PopuliVerse Commentary
Commentary publishes short pieces in which scholars comment on populism and populist actors: an opinion, an argument, a way of looking at a question. The pieces are written by scholars and reviewed by the editor. Commentary appears quarterly, and its issues are numbered by year: the first, 2026/1, comes out in December 2026, and the next, 2027/1, in March 2027.
Issues
The first issue, 2026/1, is planned for December 2026.
Call for commentary
Commentary starts with invited pieces. Scholars who want to write are welcome too: send your piece to the editor at [email protected]
Guidelines
Who can write. PhD holders and doctoral candidates, with their affiliation stated. The decision to publish is the editor’s.
What Commentary publishes. Your view on a question about populism or populist actors: an opinion, an argument, an approach. No partisan advocacy.
Length. 800 to 1,500 words. The length is flexible.
Pitch. Each piece opens with a pitch of 100 to 150 words that says what the piece argues. It is printed at the top of the piece. Nothing has to be sent to the editor beforehand.
Sources. You choose the form: links in the text, author-date (Harvard) references, a reference list at the end, or none. The editor may ask for a source for a specific factual claim.
Whose views. Every piece carries a line saying that the views are the author’s own.
Review. Pieces are editor-reviewed. Commentary is not peer-reviewed, and PopuliVerse does not describe it as such.
What you send. The piece, your affiliation, your ORCID iD and the declaration below, in one email to [email protected]
Cost. None. There is no fee to submit or to publish.
How a piece is published. As a web page and as a typeset PDF, with its own DOI and a “Cite this” box. It is also collected in the PDF of its issue.
After publication. Corrections and the right of reply are set out in the editorial policy.