Editorial Guidelines
Our team seeks to contribute to cooperation, peace, and stability to develop joint Arctic-related activities, as well as share a standpoint on recent developments. We take pride in saying that we have an extensive network of contacts in research and culture, which could serve as a venue for the dissemination and promotion of International Actors of the Arctic’s activities in the region.
The main thematic focus of The Arctic Century must correspond with the multifaceted historical, political and cultural heritage, ongoing trends and development of the Arctic. We always seek for the writers full of ideas to provide unique, original articles on a wide variety of topics.
The editorial board of The Arctic Century accepts the common types of article genres as follows:
- Feature, between 500 and 800 words, depicting the process as a chronology of events or a broad review of the topical problem. Feature is generally written from an objective and informative perspective, with minimal opinion or personal insight;
- Opinion-style article, a 900−1500-word commentary or short analysis, with the purpose to convey writer’s thoughts and feelings or to argue a specific view;
- Analytical essay, a 1500−3000-word analysis, to examine the different perspectives and information surrounding the topic, designed to give the reader a complete overview of the idea.
Technicalities
If you work with us for the first time, please provide your short bio, listing key interests in the Arctic, as well as the following information (it will be listed under your publication):
INFOAcademic degree
Academic title
Affiliation (university or think-tank)
We are flexible in terms of working with different formats, be it .doc, .docx, even .txt, but since our website utilises Markdown to generate posts pages, .md is our preferable format for writing as well.
If you already use Markdown-based software like Obsidian, Joplin, Logseq, Typora, iA Writer and alike to write your works, do not bother with converting to Word-formats, we’d be glad to work with .md directly.
The best way to attach images is to send them as files (so they don’t compress the quality) along with the text file. The text should include the caption where the image should be placed.
A nice and understandable way to attach the image is also via Markdown syntax:
For example:
The Northern Sea Route expects an increase in cargo turnover in 2025.
This tendency is becoming more possible with the diminishing sea ice in the Arctic Ocean...
Style
Please, get acquainted with the styling of other publications on our website, for example: A Hero and the Cold. Despite this approach to style is not mandatory, it will certainly speed up the publication of your work and will help the board to focus on content rather than form.
In general, we use the British standards of spelling (tonnes, metres, emphasise etc.)
Headings ensure easier navigation in the article. Notice how headings and sub-headings in the example utilise capitalisation:
- A Hero and the Cold
- Why is the Man Pitted Against Nature?
Links and Footnotes
Hyperlinks are usually placed on the action verb: he said, they wrote.
If you need to use footnotes, you can utilise the Word footnotes or give us a sign that a footnote is needed, if you use other formats for writing. The best way to do that is utilising the Markdown syntax:
The diminishing sea ice in the Arctic unnerves the international community.[^1]
[^1]: During 2024, the sea ice in the North diminished by ... per cent.It will be displayed like this:
The diminishing sea ice in the Arctic unnerves the international community.1
Italics
We use italics primarily for foreign words: coup de grâce, aurora borealis etc., as well as for company names and vessels: the icebreaker Lenin, Novatek, Rosneft etc.
Quote Blocks
If you specifically want to highlight some quote, you can once again utilise Markdown syntax and the symbol >:
> I must create a system, or be enslaved by another man's. I will not reason and compare: my business is to create.
> —William BlakeHow it will display:
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
Copyright
If you provide pictures along with the publication, please, ensure the following:
- You have the rights to use the image (you have a permission from the owner or it’s your picture);
- The image has been listed in the Public Domain or has a Creative Commons license.
Footnotes
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During 2024, the sea ice in the North diminished by … per cent. ↩