Editorial guidelines

Amateur Cities publishes articles that collect, analyse and clarify contemporary urban and technological development interesting for learning cities anew – not as masters, but as amateurs. If you think you can contribute to this dialogue get in touch! We are always glad to receive contributions by critical minds from different backgrounds.

Articles in Amateur Cities are generally quite lengthy, so before embarking on the effort of putting together a 2000 word text, send us a 500 word abstract with your idea and proposed format. Keep in mind that submitting an idea doesn’t mean automatic inclusion. We welcome opinion articles, interviews, analytical studies, data visualizations, images or collages etc.

Final submissions should be between 1000-2000 words and edited using the Harvard referencing system. We try to balance between academic and everyday vocabulary but we value citations and cross-references. Given Amateur Cities’ broad readership, don’t assume that everyone understands your professional jargon.