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Join as a Staff Writer!

By signing up, you are committing to contributing two pieces per year to the journal.

How do I sign up?

Fill out our (very short) Staff Writer form: Google Form

Do I need to be a New Economy Journal Staff Writer to contribute to the New Economy Journal?

No, we welcome one-off submissions to the New Economy Journal via the online submission form.

Upcoming Submission Deadlines

Submission dates for 2023 are as follows:

* The New Economy Journal editors will endeavour to publish all works received by the submission deadline in the following issue. However, the editors may choose to hold the article if the theme/topic is more closely aligned with that of a later issue.

Publication Guidelines

Download a copy of the New Economy Journal Publication Guidelines, or read the guidelines below.

New Economy Journal is an open platform and encourages unsolicited submissions. The Journal Editors will review and edit your submission as needed, and will then ask you to review and approve before publication. 

• Articles must be consistent with the purpose of the journal
• Editors will not publish anything that is defamatory, grossly offensive or low quality.

Please see the Piece Type Guidelines (below) for guidance on tone, word count etc.

Purpose of the Journal

New Economy Journal is a place for contribution and conversation for those interested and involved in the New Economy movement. By providing a platform for this purpose, we facilitate learning, connection and information for those currently engaged with the movement as well as for the general public.

Journal Content

Articles are published on the first Tuesday of each month may address one of the six themes for the Journal, or may focus more broadly on the New Economy movement in Australia. Pieces will be diverse and may  include news articles, book reviews, interviews, philosophical treatises, short stories, cartoons and photographs.

The Journal themes for 2022/2023 are:

• Rethinking Value
• New Stories for the New Economy
• Connections to Place in the New Economy
• Health and Wellbeing in the New Economy
• Regenerative Economics
• Does Capitalism Have a Future?

Submission Requirements

The length and tone of pieces will vary depending on the type of piece submitted. Please see the Piece Type Guidelines (below) for guidance.

Submissions need to be appropriately referenced or hyperlinked. References need not be included in the final text but are necessary so Editors can fact-check.

If writing about people or companies, it is good journalistic practice to ask them for comment. Peruse the Guide for New Economy Journal Editors and help Editors by ensuring your piece is consistent with it.

Referencing

Hyperlinks are the rule

Where hyperlinks are not possible, or there is a direct quote necessitating the provision of a page number, use footnotes in the following form:

Book: [author], [Book name] ([publisher], [edition], [year published]) [pg number]

Article: [author], [‘article title’], [journal] ([year]) [volume number]:[issue number], [pg number]

When hyperlinking to a book, use the website of the publisher or an independent bookseller. Do not link to Amazon or similar.

How to submit

Please submit your work through the online submission form.

If you have any questions, please contact journal@neweconomy.org.au.

The online submission form will require the following information:

• Include your name and organisation / affiliation (if applicable)
• We will request a 100 word bio and a picture for an author profile
• We can publish anonymously where necessitated by circumstance – e.g. in the case of whistleblowers
• You must disclose any funding received for the piece or any conflicts of interest you may have relevant to the submission
• Notify us whether the piece has previously been published and, if so, where (e.g. on a personal blog).
• Provide confirmation any tables, pictures or figures do not infringe copyright, for example providing written approval to publish them
• Articles are by default Creative Commons. Specify if you would like to make other arrangements

Submission process

Once you have submitted your piece, it will be uploaded to Google Drive as a Google Doc. New Economy Journal editors will add you to the document and then make edits which you will need to review when prompted.

Editors have discretion to ask for a lower word count within the range prescribed in the Piece Type Guidelines section. The recommended word count, style and tone should be understood as a guide only.

Editors have the right to reject a submission if it does not meet the themes, stylistic requirements or quality of writing required by the Journal.

We will endeavour to publish your piece at the earliest opportunity, which may not be the journal issue immediately following your submission.

Piece Types Guidelines

Editors have discretion to ask for a lower word count within the range prescribed below. The recommended word count, style and tone should be understood as a guide only.

Editors have the right to reject a submission if it does not meet the themes, stylistic requirements or quality of writing required by the Journal.

Long form pieces

• 1500 - 3000 words
• Well researched with ~20-30 references
• e.g. investigative journalism, academic research, essays, history, philosophy

New Economy Journal encourages long form journalism, though the length of the piece must be justified by its novelty, how well researched it is and the clarity and accuracy of the prose.

News articles

• 500 - 1000 words
• Can be longer if justified as a long form piece
• More objective style
• Can be published in advance of next issue if time sensitive
• e.g. news about policy, new developments, initiatives, achievements

Opinion

• 400 - 800 words
• Can be longer if justified as a long form piece (e.g. deeply considered reflections)
• Subjective style, e.g. blog-style entry, opinions about current events

Book and culture reviews

• 500 - 1000 words
• Can be longer if justified as a long form piece
• e.g. books, films, exhibitions and other forms of culture

Interviews

• 500 - 2000 words
• Can be longer if justified as a long form piece
• Can be a transcription if sufficiently coherent
• e.g. interviews with practitioners, thinkers, politicians, people of interest
• Can accompany an associated podcast

Event or project reports

• 500 - 1000 words
• Can be longer if justified as a long form piece
• e.g. reports of meetings, events; updates from NENA Hubs, community initiatives, community actions

Short stories

• 500 - 3000 words
• Prose needs to be engaging and clear
• e.g. utopian visions of the New Economy

Cartoons

• Can be a single picture or multiple panel
• e.g. commentary on current events, a story, an explanation, a report

Photography

• Can be stand-alone photo journalism or to accompany a piece