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Submission Guidelines.

Who should submit?

  • We welcome opinion pieces, expository essays, creative writing, and art from practitioners who are interested in promoting the cross-fertilization of ideas, new interdisciplinary interpretations and creative multi-disciplinary approaches to problem solving on a range of topics that are of urgent concern.

  • We prefer new pieces that have not yet appeared in print/online but may consider prior work that has been informally released.

  • Our editorial board will gladly review brief proposals, sketches or short outlines of submissions in progress, but will reserve final judgment on publication for completed work. 

How does one submit?

  • This is a quarterly publication, but new work or proposals for pieces can be made at any time. Periodically, articles, poems, art, etc., will be solicited for specially-themed issues. New submissions and/or inquiries about submitting one’s work can be sent via email to info@theThinkingRepublic.com

What is the appropriate length, style & format for submissions?

  • Creative or scholarly writing should be approximately 750 – 1,750 words. 

  • Academic/technical writing should be styled in a manner that makes it accessible to the general public or specialists from other disciplines. 

  • A short bibliography will appear at the end of scholarly, expository or opinion pieces. Therefore, authors should include a short “bibliography of works cited” or “references for further reading”. Footnotes and citations to bibliographic sources will be replaced with hyperlinks for ease of online reading.

  • Authors are encouraged to use original images for which they own copyright. Otherwise, a list of suggested image resources that have Creative Commons-licenses should accompany submissions. To find beautiful, copyright-free images that can accompany your work, visit: Gender Spectrum Collection, Gratisography, Nappy, PexelsPixabayStocksnap.io and Unsplash.

Will authors/creators receive credit or compensation for their work?

  • Author’s name(s) and affiliation will be published, unless they prefer to publish pieces anonymously. In any case, a publication agreement must be signed.

  • In 2021, we will be able to offer contributors a small honorarium.