About the Journal
Questions is unique because it publishes the work of K-12 students interested in philosophical issues, including stories, essays, poems, photographs, and drawings. The journal also publishes articles by scholars and teachers, including lesson plans, thought experiments, transcripts of philosophy discussions, book reviews, and more.
Questions Issue #22 — Stories — is now out!
To view earlier issues, please visit the Philosophy Documentation Center.
Upcoming Issue Submissions
Questions Issue 23: Community
Submissions for the next issue of Questions are now open. We invite you to write an essay, draw a picture, take a photo, or compose a poem around the theme of community and what philosophical ideas it raises.
Some guiding questions:
- What makes a community? Are communities made from individuals who share common goals and interests or can diverse individuals make up a community?
- What kinds of communities exist?
- What is the relationship between the individual and their community?
- Who belongs in a community and how is that achieved or given?
- Do communities have boundaries? Why are communities important, if they are?
- Are communities human constructions, natural groups, or some other form of social construct?
- Can animals and plants form a community?
- What do we owe those in our community and they us?
Submissions on other philosophical topics will be considered based on space. If you have an idea that you would like to develop, please do so.
General Information
For those unfamiliar with past issues, Questions features short articles, discussions, drawings, critiques, poetry, and other writings by philosophy students of all ages. The journal is published annually by the Philosophy Documentation Center. It is our goal to engage children in advanced philosophical thinking through related and common works of art.
All issues are comprised of unsolicited submissions from educators and students. As part of our anonymous review selection, we consider all submissions for correctness, accuracy, and quality of thought given the writer’s age.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
Questions is looking for a variety of content written by various age groups in order to document different phases of philosophical inquiry. Questions accepts:
- Short Articles
- Discussions
- Drawings
- Critiques
- Poetry
- Lesson Plans
- Children’s Classroom Experiences/ Reactions to Philosophy
- Book reviews
- Other Thought Provoking Ideas
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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
- While we are always accepting submissions, the deadline for each issue is April 30.
- Send all submissions to: questionsjournal@gmail.com or use the form in this tab to submit.
- Written submissions should be sent in Word or Rich Text File formats (.doc/.docx or .rtf) and please include a paragraph about yourself: your name, age, school, and the town/state/country in which you live.
- Please cite and format scholarly articles according to the guidelines in the Chicago Manual of Style; use endnotes rather than footnotes.
- Send images, whether photographs, drawings, paintings, etc., as uncompressed image files with at least a 300 dpi resolution.
- If you are a publisher and would like to send us a book to review, please mail the book to the address on our Contact Us.
Images—whether photographs, drawings, paintings—should be sent as JPEGS (with at least 300 dpi resolution). Written submissions should be sent in Word or Rich Text File formats (as doc, docx, or .rtf). Scholarly articles should confirm to the Chicago Manual of Style for textual and citation manners; please use endnotes rather than footnotes.
Be sure to include contact information with your submissions. A copyright release is needed for publication. All submissions should go to QuestionsJournal@gmail.com.
Questions Editorial Board
Wendy Turgeon, Editor-in-Chief
Eli Baum
Alex Chang
Steven Goldberg
David Heise
Stephen Miller
Jana Mohr Lone (Founder and Editor-in-Chief Emeritus)
Janice Moskalik
Christiane Wisehart
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