Call For Papers
The editors of Multiplicity are seeking papers for our inaugural issue. All are welcome to submit. Papers that fulfill our criteria may be submitted to submissions@smcphilclub.com. The Deadline for papers is Apr 28th, 2026. Papers submitted after will be considered for the May issue.
Please consult below for our submission guidelines and other relevant information
About
Multiplicity seeks to publish, so as to supply readers of a general sort, philosophical writing on all topics contained within the scope of the liberal arts and sciences at large. That is, an ensemble of philosophical writing that constitutes, in sum, a multiplicitous morphology. We do not seek to limit acceptable philosophical discourse, nor do we discriminate on what constitutes "valid philosophical writing." We seek, instead, writing that moves and affects as well as writing that informs plainly. Owing to our name, then, we say that both creativity and precision are welcome.
Multiplicity is a body of the larger Philosophy Club at Santa Monica College. The publication is edited solely by undergraduates at Santa Monica College.
Submission Guidelines
Papers that have been published elsewhere are not preferred. Submissions must not be considered for publication at another publisher during the review process.
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Submissions should be at least 1500 words but no more than 10,000 words. Papers over 5000 words will not receive additional funding. We may publish papers over 10,000 words in parts.
All papers should contain a short abstract of 100-150 words describing a roadmap of their argument. Literary pieces are exempt from the requirement of an abstract. Abstracts will not be published.
Submissions must be philosophical in nature. For papers dealing explicitly with philosophy, this would mean writing on anything conventionally studied under philosophy itself: metaphysics, ethics, epistemology, axiology, aesthetics, ontology, and so on. Topics that are scientific in nature, that is, a paper describing a particular scientific result that the author has obtained through scientific study, will not be considered. Scientific data and figures, however, may be used to answer or present a philosophical question or deal with a particular arrangement of a question thereof. For instance, the use of neurological data may be used to speak on the “hard problem of consciousness.”
Literature, such as poetry or short stories, is welcome. Please be acquainted with philosophical fiction. An introduction that connects your submission to a philosophical question, concept, or field of study is recommended!
We ask that submissions conform to the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed., (notes and bibliography) for papers in the humanities. For papers concerning the social or behavioral sciences, APA is permitted. If a paper is submitted in a style differing from that of the aforementioned, the editors will still consider the submission, noting that we reserve the right to reformat submissions such that they conform to the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed.
Submissions utilizing logical operators and symbols are recommended to use LaTeX.
All submissions should be in docx or tex format
Ethics
The editors of Multiplicity are committed to upholding rigorous editorial and ethical standards.
We prohibit the use of Artificial Intelligence in the procurement of written text. Text procured by A.I and used either verbatim or with human editing will not receive consideration. Should any submitted publication be revealed to contain A.I generated text; the editors of Multiplicicty will exercise their right to retraction.
Plagiarism, of any sort, is prohibited.
Pieces sponsored by an outside party, interest group, action committee, or any entity of a nature not principally academic, will not be considered.
All authors will affirm their agreement of our Ethics policies.
Please note that published materials do not reflect the views of the editors of Multiplicity or of the Santa Monica College Philosophy Club at large.