The Capsule 2026 Call For Papers!

The Capsule Journal is seeking submissions for its 5th edition!

Submit your favourite work from any CAP course to the.capsule@ubc.ca by April 27 at 11:59 pm.

Authors must be enrolled in CAP for 2025-2026 (One submission per student)

Selected papers (~1500-3000 words) will go through an editorial process that requires contributors to communicate with the editorial board and revise their work over the summer. 

Interested submitters should refer to the official Call For Papers submission document linked here.

Come to The Capsule Recruitment Event 2026!

On Monday, February 2nd, we will host our recruitment event for The Capsule’s next team of student editors in IBLC 355 from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. If you are interested in joining the team, we encourage you to join us to learn more about this year’s edition, the positions’ descriptions, and what you can look forward to if you join The Capsule.

Both current CAP students and CAP alumni are welcome to join.

We hope to see you there!

The Capsule 2025 Call For Papers!

The Capsule Journal is seeking submissions for its 4th edition!

Submit your favourite work from any CAP course to the.capsule@ubc.ca by April 28 at 11:59 pm.

Authors must be enrolled in CAP for 2024-2025 (One submission per student)

Selected papers (~1500-3000 words) will go through an editorial process that requires contributors to communicate with the editorial board and revise their work over the summer. 

Interested submitters should refer to the official Call For Papers submission document linked here.

The Capsule Call for Papers happening THIS Wednesday!

This Wednesday, April 2nd is the long-awaited CAPCON! This exciting day will be filled with fascinating research from your peers, AND this year’s Capsule Call for Papers Launch. This will be our fourth edition of the student-led journal and we could not be more excited to see what work YOU submit!

Be there right at 3:15 to hear from our senior editors and faculty mentors officially launching our call for papers and to enjoy some cake!

See you there!

The Capsule Call for Papers!

Call for papers! Contribute your scholarly work to The Capsule, CAP’s student journal!

The Capsule is a student-led, student-focused academic journal that is preparing its second issue for publication over the summer. The editorial board is looking to publish the best CAP student work from the 2022-23 academic year. A record of our time in first-year, the journal’s interdisciplinary focus brings streams together to celebrate the larger CAP community, and works to influence and inspire future CAP students.

Interested students should explore last year’s journal and submit their favourite work from any of their CAP courses to the.capsule@ubc.ca by Sunday, April 30. Selected papers will go through an editorial process that will require contributors to communicate with the editorial board and revise their work over the summer. Contributors are expected to revise their papers based on instructor feedback and to discuss their papers with instructors and/or TAs in advance of submission.

CAP Year in Review: We are also interested in 1000-word REVIEWS of CAPCON, Community-Engaged Learning Activities including but not limited to the Community Talks events, and other CAP-based events that you may have attended and reviewed this year.

Not only is this an exciting opportunity to have your work published in our undergraduate student journal, being featured will also look great on your resumé. Don’t miss out on a chance to be featured in our second issue!

Deadline: Submit to the.capsule@ubc.ca by April 30 2023

Submission details:

  • Research papers between 1500-3000 words
  • The editorial board will also consider non-traditional scholarship written for a CAP course, including reflective, ethnographic, and creative-critical essays.
    • If you have questions about whether your potential submission meets these requirements, please email the.capsule@ubc.ca prior to submission.
  • MLA style
  • Polished and error-free

All submissions must be anonymous apart from the cover page

  • Please include a cover page with the following information:
  1. Your name
  2. Title of paper
  3. CAP stream name
  4. Course name (i.e., CAP course for which the paper was initially prepared)
  5. Course instructor’s name
  • Remove all personally identifying information from the rest of your paper (e.g. full name and course details on first page, last name in header, etc.)