CFP: Call for Proposals for Open Peer Commentaries: Virtue signalling

Theme: Virtue Signalling

Lead Author: Hanno Sauer, “Conspicuous Compunction”

Curator: Pei-Hua Huang

Panel: Marc Cheong, Keith Harris, Sarita Rosenstock, William Tuckwell

Invited commentaries from: Jason Brennan, Eric Funkhouser, Neil Levy, David Pinsof

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The APR is seeking proposals for open peer commentaries (2,000-3,000 words) on Hanno Sauer’s “Conspicuous Compunction”.

Authors wishing to submit an Open Peer Commentary can read the lead article

here:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/24740500.2026.2715397 

The full CfP can be found here:https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues/virtue-signalling/ 

Proposal abstracts should be brief (up to 500 words), stating clearly the aspects of the lead article that will be discussed, together with an indication of the approach that will be taken.

More details are available on the APR website,https://www.aap.org.au/APR/

Abstract submissions are due on6 December 2026.

Invitations to write commentaries of 2000–3000 words will be issued on17 December 2026.

Full-length commentaries will be due on14 March 2027.

Things to bear in mind:

1. Do NOT write a commentary instead of a proposal.
2. Be succinct: somewhere between 200 and 500 words.
3. Clearly state which aspects of the target article you intend to discuss, and indicate the line that you intend to take. We will only publish commentaries that respond to the lead article.
4. We are happy to receive proposals for co-authored commentaries. However, we will NOT publish more than one commentary that has your name on it in any given issue.
5. There will be anonymous review of proposals. Make sure that you do not include identifying material in your proposal.
6. There are no barriers to repeat commentary: those who have recently published commentaries are welcome to submit proposals for commentaries in upcoming issues.
7. When submitting a proposal to the journal, authors should use the ‘Submit an article’ link on this Call for Papers page. Please select ‘Open Peer Commentary’ as the article type.
8. On the Manuscript Details page of the Submission Portal, select ‘Proposal’ as the Subject Section. Then select ‘Yes’ that the proposal is a candidate for a special issue, and select the surname of the Curator from the special issue drop-down. The Curator is listed at the top of this Call for Papers, as the Special Issue Guest Editor.