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Author guidelines.

Prepare a submission that is useful, sourced, safe, and easy to review.

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Before submitting

Send work that can be responsibly read, reviewed, and shared.

The Change Architect accepts serious humanitarian, development, civil society, governance, and nonprofit work for editorial screening. We are building a public knowledge shelf, not a peer-reviewed academic journal.

No submission feeNo guaranteed publicationEditorial review onlySafety first

What to prepare

Clear titleUse a specific title that tells readers what the work is about.
Short abstractExplain the argument, evidence, and practical value in 150-300 words.
Author metadataInclude name, email, affiliation, role, country/region focus, and profile URL where available.
Rights statusTell us whether the work is original, already public, submitted elsewhere, or organization-owned.
AI disclosureDisclose whether AI helped with drafting, editing, translation, coding, analysis, or summarization.
Sensitivity noteFlag names, locations, datasets, organizations, or field details requiring anonymization or special care.

Recommended structure

  1. Title and author details.
  2. Abstract or summary.
  3. Background or problem statement.
  4. Evidence, data, field observation, literature, or case material.
  5. Analysis or practical lessons.
  6. Limitations and ethical considerations.
  7. Sources, acknowledgements, and permissions where relevant.

Safety and confidentiality rules

Humanitarian work often involves people, teams, locations, and organizations that can be harmed by careless publication. Remove or anonymize sensitive details before submitting.

  • Do not include survivor, beneficiary, child, household, staff, or informant identifiers.
  • Do not include confidential donor, partner, HR, safeguarding, legal, or security records.
  • Do not publish precise field locations or operational details that could endanger people or teams.
  • Do not make unsupported allegations against identifiable people or organizations.
  • If in doubt, explain the sensitivity issue in the submission note instead of exposing the detail in the manuscript.

Accepted publication labels

The final label may be adjusted during review so readers understand the real nature of the work.

Working paperStudent researchPractitioner essayField noteOrganization case studyData brief