Five York University faculty members have received a combined $692,686 through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada's (SSHRC) September 2025 Aid to Scholarly Journals competition.
The recently announced funding supports journals that span Canadian Jewish studies, law, feminist scholarship, cross-cultural image studies and refugee research.
The SSHRC program supports Canadian scholarly dissemination by helping journals explore innovative activities and defray costs associated with publishing, digital distribution and open access. Each of the five York-affiliated journals will receive funding over a three-year period.
"At a time when open access is reshaping how knowledge serves the public good, I am proud to see York University journals recognized in the September 2025 SSHRC Aid to Scholarly Journals competition," says Amir Asif, vice-president research and innovation. "By expanding immediate open access, this support enhances the visibility, reach and public engagement of high-quality Canadian scholarship, connecting research more directly with scholars, policymakers and communities worldwide."
The following York-affiliated journals were awarded funding:
David S. Kauffman, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
Journal: Canadian Jewish Studies / Études juives canadienne
Funding: $119,686 over three years
An interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal devoted to original scholarship on the Canadian Jewish experience.
Jennifer Nadler, Osgoode Hall Law School
Journal: Osgoode Hall Law Journal
Funding: $111,000 over three years
A scholarly law journal that publishes interdisciplinary research on law, legal institutions and legal developments of social, political and economic importance.
Andrea O'Reilly, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
Journal: Journal of the Motherhood Initiative
Funding: $150,000 over three years
A feminist scholarly journal focused on mothering and motherhood, including scholarship that considers class, race, sexuality, age, ethnicity, ability, nationality and lived experience.
Markus Reisenleitner, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
Journal: Imaginations: Journal of Cross-Cultural Image Studies / Imaginations : Revue d'étudesinterculturelles de l'image
Funding: $156,000 over three years
A multilingual, open-access, peer-reviewed journal focused on international visual culture, image studies, artistic practice and interdisciplinary scholarship.
Dagmar Soennecken, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
Journal: Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees / Refuge : revue canadienne sur les réfugiés
Funding: $156,000 over three years
A bilingual, open-access, peer-reviewed journal publishing interdisciplinary research and analysis on forced migration from academic, policy and practitioner perspectives.
These awards are among the latest in a series of recent SSHRC funding successes for York University, which has also received significant support through the council's Partnership Development Grants, Insight Development Grants and Insight Grants programs in recent cycles.
With files from Mzwandile Poncana