Journal of Critical Realism

A project of International Association for Critical Realism

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Journal of Critical Realism (JCR) is the Journal of the International Association for Critical Realism (IACR), established in 1997 to foster the discussion, propagation and the development of critical realist approaches to understanding and changing the world. It provides a forum for scholars wishing to promote realist emancipatory philosophy, social theory and science on an interdisciplinary and international basis, and for those who wish to engage with such approaches. Material should, as a rule, be directed at an audience across different disciplines with a shared interest in critical realism rather than a specialist disciplinary audience.
The Journal publishes articles, review essays, review symposia, book reviews, debates and postgraduate interventions that relate in some significant way to critical realist approaches to understanding and changing the world. It is committed to encouraging work within the framework of, or engaging with all phases of the philosophy of critical realism: original and dialectical critical realism and metaRealism.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

International

Established in 1997

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 5 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 5 x per year

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Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Scholars.

Lengths:

Review: 1,000 - 3,000 words.
Article: Up to 10,000 words.
Essay: 5,000 - 10,000 words.

Styles:

Academic, Critical.

Topics:

Philosophy: See guidelines.
Social Sciences: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

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Last Updated: 12 Aug 2026

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