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Here at Cosmonaut, we aim to create a forum to debate and develop revolutionary ideas in the spirit of scientific socialism. We are interested in any perspectives that go along with the spirit of our mission statement, which includes critiques of articles published by Cosmonaut. We strongly believe in the ethos of open debate amongst Marxists as vital for developing a revolutionary project. We are interested in content including but not limited to:
- communist political strategy
- engagements with the history of the socialist movement
- developing Marxist theory in a way that rejects academic obscurantism as well as anti-scientific dogmatism
- what prospects for a viable socialism in the 21st century may look like
- critiques of various forms of leftist “common sense” that have held back the development of a mass democratic communist movement
- communist perspectives and analysis on current events, contemporary international politics, and mass culture
- critiques of liberal and reactionary ideologies that the left often refuses to engage with beyond mere dismissal
- engagements on how to develop a Marxist politics that stands against all forms of oppression that goes beyond both workerism and identity liberalism.
- translations of historical texts
If you have a pitch or draft for an article, send it to us along with a paragraph-long summary of your thesis/argument, as well as an author biography of 35 words or less, to submissions@cosmonautmag.com. We also request examples of other work you have published. Submissions should be between 2,500 and 10,000 words, though we may make exceptions for certain cases. Drafts should be sent as a Google Doc. For citations, please use Chicago-style notes-bib format in footnotes. Keep in mind that, outside specific circumstances, Cosmonaut does not republish already-existing material.
What to Expect After Submission
Cosmonaut editors will notify you that your submission has been received. Upon review, the editorial team will inform you of its decision.
If the piece lacks any of the following essential requirements, it will be rejected:
- Minimum word count
- Chicago-Style footnotes and formatting
- Free of major and persistent syntactical problems
- Thesis is clear and directly related to Cosmonaut’s mission and submission guidelines
If the submission is accepted, the editors will notify you of any minor revisions or copy edits that are needed.
If the submission requires revision, the editors will develop those recommended revisions and notify you as well. Once the revisions are satisfactorily incorporated, the piece may be accepted for publication. Once accepted, a piece will be published within two months of the acceptance date. Authors of accepted unsolicited pieces are paid $50 following publication.
Letters to the Editor
Cosmonaut encourages letters to the editor in response to our content or current events pertinent to the socialist movement. If your submission is intended to be published quickly in response to a Cosmonaut piece or current event, we encourage you to submit as a letter. Letters will simply be copy-edited after approval for publication. We do not pay for letters and the amount of promotion a letter receives across Cosmonaut’s platforms is up to the discretion of the editorial team. The word-limit for letters is 2,000 words.