Information for Authors
ORIENTATION: Philo publishes full length articles,
critical discussions, review essays, and book reviews. It
welcomes original, conceptually precise, and argumentatively
rigorous articles in all fields of philosophy. Although not
devoted to any specific branch of philosophy, Philo
encourages the submission of work that examines
philosophical issues from an explicitly naturalist
perspective. It also welcomes work on the philosophical
credentials of both naturalism and various supernaturalist
alternatives to naturalism. This would include work
ordinarily classified as philosophy of religion (theistic
proofs, the problem of evil, and the like) as well as any
other work that directly or indirectly defends or challenges
naturalism.
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION: Submissions
should be prepared for blind review. The author’s name
should not appear on the manuscript, and self-identifying
citations should be avoided. The manuscript should be
double-spaced, include page numbers on every page except the
first, and have ample margins.
ABSTRACTS: Except for book reviews,
all submissions must be accompanied by an abstract of about
100 words.
REFERENCES: Philo’s reference
format can be found in any issue of Philo. Use
documentary-note style as described in The Chicago Manual
of Style. Use endnotes instead of footnotes. Discursive
notes should be brief and few. Submitted articles not
conforming to this format must be rewritten if they are
accepted for publication.
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION: Manuscripts
must be submitted by email. Include “PHILO” in the subject
line of the message. The text of the message should include
the author’s complete contact information, including surface
mail address, email address, and daytime phone number. The
paper and abstract should be attached to the message and
saved as a Microsoft Word file. Philo does not consider
manuscripts that are under consideration by another journal.
Submissions and all editorial correspondence should be
emailed to the Assistant Editor, D. Edward Beck, at
philo@centerforinquiry.net.
PROOFS:
Page proofs of accepted manuscripts will be provided to
authors. Proofs must be reviewed by authors and returned to
the editors within 3-4 days.
