About us
Aims And Scope
PAEDEIA: NSU Journal of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Law is a double-blind peer-reviewed academic journal committed to advancing critical, interdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary scholarship across the diverse fields of the humanities, social sciences, and law. Recognizing the complexity and evolving nature of these fields, PAEDEIA welcomes a wide variety of research methodologies—both qualitative and quantitative—as well as interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches, depending on the themes explored. The journal’s goal is to encourage innovative thinking and contribute meaningfully to academic discourse within and across these disciplines. We invite original research articles that critically engage with the evolving roles and intersections of literature, linguistics, TESOL, philosophy, history, political science, sociology, anthropology, psychology, and legal studies in understanding and responding to contemporary societal, cultural and institutional challenges.
Editorial Team
ONLINE FIRST ARTICLES
Norman K. Swazo
“Heilige Grausamkeit” (“Holy Cruelty”): A “Perspective” on Nietzsche and InfanticidePublished: May 14, 2025
Open Access Statement
PAEDEIA is an open-access journal. All articles are freely available to read, download, and share for personal use or educational purposes, such as in classroom teaching or academic research. Copyright remains with the authors, and no commercial use or republication of any article is permitted without prior written permission from the respective author.
Editorial Review Process
PAEDEIA follows a rigorous double-anonymous peer review process to ensure fairness. Upon submission, all manuscripts are initially reviewed by the journal's editors. If they meet the criteria, they are sent to at least two external referees for evaluation. Based on the referees' feedback, authors may be invited to revise and resubmit their paper. The final decision regarding acceptance, revision, or rejection of revised manuscripts is made by the Editor-in-Chief in consultation with the Managing Editor.
Policy on Publications
PAEDEIA maintains a strict editorial policy to uphold academic standards. Every submitted manuscript is first reviewed by the editorial team to ensure it aligns with the journal’s focus. Suitable manuscripts are then sent for double-anonymous peer review by at least two experts. The final decision regarding acceptance, revision, or rejection of revised manuscripts is made by the journal editor in consultation with the managing editor.
Call for Papers
Instructions for Authors
- The editors of PAEDEIA invite submissions of article-length manuscripts (between 6,000 and 10,000 words) that are from a wide range of disciplines within the fields of humanities, social sciences and law. We are keen to publish essays that provoke us to think and that demonstrate engagement with new and emerging modes of scholarship within disciplines, theories, and methodologies. PAEDEIA only accepts contributions in English.
- The authors may follow any standard citation format. However, if accepted, authors would have to follow the Chicago Style Citation.
- Manuscripts should be submitted via the PAEDEIA Journal website, by selecting the “Submissions” tab and following the instructions provided. Send your manuscript as a Word document. Do not send your submission as a PDF file. All submitted manuscripts undergo a peer review process prior to publication. If accepted, authors will be asked to revise their work according to the formatting guidelines.
- Full articles need to be within the range of 6,000 to 10,000 words (excluding footnotes and a list of references). Book review essays should be within the range of 3,000 to 5,000 words, excluding footnotes and a list of references). Book reviews should be within the range of 700 words.
- Articles and essays must include an abstract of up to 250 words, followed by up to five keywords. All research papers must include a title page with author(s)’ names, institutional affiliation(s), and contact information for the corresponding author. The paper should be anonymized for the peer review process, meaning no author details should appear in the manuscript itself.
- Research papers should not be submitted simultaneously to, or be under review by, another journal when submitted to PAEDEIA. A publication as a conference presentation, working paper series, or preprint would not be considered a prior publication. Graduate students are welcome to submit manuscripts for consideration.
- Authors are expected to uphold the highest ethical standards in publishing. PAEDEIA does not accept papers involving the use of generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) in the production, analysis, or interpretation of data or narrative text.