IYARIC

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IYARIC is a graduate student-run journal at the Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean, York University. The publication is intended to platform Black, Caribbean, and Indigenous voices and scholarship.  

Iyaric, also referred to as Dread Talk, is the Rastafari language that was created in opposition to the colonial European language that was imposed on enslaved Africans in the Caribbean, resulting in the loss of their traditional African languages. Rastafarians utilize Iyaric to cultivate and assert their cultural, spiritual, and linguistic liberation from histories and institutions of oppression.

 

Review Policy

Our current review process is double anonymous.

Review Process and Guidelines

Reviews structured to maintain consistency and fairness. We request that reviewers answer the following questions regarding the paper under consideration:

  1. Originality/Contribution: Does the submission provide anything new to what is already known in the field?
  2. Argument: Does the submission build a strong, well-supported and well-articulated argument? Does it have a sharp and easy-to-discern focus?
  3. Structure/Organization: Is the organization and sequencing of sections effective and internally coherent? Is its conceptual framework explicit? Does it achieve its stated aims?
  4. Measure of content: Could the manuscript or any part of it be extended, condensed, combined or deleted? Does the paper cover the topic at an appropriate depth?
  5. Use of Sources and Methodology: Is the literature consulted relevant and up-to-date? If relevant, is the methodology clearly laid out and justified? Are the submission’s sources used effectively?
  6. Errors: Are there any errors in fact, technique, interpretation, or style? Do all cited statements accurately reflect the cited document? Are the findings of the manuscript already published?
  7. Writing: Comment on the quality of writing and style. Is the writing easy to follow, informative and interesting?
  8. Additional comments. Please use this space for any additional comments not covered above.
  9. Comments to editor only. Please use this space for comments intended only for the editor.

Reviewers are usually asked to submit comments within 3 weeks of receiving the submission.

Sponsorship Disclosure:

IYARIC has received funding and in-kind support from the Provost, the Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community & Diaspora, and the Special Antiracist Initiative at LA&PS, at York University.