CFP: Bilkent Undergraduate Philosophy Journal Issue #7

Call for Papers | PROKOPTON Issue #7

Submission Deadline: Saturday, May 30, 2026

Submissions must be made via the submission forms available on our website: https://prokopton.bilkent.edu.tr

Bilkent University (Ankara, Turkiye) Undergraduate Philosophy Journal Prokopton is pleased to announce its call for papers for the 7th issue.

We invite undergraduate students from all departments and universities to submit their original works. There is no restriction on the subject matter, as long as philosophical argumentation is presented. Among the kinds of philosophical work we accept are original papers and book reviews. You can submit your work either in English or Turkish. You may submit as many works as you like. Also, make sure to see our previous issues and the kinds of work we publish.

We accept philosophical papers of any length and any topic that have a clear thesis and argument(s). However, we normally publish papers that are between 2000 and 4000 words.

Feel free to send your paper in any format you want, and we will contact you with further details regarding style and formatting if we choose to publish your paper. We evaluate submissions mainly in terms of the clarity of writing and the quality of argumentation.

If you would like to submit a book review, please contact us via email. Make sure that you include the details about the book you want to review. The word limit for book reviews is between 2000 and 3000 words. A book review guideline will be available soon on our website. 

Eligibility for Submission

You need to be an undergraduate student in the year of the issue you send your work for. For example, you must be an undergraduate student in at least some part of 2026 in order for us to consider your work for our 2026 issue. Your work should not have been published anywhere before.

For this issue, we are also preparing a special dossier:

Dossier Theme:

"Boundaries: Relations, Places, and the Other"

The dossier for Issue #7 of Prokopton explores the theme "Boundaries: Relations, Places, and the Other". Boundaries shape how we organize political life, define belonging, and react to difference. They determine who is included and who is excluded, whether in the context of nation-states, gendered identities, social categories, or interpersonal relations.

This dossier invites undergraduate students to examine the concept of the "Boundary" from a philosophical perspective, drawing on insights from international relations, political science, queer and feminist theory, psychology, and sociology. We are particularly interested in works that bridge disciplinary divides and bring these fields into conversation with philosophical inquiry.

Submissions for the thematic file are accepted in English only.

Submissions passing the initial screening will proceed to a referee review process. We look forward to your contributions.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at [email protected] 

Submission form for issue #7: https://forms.gle/MQsUtnFPXmDneAyUA

Submission form for dossier: https://forms.gle/FL5UWsqe5MA5YUBp6

For book review submissions, please contact us via email: [email protected]