Bring an argument to the table
The National Maritime Foundation welcomes experts, scholars, and students to contribute rigorous, well-articulated research and analysis on issues relevant to the maritime domain.
Research that develops a clear argument, contributes to maritime understanding, and supports informed public and policy discourse.
Argument
backed by evidenceMaritime thought begins with a question.
Research gives the question depth.
Analysis gives the evidence structure.
Writing gives the argument reach.
Where can your research travel?
NMF Website
Original analytical assessments relevant to the maritime domain, including research of relevance to policy-formulation and material that strengthens wider maritime awareness.
Maritime Affairs
The Foundation's flagship journal provides a dedicated route for full-length articles and shorter analytical commentaries.
Maritime Perspectives
The annual collection brings together research-content from the NMF's online publication ecosystem.
Choose where your manuscript belongs
The format, length, and submission desk depend upon the publication route you choose.
Analytical assessments. Not mere opinions.
The NMF accepts original articles containing analytical assessments relevant to the maritime domain. Submissions should be well articulated and rigorously researched.
Articles longer than 3,000 words should be split into two or more parts, with suitable continuity between the segmented pieces.
Two forms. One journal route.
Maritime Affairs solicits full-length articles and shorter analytical commentaries.
Before the editor reads the argument
The manuscript must already speak the visual and editorial language of the National Maritime Foundation.
Open the Style Manual ↗Size 12 for manuscript text.
Footnotes are to use Garamond.
The prescribed spacing for submissions.
British spelling and usage are required.
Maintain a ragged right-hand edge.
NMF's house style largely follows Chicago.
Five editorial moves
A strong submission is not simply written. It is shaped, checked, and prepared for the publication route it seeks.
Website research or Maritime Affairs.
Move beyond opinion towards a clear analytical assessment.
Prepare the document in accordance with NMF editorial requirements.
Recheck structure, evidence, word length, and citations.
Use the prescribed email route for the publication selected.
Research deserves serious consideration
The NMF provides an honorarium to contributors in accordance with the applicable publication route and publication of the submitted work.
Ready to send the manuscript?
Choose the appropriate publication route, review the NMF House-Style Manual, and submit your manuscript to the corresponding editorial desk.
Original maritime analysis for the Foundation's online publication platform.
Submit Website Article ↗Full-length articles and shorter commentaries for Maritime Affairs.
Submit to Maritime Affairs ↗