Editorial Guidelines#

Updated: January, 2026

Our team seeks to promote cooperation, peace, and stability in the region. We take pride in our extensive network of contacts in the Arctic, which serves as a venue for a deep exchange of knowledge.

The main thematic focus of The Arctic Century should correspond to the multifaceted historical, political, and cultural heritage, as well as the ongoing trends and developments in the Arctic.

We welcome writers full of ideas who can provide unique, original articles on a wide variety of topics. The editorial board of The Arctic Century accepts the following publication types:

Feature. A feature depicts a process as a chronology of events or provides a broad review of a topical issue. A feature is generally written from an objective and informative perspective, with minimal opinion or personal insight.
Opinion. A commentary or short analysis intended to convey the writer’s thoughts and feelings or to argue a specific view.
Article. An analysis aimed at examining different perspectives on a topic, designed to give the reader a comprehensive overview of the issue.
Arctic101. A concise primer aimed at a general reader, covering history, geography, and the region’s strategic importance. These should be clear and accessible.
Interview. A Q&A with an expert, community leader, policymaker, or researcher.
Review. Critical reviews of books, research papers, or other material related to the Arctic.

Technicalities#

If you’re contributing for the first time, please provide a short bio listing your research interests, as well as the following information (this will be listed under your publication):

INFO
Academic degree
Academic title
Affiliation (university, think-tank, media outlet)

The best way to attach images is to send them as files (so they don’t lose quality) along with the text file. Include the caption in the text. Ensure the following:

You have the rights to use the image.
The image is in the public domain or has a Creative Commons license.

Style#

Pre-2026 publications used British spelling, but we have since adopted American spelling, as it is more suitable for an international expert network such as The Arctic Century.

Generally, publications follow the Chicago Manual of Style. This means:

Titles and subheadings use Title Case.
Use the Oxford comma.
Spell out numbers one through nine; use numerals for 10 and above, except where Chicago recommends otherwise (e.g., percentages, dates, measurements).
Use American month-day format (e.g., January 28, 2026); use figures for times (e.g., 9<30> a.m.).
Use en dashes for ranges (e.g., 2020–2025) and em dashes for parenthetical phrases—no spaces around em dashes.
Use double quotation marks for primary quotations and single marks for quotes within quotes.
Spell out terms on first use with the abbreviation in parentheses (e.g., the Northern Sea Route (NSR)); use the abbreviation thereafter.
Use footnotes for references and explanatory notes; include full bibliographic details where appropriate.
Italicize foreign terms, company and vessel names, and publication titles.
Place hyperlinks on the most relevant verb or noun; avoid linking entire sentences when possible.
Keep image captions concise, sentence case, and include image credit.

Capitalization#

Key rules of the Title Case:

Capitalize the first and last words of the title.
Capitalize nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and subordinating conjunctions (because, although).
Capitalize prepositions and conjunctions of five letters or more (e.g., “Since”, “Among”) but lowercase shorter prepositions (e.g., “in”, “on”, “to”, “from”).
Capitalize both elements in hyphenated compounds if each is a principal word (e.g., “Five-Year”); lowercase the second element if it’s an article, short preposition, or coordinating conjunction, unless it’s the first or last word.
Capitalize the first word of the subtitle after a colon.
Lowercase articles (a, an, the), coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet), and short prepositions.

Examples of capitalization:

The Impact of Climate Change on Arctic Shipping
Five-Year Outlook for Arctic Fisheries
Arctic Shipping and Regional Cooperation
From Sea Ice to Sovereignty: Policy Options for Governance

Quote Blocks#

If you want to highlight a quotation, use a blockquote:

“I must create a system, or be enslaved by another man’s. I will not reason and compare: my business is to create.”
— William Blake