Journal of Political Ecology

The Journal of Political Ecology (JPE) is a peer reviewed, 'gold' Open Access journal in the social sciences. It began in 1994 and welcomes submissions in English, French and Spanish. JPE publishes political ecology studies - research into the linkages between political economy and human environmental impacts, across different locations and academic disciplines. Articles must be situated in, or contribute to, political ecology, which is a very specific, critical academic approach. We do not publish general environmental studies, political science/international relations/sociology/economics etc., or general social science & political economy research. Only political ecology. We prefer studies with empirical fieldwork, not reviews and textual analysis based on secondary materials. AI writing is not allowed. 

JPE was established at the University of Arizona, hosted by the UA Libraries. It is an academic-led journal, with the work done by volunteer editors and referees from universities. Over the years, the JPE has published several important contributions to the field of political ecology, and spanned several disciplines, while remaining free of charge. It is cited more often per article than many commercial journals charging libraries or authors.  Articles are archived by Portico. 

A description of the journal can be found in Spanish and in English (at the end of an argument for academic-controlled OA journals). 

In 2022, we began publishing a new section, Grassroots, publishing shorter articles with authors drawn from activists and scholars from the Global South. The Grassroots team publish critical reflections on political ecology and sustainability. The environmental effects of globalisation for local communities is a focus. Questions may be directed to grassrootsjpe@gmail.com, https://www.grassrootsjpe.org/