Submission Requirements

• You must be the sole author.
• The essay may not have been previously published outside your school.
• The essay may not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
• The essay must be written on a topic in philosophy, history, art history, literature, public policy, or sociology. Further information on the relevant disciplines and topics is available in the FAQ.
• We offer two submission options:
• Submit: Accept the copyright transfer agreement, upload the essay, and pay the non-refundable submission fee.
• Subscribe & Submit: All is the same as Submit, except you have the option to email your essay within the next year before your subscription expires. If you opt to submit later, email (titled ‘Submit: your first and last name’) your submission to editorial@theschola.org.
• You are responsible for all aspects of readability in English. We don’t provide in-depth copy editing as part of the production process.
• The submission must be made by you, using your own account, and not by anyone else on your behalf.

Format Requirements

• The essay must include the manuscript and author details using a template provided here.
• The essay must be 5,000 words, with a 10 percent margin (excluding the abstract, footnotes, and bibliography).
• The essay must have an abstract of about 220 words.
• The title must be under 100 characters (including spaces).
• The essay must be text-only: no graphics such as charts, graphs, or tables.
• The essay must NOT have acknowledgments thanking someone who helped with your research.
• The essay must adopt a referencing system using footnotes, NOT endnotes, and a bibliography, such as the Chicago style or the Oxford style. The general format has two components:
• A superscript number is inserted in the text where the reference source is cited. This number then appears at the bottom of the page where the footnote is recorded;
• The full details of each citation, the bibliography, are alphabetically listed by author’s surname at the end of the essay.
• The essay must use a ‘standard’ font, preferably 12-point Times New Roman.
• The name of your essay file must be your first and last name. Upon successful upload, the file is renamed with an encrypted code but remains stored on our server as originally submitted.
• The essay file must be in MS Word format.

Submission Portal Instructions

• The submission must be completed in a single session using PayPal. Proceed to checkout only if you intend to complete the process; do not add to cart and return later, exit at checkout and return later, or test file uploads. All submission attempts, including those made through encrypted connections, are recorded on our server. Checkout abandonment linked to your submission will result in its rejection.
• Request an invoice at checkout only if you lack a PayPal account. An invoice enabling payment will be emailed to you swiftly.
• After payment, do not revisit the submission page to duplicate file upload and checkout. Access submission status via the person icon in top right. A confirmation email will follow payment.

The FAQ provides additional guidance on manuscript preparation.