Editorial submission to the American Society of Freudian Psychoanalysis is structured to reflect the seriousness of the Society’s institutional and intellectual mission. The submission system distinguishes among several tracks so that authors and institutions may present their material under conditions appropriate to its form, scope, and intended editorial handling. The objective is not volume for its own sake, but the careful administration of texts that may contribute to the Society’s public editorial life.
The Society currently receives submissions through four principal tracks: Essay Submission, Editorial Review Submission, Featured Publication Placement, and Institutional Announcement. These tracks are not interchangeable. They correspond to different editorial situations and should be selected according to the nature of the material. A shorter reflective contribution should not be presented as a formal long-form review submission if it does not require that level of handling. Likewise, a featured placement request should not be used as though it were a substitute for editorial acceptance. The structure exists to preserve clarity and seriousness in the relationship between author and institution.
All submissions remain subject to editorial review, institutional suitability, and the Society’s standards of tone and relevance. Authors may be asked to revise a text, clarify a proposal, adjust presentation, or provide additional information. Some submissions may be accepted, some may be deferred, and some may be declined. Payment of a submission fee does not alter these facts. It covers editorial administration and handling. The Society considers this transparency necessary to maintain editorial dignity and public trust.
Essay Submission
The Essay Submission track is intended for shorter essays, interpretive reflections, intellectual interventions, institutional reflections, and texts that can be handled in a lighter editorial format. This does not mean the standard is light. It means the editorial process is proportionate to the material. Essays suitable for this track should be coherent, serious, and relevant to psychoanalysis, Freudian thought, culture, intellectual history, or adjacent matters capable of entering a meaningful editorial conversation within the Society.
This track is often appropriate for contributors who wish to submit reflective or exploratory writing without entering a heavier review process. It may also be suitable for texts emerging from teaching, reading, institutional observation, or public intellectual debate. Editorial acceptance is not automatic. A text submitted through this track must still meet the Society’s standards of seriousness, form, and suitability.
Editorial Review Submission
The Editorial Review Submission track is intended for longer, more developed, or more formal texts that require fuller handling. Such submissions may involve a more substantial editorial reading process, requests for revision, and a more deliberate publication decision. This track is particularly appropriate for authors whose text aims to function as a more sustained contribution rather than as a shorter editorial essay.
Texts submitted here should demonstrate conceptual clarity, developed argument, and an evident relation to the Society’s editorial and intellectual concerns. The Society may request restructuring, shortening, clarification, or refinement before any publication decision is made. The author should understand this track as a formal submission pathway rather than a simple upload process.
Featured Publication Placement
Featured Publication Placement is available only for material that has already been accepted or otherwise approved for publication. It does not replace editorial review and it does not create publication eligibility by itself. Rather, it concerns a second layer of presentation: enhanced display treatment, stronger visual prominence, and where appropriate a more developed author presentation within the Publications section. It may be suitable for significant essays, institutional pieces, or texts the author and the Society agree should receive a more prominent editorial presentation.
Because this track is tied to accepted or suitable content, authors should not select it as though it were a shortcut to visibility. The Society retains full editorial discretion as to whether featured placement is appropriate in any given case.
Institutional Announcement
The Institutional Announcement track is intended for institutes, affiliates, organizations, clinics, cultural bodies, and other approved entities wishing to publish aligned notices, statements, calls, event announcements, or institutional communications. This is not the same as an essay track. The editorial question here concerns institutional suitability, clarity of communication, and relevance to the Society’s wider public and intellectual environment.
Institutional announcements remain subject to review. The Society may decline announcements that are unsuitable, unclear, overly promotional, or misaligned with its standards. When approved, they may be published within the Publications framework as part of the Society’s broader institutional communications ecology.
Before You Submit
Before beginning a submission, contributors should decide which track best corresponds to their material, prepare a concise abstract or description, gather a short author biography, and ensure that they can affirm the editorial terms. The submission form allows for either a file upload or a text submission area. Where possible, contributors should present their material in a clean and readable form. The Society may request additional files or changes later if the submission proceeds further in the editorial process.
The submission form also asks the contributor to acknowledge that fees do not guarantee publication. This acknowledgement is not an afterthought; it is central to how the Society understands editorial integrity. Contributors who wish to participate in the Publications program should do so on the basis of seriousness, not on the assumption of automatic publication.