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Author Guidelines

Original Manuscript and Commentary Submission Guidelines

  • Manuscript must be submitted in a Word Document, be double-spaced with a 12-point font, have page numbers, and 1-inch margins.
  • The manuscript must be formatted in a standard citation style: MLA, APA, or Chicago Style.
  • Must include separate attachment for author, affiliation, and contact information.
  • Abstract must not exceed 300 words, and should appear before the full paper.
  • Submissions should be between 3000 to 4500 words and prepared for blind review.

1000-Word Philosophy

  • All 1000-Word Philosophy submission should follow the above criteria for full-length submissions, except no abstract is needed. 

Book Review Guidelines

  • Auslegung publishes book reviews touching on philosophic-issues.
  • While open to publishing non-philosophy book reviews, it is encouraged that reviews center philosophical issues.
  • Book reviews do not require an abstract.
  • Book Reviews should not exceed 3000 words.
  • All book reviews should be submitted as a Word Document, with a 12-point font, double-spaced, and be formatted using one of the accepted citation styles mentioned above - i.e. APA, MLA, Chicago. 

Where Should I submit?

  • Submissions should be submitted using Auslegung's online submission portal. 
  • Submissions should not be sent to the editor-in-chief; If issues occur with submissions, authors should reach out to the editor-in-chief to technical support for Auslegung

What exactly do you publish?

  • Auslegung publishes original research articles, commentaries, and book reviews relating to philosophy. This is a generalist journal, however, each editorial board has specific strengths relating to certain sub-fields of philosophy. When the editorial board cannot adequately review an article, or otherwise, a sufficient reviewer is sought. 

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements:

  • Submission has not been published elsewhere nor is it under consideration at another journal - unless the submission is sufficiently distinct which must be explained to the Editors. 
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • Manuscript must be submitted as a Word Document, double-spaced, with 12-point font, including page numbers, and 1-inch margins.
  • The manuscript must be formatted according to standard citation styles: APA, MLA, or Chicago. Note: author may be required to change citation styles in accordance with journal publication style. 
  • Must include separate attachments for figures.

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