About the Journal
Questions is unique. It is the only journal in the world devoted to publishing young people’s philosophical work. We publish stories, short-form and research-length essays, visual art, poetry, photography, multimedia projects, lesson plans, and open-form reflections.
Read the current issue, #25, on the theme of “The Unknown,” here.
What is patriotism? Download the 2026 Issue Submission flyer.
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Upcoming Issue Submissions
QUESTIONS ISSUE #26: WHAT IS PATRIOTISM?
Download the 2026 Issue Submission Flyer.
What does it mean to be patriotic? Is it earned or owed? Is it a virtue like courage or kindness? Is patriotism important? Is it about a state, a land, a people, or something else? Our theme for issue #26 is “What is Patriotism?” exploring fundamental questions about the relationship between people and their nation, state, or home. Touching on a wide range of topics from a sense of place and belonging, loyalty and community, to history and war, patriotism is a complicated concept in need of analysis from young philosophers.
To explore the questions around patriotism, we invite submissions from K-12 students in the form of short-form and research-length essays, visual art, poetry, multimedia projects, lesson plans, and open-form reflections.
GENERAL INFORMATION
For those unfamiliar with past issues, Questions features short essays, discussions, drawings and photographs, multimedia projects, poetry, and other philosophical work by students of all ages. The journal is published annually by the Philosophy Documentation Center. It is our goal to engage young people in advanced philosophical thinking through related and common works of art.
All issues are comprised of unsolicited submissions from K-12 students. As part of our anonymous review selection, we consider all submissions for correctness, accuracy, and the quality of the work given the writer’s age.
WHAT WE ARE SEEKING:
Questions is looking for a variety of content written by various age groups in order to document different phases of philosophical inquiry. Questions accepts:
- Short essays
- Discussions
- Drawings
- Multimedia projects
- Photographs
- Poetry
- Lesson Plans
- Reflections, such as student writing about their classroom experiences/ reactions to philosophy
- Book reviews
- Other thought provoking ideas
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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
- While we are always accepting submissions, the deadline for each issue is April 30.
- Please submit using the form on the right (below on mobile) or this link.
- Written submissions should be sent in Word, PDF, or Rich Text File formats (.doc/.docx, .pdf, or .rtf) and please include a paragraph about yourself: your name, age, school, and the town/state/country in which you live.
- Please cite and format scholarly articles according to the guidelines in the Chicago Manual of Style; use endnotes rather than footnotes.
- Send images, whether photographs, drawings, paintings, etc., as uncompressed image files with at least a 300 dpi resolution.
- If you are a publisher and would like to send us a book to review, please mail the book to the address on our Contact Us.
Images—whether photographs, drawings, paintings—should be sent as JPEGS (with at least 300 dpi resolution). Written submissions should be sent in Word, PDF, or Rich Text File formats (as doc, docx, .pdf, or .rtf). Scholarly articles should confirm to the Chicago Manual of Style for textual and citation manners; please use endnotes rather than footnotes.
Be sure to include contact information with your submissions. A copyright release is needed for publication.
Questions Editorial Board
Stone Addington and Ariel Sykes, Editors-in-Chief
Alexandra Chang
Mitch Conway
Corey R. Horn
Jana Mohr Lone, Founder and Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
Stephen Miller
Christine Salama
Tucker Sechrest
Gabiya Tonkunas
Wendy Turgeon, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
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