About

Scope: Contemporary Research Topics is a series of peer-reviewed open access journals published annually online by Otago Polytechnic Press, with the print edition co-published with General Editions.

Scope: Contemporary Research Topics publishes journals on applied research themes in a broad range of topics including learning and teaching, art and design, Māori knowledge, and health and wellbeing. The series consists of five core standalone publications, each with their own editorial board and editorial team. Four are published annually and one every two years. Additional special issues are published annually that focus on particular research themes.

Each Scope title has its own editorial team and editorial board who operate under the guidance of the series editor. Full details of the editor for each Scope can be found on their individual title page. Information on each title’s aims and the editorial board can be found on the colophon of the most recent issue.

Scope is concerned with views and critical debates surrounding issues of practice, theory, history and their relationships in the community, with New Zealand and its Pacific neighbours as a backdrop, but not its only stage. International-facing contributions are also considered.

Scope: Contemporary Research Topics is double blind peer-reviewed and published annually online by Otago Polytechnic Press, with the print edition co-published and available for purchase at General Editions Studio. The peer review process is managed by the editorial team for each Scope title. The series is funded by Otago Polytechnic and there are no publication fees levied to authors.

Scope is free to download, view and share in un-adapted form and only for non-commercial uses with appropriate attribution to the author/creator. Please check the colophon for each issue for the copyright boilerplate under which each issue was published. In the early issues up to and including 2022, copyright remains with the authors/creator. No derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted without the permission of the authors/creators. From 2023, content will be published under a CC-BY 4.0 license with caveats for creative content such as images, figures, photos and mātauranga Māori. More information about our issues can be found on the relevant policy page. All Scopes adhere to Otago Polytechnic Press publishing ethics and malpractice policies. Scope is archived as part of the legal deposit process required by ISSN holders in the National Library of New Zealand and other research banks from 2023.

For current titles and issues, visit https://thescopes.org/journal.

Series Editor: Dr Stephanie Kelly

Dr Stephanie Kelly is the series editor for Scope: Contemporary Research Topics. Her role is to ensure continuity of the series, their relevance to the values of Otago Polytechnic and the publishers, and the oversight of research and publication policies. Stephanie is Director Research and Postgraduate Studies for Otago Polytechnic.  She can be contacted at stephanie.kelly@op.ac.nz.