Guidelines for authors

Thank you for your interest in working with theKONSTRUKT! These guidelines are there to help you to not only share your ideas with thousands of readers, but ensure that your article stays in sync with the overall goals of the magazine and can be read by the widest audience possible.

Audience information to keep in mind

theKONSTRKT has a global readership, with more than seventy countries represented. Therefore, when preparing documents for submission, consider the following:

English is not the first language of many readers. It is not, actually, the first language for some of the staff. We are international, we are global, and English is only our working language.

A large percentage of readers are not a part of academia, and will loose interest when confronted to theories and assumptions that are not clearly explained. Give examples, explain what you mean, and make sure everyone can understand it.

Cultures, educational backgrounds, and fields of study vary greatly among theKONSTRUKT readers. Not everything obvious to you makes sense to people from other countries. Some have no idea what a MacDonads is, or have weeks that start on Monday. Hey, no one said that writing for a global audience is easy!

Authors rights

By submitting an article for theKONSTRUKT, you agree to the joint ownership of the material. theKONSTRUKT reserves the right to reprint your material, translate it in a different language, reprint it as part of other issues, as long as you are notified of those actions. The author is responsible for ensuring that the submission is free from plagiarism.

If the author wishes to discuss special ownership rights, this has to be done before the issue with the article is released to the public.

Format and content

• Articles should emphasize an analytical perspective. Do not describe what club has opened where, the main question is WHY.
• Any theory and assumption is valid, as long as it is supported by arguments.
• The logical flow of your article should be explicit. Describing what you want to say, what are your arguments, and, most importantly, what the conclusion is, is critical.
• theKONSTUKT articles are from 1500 to 2000 words maximum.
• If you wish to include pictures/illustrations, do not forget to send them together with the text
• The text should be email to theKONSTRUKT staff for proofreading. We do not accept (except for emergency cases) note cards in-world. The text should not be formatted, and can be submitted as pure text.
• Any submission should be spell-checked before being sent. The spell-check should be done in American English. The text should contain the author’s name, the title of your article, and any references used in your text.
• We reserve the right to refuse and modify articles, but will always discuss it with you.