The Libertas Council welcomes original articles that provide clear thinking and high-quality analysis of recent developments in law, politics, practice, and culture that impact human rights, freedom, justice, democracy, and human dignity. Accepted articles are published in our Updates section. Please read the guidelines below before submitting your article.
Thank you for your interest in contributing an article to the Libertas Council website. Please thoroughly read these Contributor Guidelines before submitting your article. The Libertas Council welcomes original articles that provide clear thinking and high-quality analysis of recent developments in law, politics, practice, and culture that impact human rights, freedom, justice, democracy, and human dignity.
The Libertas Council website is an egalitarian space. We welcome submissions from thought leaders, students, researchers, policymakers, academics, lawyers, and members of civil society organizations. However, the Libertas Council only publishes high-quality articles that comply with the Contributor Guidelines and the Libertas Council Style Guide.
The Libertas Council works with Contributors to expand the reach of each article. Contributors should share their social media handles with the Libertas Council so the Libertas Council can tag them in its posts. Each Contributor should share the article with friends and colleagues through email and social media.
By submitting an article to the Libertas Council, the Contributor guarantees that the article is their unique work product, unpublished, and not simultaneously submitted elsewhere in any form for publication. Contributors also permit the Libertas Council to use their article, with full attribution but without further consent, in online and print publications. Upon Libertas Council's publication, cross-posting or publication on other platforms is permissible with the consent of the Libertas Council.
If you would like to submit an article to the Libertas Council, email your draft to Emily.Milnes@LibertasCouncil.org, including your article title and author's name in the subject line. Include a profile photo, a short bio, and full contact information in your submission email.
The editors will not approve articles before reviewing the text. If you are unsure whether a topic is suitable for the Libertas Council or would like to pitch an idea for an article not yet drafted, please email Emily.Milnes@LibertasCouncil.org. An indication that a topic may be suitable does not amount to advance acceptance of the article.
Once you have submitted your draft article, the editorial team will contact you. Please give our editors time to review your submission. We endeavor to respond quickly to submissions, and you can anticipate a response within one week. Please refrain from contacting the editorial team for an update before one week has elapsed.
The Libertas Council will email its decision on publication. If accepted, there may be a delay between acceptance and publication. We aim to minimize the delay when a post covers a recent or urgent issue. The Libertas Council will work with Contributors who have specific timing requests.
If the Libertas Council declines to publish an article, the editorial team may invite the author to revise, edit, or resubmit the article for future consideration.
The editors may, in their absolute discretion, waive any of the above guidelines or amend this process.
Ready to contribute? Complete the form below and attach your draft. Include a proposed title and your author name. If you would rather email your draft, write to Emily.Milnes@LibertasCouncil.org with your title and author name in the subject line.