A JOURNAL OF HUMANISTIC INQUIRYThe Human QuestionWhat does it mean for the person, and for humanity?THE FOUNDING ISSUE IN PREPARATION
Our first issue is in preparation.
01Human questions. Across disciplines.
02Open access. Knowledge to share.
03Independent judgement. Accountable scholarship.
Preparing the first issue
A new space for an enduring question.
THE FOUNDING ISSUE
VOL. 01
An invitation to inquiry
Bring the human back into the question.
We welcome scholarship that considers what ideas, institutions and discoveries mean for human life. The first issue is in preparation. Our submission address will be announced before submissions open.
The Human Question: A Journal of Humanistic Inquiry explores how people make meaning, live together and understand their place in the world.
Whether examining law, science, politics, technology or culture, the journal returns to a shared concern: what does this mean for the person, and for humanity as a whole?
Law & institutionsScience & technologyPolitics & societyCulture & meaning
Founded by Albert Tan Sin Hon
Explore the research, teaching and open resources behind the inquiry.
Send your manuscript to the editorial team by email. Authors do not need a platform account.
Before submissions open
The submission address is being confirmed.
The journal’s email address and final author guidelines will be announced before submissions open.
How a paper reaches publication
Submission, correspondence and peer review take place by email. The website holds journal information and the published archive.
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Email your manuscript
Send the manuscript, title page and a short covering email to the confirmed submission address.
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Editorial assessment
The editors consider fit, contribution and readiness for external review. The handling editor must be independent of the authors.
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External peer review
Suitable papers are sent to independent reviewers. The editorial team manages the review and communicates its decision by email.
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Revision and author approval
Authors respond to the reviews and revise their papers. Accepted work is prepared in the journal’s house style and returned for proof approval.
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Publication in the open
The approved PDF and its article details are added to the journal archive for readers to access and share.
Optional draft helper
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Create a draft, copy it into your email application and revise it in your own voice. This helper does not send an email or save your form to a server.
Your draft
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A shared editorial standard
Different voices. A consistent page.
The house style brings accepted papers into a readable, coherent journal. Authors retain responsibility for the accuracy of their arguments and sources.
THE HUMAN QUESTIONHouse style & author templateFOUNDING EDITION
Author resources · Draft v0.1
A starting point for your paper.
Use the Word template to prepare your article. The PDF shows the intended page layout. These founding resources will be refined as the first issue takes shape.
Use British English, informative headings and a clear account of the paper’s question, approach and contribution. Explain specialist terminology for readers beyond your discipline.
Distinguish evidence, interpretation and speculation. Quotations, factual claims and references should be accurate and traceable.
References & sources
Make the evidence accessible.
Use a consistent citation system appropriate to your discipline. Supply complete references and stable links or identifiers where available.
The editors will confirm discipline-specific conventions before the first issue. Legal materials should identify the relevant authority and pinpoint the passage relied upon.
Tables & figures
Let the material do the work.
Number tables and figures, give them informative captions and identify their sources. Explain abbreviations. Include descriptive text for visual material and obtain any required permissions.
Final publication
A proof the author has checked.
After acceptance, the editors prepare a uniform PDF and ask the authors to check it. Publication follows approval of the final text, author details and applicable licence.
The founding stage
The template supports preparation. It does not indicate acceptance, an assigned ISSN, indexing or institutional accreditation. Final policies will be published before the journal opens.
The reading room
Ideas, in the open.
Read the journal’s published articles, explore their questions and download the final PDFs.
PUBLISHED ARTICLES
The first issue is in preparation.
No articles have been published on this website yet. Accepted papers will appear here after peer review, revision and final proof approval.