Submissions

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

The manuscript is original, has not been published previously and is not under consideration elsewhere.
The submission fits the PHT aims and scope and states its philosophical question, thesis and contribution clearly.
A separate title page and an anonymized manuscript have been prepared for double-blind review.
Key terms, premises, conclusions, objections, sources, editions, passages and translations are presented accurately.
Ethics approval, consent, privacy, permissions and respectful representation of intellectual traditions are addressed where applicable.
Funding, competing interests, author contributions, data or code availability and material AI-tool use are disclosed.

Author Guidelines

Authors should read the aims and scope before submission. Manuscripts must be original, clearly written and not under review elsewhere.

Article types

Original research articles
Critical and interpretive essays
Systematic and state-of-the-question reviews
Formal, experimental or interdisciplinary philosophy
Translations with substantial scholarly introduction
Discussion notes, replies and short communications

Argument and contribution

State the central question, thesis and contribution early. Define key terms, make inferential steps visible, distinguish premises from conclusions, address serious objections and avoid claiming more than the argument establishes. Thought experiments and examples should do clear analytical work rather than substitute for reasons.

Texts and traditions

Identify editions, passages and translations accurately. Explain interpretive choices and historical context. Work across philosophical traditions should engage relevant languages and scholarship where feasible, avoid treating traditions as uniform, and distinguish comparison from assimilation.

Formal and empirical material

Define notation and assumptions. Provide proofs, derivations, code, instruments, data and analysis details where applicable. Research involving participants, surveys, experiments or interviews requires appropriate ethics review, consent and privacy safeguards.

Review files

Provide a separate title page and anonymized manuscript for double-blind review. Disclose funding, competing interests, author contributions and material use of generative AI.

Submission status

Online submissions are temporarily closed while PHT completes its editorial setup.

Articles

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Privacy Statement

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Participants and sensitive material

Authors using interviews, surveys, experiments, classroom work, case material or personal correspondence must protect privacy and comply with consent, ethics and access requirements. Examples concerning vulnerable people or communities should avoid unnecessary identifying detail and stereotyping.

Sharing and retention

PHT does not sell personal information. Limited data may be processed by services needed for hosting, DOI registration, indexing, preservation, email and security. Editorial records may be retained to document decisions and protect research integrity.