A Priori is Brown University's undergraduate journal of philosophy. Published annually, the journal features outstanding philosophical work written by undergraduates from institutions around the world. We aim to showcase rigorous, original scholarship across all areas of philosophy and to provide a serious venue for emerging voices in the discipline.
Through careful editorial review and selection, our journal seeks to recognize and promote exceptional undergraduate research that demonstrates clarity of argument, intellectual depth, and meaningful engagement with philosophical questions.
A Priori is affiliated with Brown University and the Department of Philosophy. The journal operates with the support and funding of the department, and reflects its commitment to rigorous philosophical inquiry and undergraduate scholarship.
The journal does not handle inquiries regarding the university or the department. Please contact those respective offices for concerns pertaining to those.
The Editorial Board is composed annually of students and advisors from Brown University. The Editors-in-Chief oversee the Board's work, coordinate the review process, guide editorial deliberation, and ensure the integrity and quality of each volume.
Board members are responsible for evaluating submissions through a structured review process, providing substantive feedback, and upholding the journal's standards of philosophical rigor, fairness, and intellectual seriousness.
A full list of our Board members are available under our Masthead. All web-related inquiries should be directed to the Technology team.
A Priori is committed to philosophical excellence across traditions and methodologies. While we welcome submissions from all branches of philosophy, we are particularly attentive to work that expands the boundaries of traditional analytic discourse, including scholarship in philosophy of race, philosophy of gender, and non-Western philosophical traditions.
We value intellectual rigor, openness to diverse philosophical perspectives, and sustained engagement with questions that shape both the discipline and the broader world. The journal is also committed to amplifying the work of students from groups historically underrepresented in philosophy, and to fostering a publication space that reflects the breadth and diversity of philosophical inquiry today.