| Editor | Nicola Ross |
|---|---|
| Categories | Environmental |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| First issue | Summer, 1971 |
| Country | Canada |
| Based in | Waterloo, Ontario |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.alternativesjournal.ca |
Alternatives Journal is a not-for-profit environmental magazine based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It is the national Canadian magazine exploring environmental science, issues, policy and debate. The journal also serves as the official publication of the Environmental Studies Association of Canada.
Alternatives Journal has been in publication since 1971. It was originally produced in Peterborough, Ontario at Trent University, when issues of the environment were just beginning to make their way into Canadian public consciousness. In 1984 the journal moved its home base to the University of Waterloo, and it has remained there since.
Alternatives covers all kinds of environmental issues from a uniquely Canadian perspective. The publication touts itself as a journal / magazine hybrid, providing scholarly-researched and peer-reviewed articles alongside articles with broader appeal. Past contributing authors include Wade Davis, Andrew Nikiforuk, Elizabeth May, Stephen Lewis, Thomas Homer Dixon, Naomi Klein and Wayne Roberts.