Online Submission Guidelines

Critical Dialectics accepts original scholarly submissions throughout the year. Authors should ensure that their manuscripts fit the journal’s Focus and Scope and follow the guidelines below. Manuscripts that do not meet these requirements may be returned for correction before entering the review process.

1. Submission Requirements

Submissions must be:

  • Original and unpublished.
  • Written in English.
  • Not under consideration by another journal.
  • Relevant to the Focus and Scope of Critical Dialectics.
  • Prepared according to the formatting and citation guidelines given below.

2. Manuscript Structure

Please arrange the manuscript in the following order:

Title

The title should be clear, specific, and concise, preferably within 12 words.

Author Details

Provide the following on a separate title page:

  • Full name of the author(s)
  • Designation
  • Institutional affiliation
  • Institutional address
  • Email address
  • ORCID or other academic identifier, if available

Abstract

The abstract should be 100–150 words and briefly present the central argument, research focus, approach, and major findings or conclusions.

Keywords

Provide 3–5 keywords, separated by commas.

Main Text

The manuscript should normally be between 2,000 and 4,000 words, including references, endnotes, and tables, where applicable.

The organisation of the paper may vary according to the nature of the research. Authors should use appropriate sections such as Introduction, Analysis, Discussion, and Conclusion where relevant.

Notes

Use endnotes where necessary. Footnotes should be avoided.

Works Cited

All sources should be listed according to the MLA 9th Edition style.

Acknowledgements

A brief acknowledgement section may be included where applicable.

3. Formatting

Manuscripts should follow these basic formatting requirements:

  • File format: Microsoft Word (.docx)
  • Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt
  • Line spacing: 1.5
  • Margins: 1 inch (2.54 cm) on all sides
  • Citation style: MLA 9th Edition

All sources cited in the text must appear in the Works Cited section, and all entries in the Works Cited should be cited in the manuscript.

4. Submission

Authors may submit their manuscripts by email.

Email: criticaldialectics@gmail.com

Subject line: New Submission – Critical Dialectics – [Author Name]

File name: Firstname-Lastname.docx

For example: John-Doe.docx

The manuscript should be submitted as a Word document. Author details should be provided separately so that the manuscript can be prepared for double-anonymous peer review.

5. Peer Review

Critical Dialectics follows a double-anonymous peer review process. The identities of authors and reviewers are kept confidential during the review process.

Authors should therefore ensure that their manuscript does not contain their names, institutional details, acknowledgements, or other information that directly identifies them.

Details of the journal’s peer review process are available on the Peer Review Process page.

6. Originality and Plagiarism

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their submissions are original and properly acknowledge the work of others.

Manuscripts containing plagiarism, significant unattributed overlap, duplicate publication, or other forms of academic misconduct may be rejected.

The journal may use appropriate plagiarism-detection tools as part of its editorial screening.

7. Copyright and Publication Rights

Authors retain the rights to their work while granting Critical Dialectics the right of first publication.

Any subsequent use or republication of the article should appropriately acknowledge its original publication in the journal.

8. What We Welcome

Critical Dialectics welcomes original research and scholarly essays related to its areas of interest, including:

  • Literature and literary studies
  • Literary and critical theory
  • Philosophy and aesthetics
  • Culture and cultural studies
  • Language and discourse
  • Gender and identity
  • Postcolonial and decolonial studies
  • Comparative literature
  • Media and popular culture
  • History of ideas
  • Ethics and cultural thought
  • Interdisciplinary humanities

The journal welcomes theoretical, conceptual, interpretive, comparative, qualitative, and other appropriate research approaches. The method should be suitable to the subject and clearly explained.

9. Submissions We Generally Do Not Consider

The journal generally does not consider:

  • Previously published or simultaneously submitted manuscripts.
  • Plagiarised or substantially duplicated work.
  • Papers that fall outside the journal’s Focus and Scope.
  • Purely descriptive essays without sufficient critical analysis.
  • Creative writing such as poetry, fiction, or creative non-fiction.
  • Opinion pieces without a scholarly basis.
  • Academic work that does not demonstrate adequate engagement with relevant scholarship.
  • Submissions that fail to meet basic academic, ethical, or formatting requirements.

Book reviews, review essays, and other forms of scholarly writing may be considered when specifically invited or announced by the journal.

10. Use of Generative AI

Authors must disclose the use of generative AI tools where such tools have been used substantially in preparing the manuscript.

AI tools cannot be listed as authors. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, sources, arguments, and ethical integrity of their work.

Undisclosed or inappropriate use of AI may affect the editorial decision.

11. Ethical Requirements

Authors must disclose relevant conflicts of interest and sources of financial or institutional support, where applicable.

Research involving human participants or other activities requiring ethical approval must comply with the relevant institutional and ethical requirements.

Contact

For submission-related questions or further information, please contact the editorial team:

Critical Dialectics
Email: criticaldialectics@gmail.com