In addition to policy articles at the core of the magazine, World Policy Journal also publishes historical and cultural essays, book reviews, profiles, and reportage. While we commission most articles, we do accept unsolicited manuscripts. In selecting pieces for publication, we look for a strong point of view expressed in a lively, non-academic style.

All submissions must be in hard copy (double-spaced) and addressed to Assignments Editor, World Policy Journal, 220 Fifth Avenue, 9th floor, New York, NY 10001. Electronic submissions or submissions on disk will not be considered.

Policy Articles

We are particularly interested in issues concerning international economics, human rights, and American hegemony. Policy articles should present a well-supported point of view and offer provocative policy recommendations. To the extent possible, your piece should be based on interviews and other sources of information that will set it apart from the writings of others on a given subject and increase its timeliness. Such articles should be no more than 4,500 words in length.

Historical and Cultural Essays

We also publish articles that consider (and reconsider) such issues as immigration, exile, and ethnicity; articles that provide insight into a historical era, event, or person; and articles that illuminate cultural change and cross-cultural influences. Such pieces should not exceed 3,000 words.

Book Reviews

Review essays should use the book(s) under review as the starting point for an in-depth look at a particular subject. They should convey a strong point of view and should run to about 3,000 works.

Profiles

Writers should interview a subject and his/her associates to provide a complete picture of the person behind the news. A profile should be seen as an opportunity to comment on the political or cultural context of which the subject is a part. For example, a profile of the Iranian philosopher Abdol Karim Soroush allowed the author to explore the question of democratic rights in an Islamic society, and a profile of Alberto Fujimori provided the context for a discussion of authoritarianism in Peru. Essays should be about 3,000 words.

Reportage

We publish first-person reporting from regions or on subjects not widely covered in the general media. Articles should focus on a specific issue. Writers should convey a point of view and keep in mind the time constraints of a quarterly publication. Length: 2,500 words.

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