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Realm of Possibility Journal for Interdisciplinary Problem-Based Solutions

The Realm of Possibility Journal

Interdisciplinary Problem-Based Solutions for a Changing World

The Realm of Possibility is developing a new scholarly journal dedicated to expanding how we understand meaningful work, problem-centered inquiry, and interdisciplinary exploration. This peer-reviewed publication will be the first academic home intentionally designed around Problem-Based Career Exploration (PBCE) — a framework that emphasizes how people mobilize around the problems they care about, rather than the traditional silos of academic disciplines.

This journal will redefine what scholarly publishing can look like in an interconnected world.

What This Journal Will Focus On

The journal will publish work that:

  • Highlights how individuals and institutions orient themselves around complex societal problems
  • Explores interdisciplinary collaboration, public impact, and innovative thinking
  • Uses digital storytelling, network-based analysis, and human-centered inquiry
  • Challenges siloed frameworks in education, public health, technology, medicine, and the social sciences
  • Brings forward new models of career exploration, mentorship, and academic identity

Rather than asking “What field do you belong to?” the journal asks:
“What problem are you working to address — and how?”

Foundation of the First Issue

The inaugural issue will be developed from cornerstone work inside the PBCE Viewbook, including expanded scholarly articles on:

  • Problem-Based Career Exploration: Can students articulate their identity through the problems they care about?
  • Who Is Global Health?: Reimagining interprofessional exploration and identity through digital storytelling.
  • Network-Based Career Narratives: How narrative formats humanize and illuminate complex societal work.
  • Beyond the Silo Mentality: A new taxonomy of careers based on problems, not professions.
  • Designing Networked Possibility Profiles: How cross-sector collaboration emerges around shared challenges. 

The inaugural issue will be developed from cornerstone work inside the PBCE Viewbook, including expanded scholarly articles on:

Editorial Philosophy

This journal is being architected by a Founding Editorial Lead a senior scholar responsible for designing the publication’s structure, templates, workflow, and editorial vision.

The journal platform will offer:

  • Rigorous peer review
  • AI-assisted research and editorial workflows
  • A cross-disciplinary community of reviewers
  • A fully documented submission ecosystem
  • A sustainable multi-issue publishing model

It is built to evolve into a long-term scholarly ecosystem that welcomes authors, researchers, educators, and practitioners from a wide range of fields.

Launch Timeline

More details about submission guidelines, issue themes, editorial board, and publication schedule will be released soon.

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