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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • Manuscript must be submitted in a Word Document, be double-spaced with a 12-point font, have page numbers, and 1-inch margins.
  • Where available, DOIs for the references have been provided.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • The manuscript must be formatted according to the Chicago Manual of Style.
  • Must include separate attachment for figures.

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 the Chicago Manual of Style.
  • Must include separate attachment for figures.
  • Must include separate abstract that is no longer than 300 words.
  • Submissions should be between 3000 to 4500 words and prepared for blind review.
  • Author must remove name and institutional affiliation from all documents.

Book Review Guidelines

  • Auslegung publishes book reviews that touch on philosophical-issues. We are open to publishing book reviews of books that are not philosophical, but we encourage that reviews bring philosophical issues to bear in the review.
  • Unlike original research articles and commentaries, there is no need to submit an abstract. Book reviews should not exceed 600 words, should be submitted in a Word Document with a 12-point font, double-spaced, and should be formatted using the Chicago Manual of Style.

Where Should I submit?

    • Please submit using journal’s online submission system.

What exactly do you publish?

  • Auslegung publishes original research articles, commentaries, and book reviews.

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