Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education encourages a wide range of contributions from who work within these general areas, expanding methodological practices. Taboo seeks provocative and controversial submissions.

Following are guidelines for authors, including information about journal issues, journal themes, and preparing for submission.

Journal Issues

Thematic Issues: Taboo was first published in 1995 and in 2025, we will celebrate its 30th year. To lead up to that milestone, Taboo will produce thematic issues until 2025. Our unique model invites multiple editors to spearhead each issue. Assisted by Taboo’s editorial collective and assistants, each issue will be a deep dive within a theme. To suggest a thematic issue please send the name(s) and affiliations of the proposed issue, the topic/theme of the issue, a draft of the call for manuscripts, a tentative timeline, and CVs of the guest editor(s). Editors must ensure that all articles in the special issue go through a blind-peer review process.

Editors will be asked to submit final manuscripts with peer reviews to the editors on the negotiated deadline. The entire special issues or specific manuscripts of the special issue may also go through an additional peer-review and/or editorial review process with Taboo prior to publication. Authors can expect to receive a decision in one month. Upon approval of the issue, one of the Taboo editors will be assigned to work with the thematic issue team.

Articles and Essays: Taboo accepts traditional academic articles as well as differently conceived submissions. We invite thoughtful, provocative, and well-researched articles, we also encourage authors to play with form and content. Articles will go through a double-blind peer-review process. Articles should be from 3000-7000 words (including references).

Diatribes: Taboo accepts opinion pieces. Diatribes are designed to be thoughtful and passionate pieces that utilize research in a provocative manner. They will go through a double-blind peer-review process and should be between 1000-1500 words.

Submitting a Thematic Issue Proposal

We are now actively looking for submissions for these issues

1. Send a cover-letter with your manuscript and address the following items:
   a. Issue Editor(s) email, addresses, affiliations
   b. Proposed thematic issue and short description.
   c. Justification for issue theme and how it links to Taboo’s vision
   d. Indicate month and year of proposed issue:
   Spring 2025
   Fall 2025
   e. Indicate the research will comply with the rules and regulations of the ethics review board of your lead editors’ institution (if appropriate)
   f. Indicate that the articles for the issue will be written specifically for the issue
   g. Submissions for Taboo thematic issues should be sent to:
   SubmissionstoTaboo@gmail.com

Preparation for Taboo

Style: Taboo publishes articles that adhere to the guidelines of the American Psychological Association (7th edition). However, articles from other style guides may be used for single articles.

Acceptance: Before publication of the issue, author(s) of each article will be asked to transfer the copyright of the article to Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education. The transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. Taboo has an acceptance rate of 15%.