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Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development

Managing editor(s): Penelope Sanz (Managing editor) / Editor(s): Wanda Wuttunee (Editor-in-Chief)

About

Published by the Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers (Cando), the Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development (JAED) is published bi-annually, and is a unique resource for anyone interested in Indigenous community economic development. Its intent is to explore ideas and build knowledge in the field of Indigenous economic development theory and practice. The journal prefers a broad interpretation of research and knowledge and encourages a wide variety of contributions in this area. We want to know what people are doing, what is working, what is not working, and why.

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Editorial policy and ethics

Scope & Focus

Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development (JAED) is a publication of the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers (Cando).

JAED's intent is to explore ideas and build knowledge in the field of Indigenous economic development theory and practice. The journal prefers a broad interdisciplinary interpretation of research and knowledge and encourages a wide variety of contributions in this area. We want to know what people are doing, what is working, what is not working, and why. 

Papers relate to one of the following areas: 

  • Emerging areas of Indigenous Community Economic and Enterprise Development 
  • Indigenous Small Business and Entrepreneurship 
  • The Analysis of the Indigenous Economy 
  • Sharing and/or Evaluating Current Indigenous Economic Activity 
  • Indigenous Corporate Responsibility, Social Auditing, and the Triple/Quadruple Bottom Line 
  • Economic Partnerships and Government Relationships 
  • The Relationship between Indigenous Knowledge and Economic Development 
  • Indigenous Land Management and Economic Development 
  • Indigenous Organizations and Management
  • International Indigenous Trade and the Global Economy 
  • Indigenous Community Development: The Role of Elders, Women and Youth 
  • Change: Traditional and Modern Indigenous Economies 
  • An Historical Analysis of Indigenous Economic Development in Canada 
  • The Role of Research in Indigenous Community, Economic, and Business Development 
  • Community Wellness and Making Poverty History 

Kinds of articles includes: editorials, commentaries, lessons from the experience of practitioners, lessons from research, state of the Aboriginal economy, book reviews 

Review Process

Submissions are currently handled by the editor-in-chief and section editors. Moving to a managing editor

The content in all sections is reviewed using a double anonymous process except for the Lessons from Experience section which are reviewed by the editor-in-chief and the section editor.

Open Access Statement

Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development is a diamond open access journal that provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports the greater global exchange of knowledge.

Authors will never be charged to submit or publish a manuscript through Journal of Amazing Things, and all articles will be made available under a Creative Commons license, as indicated in the Copyright Notice section under the Submission Guidelines.

Digital Archiving Policy

This journal is archived with the Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Preservation Network and Scholars Portal Journals. These programs offer a decentralized and distributed preservation, perpetual access, and preservation of the authentic original version of the content. 

Self-Archiving Policy

Authors are encouraged to deposit the published version in an institutional/disciplinary repository immediately upon publication. Pre-print versions posted online should include a citation and link to the final published version in Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development as soon as the issue is available; post-print versions (including the final publisher's PDF) should include a citation and link to the journal's website.

Research Misconduct Policy

The editors of Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development will take reasonable steps to identify and prevent the publication of papers where research misconduct has occurred, including plagiarism, citation manipulation, and data falsification/fabrication, among others. In the event that the editors are made aware of any allegation of research misconduct relating to a published article in their journal, the editor shall follow the Committee on Publication Ethic’s guidelines in dealing with allegations.

Editorial board

Editorial Team

Co-Editors-in-chief:

David Newhouse, Professor and Director, Chanie Wenjack School for Indigenous Studies, Trent University

Bettina Schneider, Associate Professor, Indigenous Business and Public Administration, First Nations University of Canada

Managing editor: Penelope Sanz, University of Saskatchewan

Lessons from Experience Editor: Bettina Schneider, Associate Professor, Indigenous Business and Public Administration, First Nations University of Canada

Lessons from Research Editor: David Newhouse, Professor, Chair of Chanie Wenjack School for Indigenous Studies, Trent University

 

Editorial Board: 

Manuhuia Barcham, Associate Professor, Faculty of Design + Dynamic Media, Emily Carr University of Art + Design

Tasha Brooks, Indigenous Business Scholar/Assistant Professor, Royal Roads University

Wanda Wuttunee, Professor Emerita, Department of Indigenous Studies, University of Manitoba

Kenneth Coates, Johson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan

Mary Beth Doucette, Assistant Professor, Shannon School of Business, Cape Breton University

Donn. L. Feir, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Victoria

Bob KayseasProfessor, Indigenous Business and Public Administration, First Nations University of Canada

Dara Kelly, Assistant Professor, Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University

Robert J. Oppenheimer, Professor, Department of Management, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University

Chloe PriceInstructor, Business Department, Nicola Valley Institute of Technology

Emily Salmon, Assistant Professor, University of Victoria