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Connections Review publishes scholarship and public-facing writing at the intersections of philosophy, technology, culture, and policy. Please review the guidelines below before submitting.

Because of the volume of submissions received, the editorial team cannot guarantee individual feedback on every proposal. A decision not to proceed does not reflect a judgment on the quality or significance of the work.

Journal Sections

Essays (3,000–8,000 words) present sustained arguments, original interpretations, or substantial scholarly interventions. Essays undergo anonymous peer review; accepted Essays are assigned Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), minted through Zenodo and preserved as part of the scholarly record.

Notes (500–1,500 words) offer focused reflections, conceptual analyses, responses to current developments, or engagements with previously published work. Notes undergo editorial review and may be returned for revision before publication.

Editorial Process

All submissions are initially assessed for suitability, originality, clarity, and relevance to the journal’s scope. Essays undergo anonymous peer review in addition to editorial assessment; revisions are normally required before acceptance. Editorial decisions are based on reviewer reports and editorial judgment.

Manuscript Preparation

File format. Submissions must be provided as a single document in Microsoft Word (.docx) or OpenDocument Text (.odt) format.

Layout. Use a standard serif font (Times New Roman or similar) at 12 points, with double line spacing and one-inch (2.54 cm) margins on all sides. Pages should be numbered. Do not apply custom styles, decorative formatting, or tracked changes.

Abstract. All submissions must include an abstract of 100–200 words placed at the beginning of the document, before the main text. The abstract should summarize the argument or intervention and be suitable for indexing purposes.

Blind review. Essays are reviewed anonymously. Remove all identifying information from the manuscript itself, including author names, institutional affiliations, and self-referential citations that would identify the author. Include this information only in your covering email.

Citations. Submissions must follow the Chicago Manual of Style Author-Date citation system. In-text citations take the form (Author Year, page) and a full reference list must be included at the end of the manuscript. Footnotes may be used for substantive commentary but not for citations.

Policies

Publication ethics. Connections Review adheres to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Submissions must be original, not under consideration elsewhere, and must properly acknowledge sources. Plagiarism, duplicate submission, data fabrication, and undeclared conflicts of interest will result in rejection or retraction.

Copyright. Authors retain copyright and grant Connections Review a non-exclusive license for publication and archiving. Authors may republish, adapt, or revise their work for other venues one month after publication.

Fees and payment. No submission or publication fees are charged, and no payment is provided for accepted work.

Artificial intelligence. Submissions must be authored by the listed author(s). Manuscripts generated in whole or in part by AI systems, or that rely on AI for substantive argumentation or composition, are not accepted.

How to Submit

Send your manuscript as an email attachment to the address below. Please include your name, institutional affiliation (if any), and a brief statement (one or two sentences) describing the submission in the body of the email.