https://islandstudiesjournal.org/ An open access journal promoting the interdisciplinary study of islands, archipelagos, and the waters that surround and connect them. en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:45:49 +0000 Exploring women's understanding of tidal flooding, evaluating their livelihoods' vulnerability, and exploring the adaptive responses undertaken in response to this recurring risk. https://doi.org/10.24043/001c.160099 https://islandstudiesjournal.org/article/160099-resilience-at-the-margins-examining-island-women-s-adaptation-strategies-to-tidal-flooding-in-a-small-island-context-in-lampung-indonesia Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:52:35 +0000 Spanning archaeology, oral history, poetry, sound studies, archival research, and community co-curation, this case study shows how multidisciplinary approaches can reevaluate neglected landscapes that have become ‘sites of forgetting’ https://doi.org/10.24043/001c.147415 https://islandstudiesjournal.org/article/147415-a-rusting-metal-behemoth-within-the-crumbling-masonry-of-empire-addressing-sugar-plantations-as-sites-of-forgetting-on-the-island-of-saint-lucia Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:23:00 +0000 Islanders tend to express a preference for staying in their homes and adapting to climate change, as demonstrated by Maldives. https://doi.org/10.24043/001c.159184 https://islandstudiesjournal.org/article/159184-not-your-climate-refugees-a-maldivian-perspective-on-migration-and-adaptation Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:19:33 +0000 Island sustainability research remains framed by the paradigm of 'balancing development and protection', while lacking systematic attention to the spatial logics, institutional conditions, and societal implications of construction and development. https://doi.org/10.24043/001c.159396 https://islandstudiesjournal.org/article/159396-beyond-balance-construction-as-a-critical-mediator-of-island-sustainability Tue, 24 Mar 2026 04:09:50 +0000 This paper explores the role of local food markets in the planning and development of complex and dynamic everyday gendered spaces that contribute to island resilience and sustainable development. https://doi.org/10.24043/001c.159141 https://islandstudiesjournal.org/article/159141-everyday-gendered-spaces-of-memory-community-and-resistance-in-sakaemachi-market-okinawa Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:44:12 +0000 Local shops, such as convenience stores, are critical for strengthening island distribution networks and supplying necessities, particularly during emergencies. https://doi.org/10.24043/001c.155713 https://islandstudiesjournal.org/article/155713-the-role-of-local-shops-in-emergency-logistics-and-island-resilience-a-case-study-from-zhoushan-archipelago Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:37:17 +0000 Using cumulative prospect theory, we establish and test research models to examine underlying determinants and risk factors of tourist loyalty such as motivation, the theory of planned behavior, and image. https://doi.org/10.24043/001c.154349 https://islandstudiesjournal.org/article/154349-exploring-drivers-of-traveler-loyalty-for-small-island-destinations Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:29:25 +0000 Through a decolonial lens, and using Cyprus as a case study, the paper examines how contemporary photography and artistic practicesare re-making islands by reclaiming alternative local perspectives. https://doi.org/10.24043/001c.154121 https://islandstudiesjournal.org/article/154121-liquid-landscapes-water-tunnels-flamingos-and-radar-sounds-in-contemporary-photography-from-cyprus Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:28:41 +0000 Exploring the dynamics of marginality and geographic peripherality at the island level, focusing on accessibility within Italy’s two largest islands, Sicily and Sardinia, and exploring their internal variability. https://doi.org/10.24043/001c.154281 https://islandstudiesjournal.org/article/154281-measuring-accessibility-within-islands Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:32:08 +0000 When interacting with the place, individuals continuously strengthen their own roles and participate in reproducing the local image. https://doi.org/10.24043/001c.154344 https://islandstudiesjournal.org/article/154344-generation-of-digital-sense-of-place-in-a-mediatized-society-reconstruction-of-human-island-relations-on-shamian-island-guangzhou