Submissions

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 op-ed has an original and eye-catching title, which is centered (not italicized or underlined) at the top of the page.
• The op-ed has an interesting hook; an informed summary of the focal issue or event; a clear intervention into the existing conversation; at least 2-3 pieces of supporting evidence; a thoughtful engagement with a counterargument; and a memorable conclusion.
• The op-ed clearly answers the editorial questions: Why you? Why this? Why now?
• The op-ed is around 750 words in length (500 words minimum, 1000 words maximum).
• The op-ed includes in-text references to the names of all quoted and paraphrased sources and, where available, linked URLs for these references.
• The op-ed is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
• The submission file is in OpenOffice or Microsoft Word document file format.