Submission portal2026–2027 Edition

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Columbia Scientist selects and edits a small number of pieces each cycle. Read what the editors look for before you submit. Submissions close January 15, 2027; decisions arrive by late April 2027.

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1 About you

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Email *Decisions and editing correspondence go to this address.

Institution *School, university, lab, or organization.

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2 Your submission

Category *Not sure which fits? Read the guidelines; each category has its own length and format requirements.

Title *

Description *Up to about 100 words. For written work, say what you argue and why it matters. For art and podcasts, this description is required.

Your submission *Written work: PDF or DOCX, 12-pt Times New Roman, single-spaced, 1-inch margins. Science Art: one 8.5 × 11-inch page as PDF, PNG, or JPG. Up to 50MB.

Cover letterBriefly: why this piece, and why now. A few sentences is plenty.

3 AI disclosure

If you used a generative AI tool at any stage, you must disclose it. Undisclosed use is grounds for redaction from the published edition. Disclosure is not itself a reason for rejection.

No generative AI was used.Yes, I used a generative AI tool.

Tool, version, and the full prompt(s) usedThis text will also need to appear in your acknowledgments if the piece is published.

4 DeclarationsThis is my own work, and it has not been published elsewhere.This is my only submission to Columbia Scientist this publishing year.If published, I agree to release this work under aCC BY 4.0 licence. I keep the copyright.

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Before you submit

Pick your category; the guidelines list length and format for each.
Written work: a PDF or DOCX file, 12-pt Times New Roman, single-spaced, 1-inch margins.
Art: one 8.5 × 11-inch page as PDF, PNG, or JPG, plus a 100-word description.
One submission per author per year.