How often do you publish?

• Twice a year, once each academic semester

• We call for submissions twice a year; usually mid-September and mid-January.

Who can submit to your journal?

• As we are an undergraduate journal, only works from students currently enrolled in university at time of submission will be considered for publication.

• Due to a previous technical hiccup, students who graduated in May or June 2026 will be allowed a one-time-only extension to submit their work in the Fall 2026 submission cycle.

I see you’ve published works from students at one of your home institutions (Bowdoin, UIowa, Saint Mary’s). Are they adjudicated fairly against the entire submission pool?

• Submissions are always adjudicated by students at a Foundationalist branch not located at their home institution (e.g. if a Bowdoin student submits an essay, that essay will only be reviewed by Foundationalist staff at either the University of Iowa or Saint Mary’s College of California). All authors who have been on, or are currently on, a Foundationalist editorial board undergo the same adjudication process.

I’m concerned that my work might be judged unfairly on the basis of my name, home institution, class year, etc. How do you ensure this won’t happen?

• All submissions are anonymized before being distributed to Foundationalist member branches, mitigating risk of bias.

Authors:

• Retain full ownership of their work and after publication through The Foundationalist are able to publish, reproduce, distribute, display and store pieces at their discretion.

• Any publication occurring without a written contract implicitly grants First North American Serial Rights to the publisher

Publishers:

• Receive proper attribution and citation as journal of first publication

• Our standard is to keep published work in our archives and available to view after publication date indefinitely. Please email us if you would like your piece removed.

• Published authors grant The Foundationalist full license for legal term of copyright to publish, reproduce, distribute, display, and store pieces in all forms, formats, and media.

Can I purchase print copies/back issues?

• We are currently exploring options for individual orders. We will make an announcement at the time we are able to provide this option.

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