GUEST ARTICLES

 

The IRR will occasionally accept external submissions from both Boston University students and authors from other institutions. The IRR only accepts full drafts or high-quality photos. Boston University students are highly encouraged to apply to staff the IRR rather than submit articles for guest publication.

To submit a guest article or photo for consideration, please first review the submission guidelines and fill out the following form. Submissions that do not meet the standards outlined in the submission guidelines will not be accepted. The IRR reserves the right to refuse publication of any submitted photo or article. Questions can be emailed to irr@buiaa.org.

 
 

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

All Online Submissions

  • Original, unpublished work 

  • 500 words minimum, 1200 words maximum 

    • Concise

    • Standard American English

  • All formats are welcome (research, policy, op-eds) 

  • Hyperlinked sources

  • Preference will be given to lesser-known issues of contemporary importance

All Print Submissions

  • Original, unpublished work

  • 2000 words minimum, 2500 words maximum

    • Concise

    • Standard American English

  • Chicago style with footnotes

  • Preference will be given to lesser-known issues of contemporary importance

Recommendations from IRR editors

  • Explore countries often not on the front news. If it isn’t making CNN headlines, we want to hear about it.

  • Read other IRR blog articles to learn more about the structure and style we use.

  • We welcome interdisciplinary approaches (i.e. science, religion, culture, economics).


Benefits of contributing to the IRR

  • Publication in an academic journal with over 100,000 annual views.

  • Opportunity to network with current staff, contributors, and our 1000+ alumni around the world.

All Photo Submissions

  • Photographs, drawings, comics, or political cartoons

  • Original photographs or drawings

  • Quality photographs in RAW, PNG, or JPEG file formats

  • Smartphone photo submissions will be accepted if they are at least 300 ppi

  • Please use the photos below as a reference for submitting your photos