreground Indigenous knowledge. Early editorial convenings included participants from Lowitja Institute, Māori Women's Welfare League, Assembly of First Nations, National Congress of American Indians, and research groups at Monash University, Curtin University, University of Queensland, Simon Fraser University, University of Otago, and Victoria University of Wellington. Over successive volumes the journal aligned with methodological frameworks advanced by figures and movements associated with Linda Tuhiwai Smith, Eve Tuck, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Aileen Moreton-Robinson, and institutions like Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research.
The journal covers community-based participatory research, epidemiological studies, narrative and oral history projects, Indigenous legal scholarship, and arts-based methods linking to policy debates involving entities such as United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, World Health Organization, Australian Human Rights Commission, Canadian Human Rights Commission, and regional bodies like Pacific Islands Forum. Topics include chronic disease patterns reported in collaborations with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, mental health initiatives reminiscent of work at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, programs grounded in Indigenous pedagogies reflected in curricula from University of British Columbia's First Nations House of Learning, land-back movements with links to actions by Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation, Ngāi Tahu, Nisgaa Lisims Government, Tlingit, Haida Nation, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, and cultural health initiatives engaging organizations such as Australia Council for the Arts and Canada Council for the Arts.
The editorial board comprises Indigenous and non-Indigenous academics, community Elders, and practitioners from institutions including Flinders University, Deakin University, University of Newcastle (Australia), University of Saskatchewan, University of Manitoba, Brown University, Dartmouth College, Stanford University, and representatives from organizations like National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation and Rātā Foundation. Peer review follows double-anonymous or community-review models adapted from protocols endorsed by Lowitja Institute and ethics frameworks such as those used by CIHR Institute of Indigenous Peoples' Health and the Helsinki Declaration adaptations for Indigenous research. The journal emphasizes Indigenous governance of data and cultural intellectual property in line with principles advanced by Global Indigenous Data Alliance and community research agreements like those associated with First Nations Information Governance Centre.
The journal is indexed in regional and disciplinary databases and attracts citations alongside publications in journals such as The Lancet, Social Science & Medicine, Medical Journal of Australia, Canadian Medical Association Journal, American Journal of Public Health, Health & Place, International Journal of Indigenous Health, AlterNative, and Australasian Psychiatry. Its impact metrics are complemented by policy uptake documented in submissions to bodies such as Australian Parliament, House of Commons of Canada, New Zealand Parliament, United States Congress, and advisory reports to World Health Organization committees and regional commissions like Arctic Council working groups.
Notable issues have focused on Indigenous child and family wellbeing, colonial legal legacies with contributions contextualizing the Doctrine of Discovery, land justice and conservation partnerships referencing Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority collaborations, climate adaptation featuring case studies tied to Kiribati and Tuvalu, and cultural continuity projects spotlighting work by artists and scholars connected to Brett Leavy, Rita Joe, Hone Tuwhare, Taika Waititi, Anishinaabe artists, and legal analyses invoking cases like Mabo v Queensland (No 2), R v Sparrow, and declarations influenced by Delgamuukw v British Columbia. Special issues have included collaborative symposia with Lowitja Institute and thematic collections aligned with anniversaries of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and national truth commissions.
Published on a biannual schedule, the journal operates a hybrid open access model offering Gold and Green options and waivers for community authors and partners from organizations such as Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Indigenous Law Centre, Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT), and regional archives. Distribution channels include university libraries at institutions like University of Melbourne Library, Library and Archives Canada, National Library of Australia, Alexander Turnbull Library, and digital repositories managed in partnership with bodies such as Australasian Open Access Strategy Group and DigitalNZ.
Category:Academic journals Category:Indigenous studies journals