If you are considering writing an article for Context, please take a look at this guide, and thank you for your interest in writing for Context.

The AFT publishing committee encourages contributions from all, regardless of where they are up to in their careers, and welcome family and systemic psychotherapy being viewed from different perspectives. The Context editorial team are interested in a broad range of articles which may be of interest to AFT members and other readers.

We encourage contributions from a range of authors and actively encourage new, emerging and unpublished writers to contribute articles. We are keen to include recently qualified systemic practitioners and those in training. Articulating your thoughts for others to respond to, expressing ideas and finding your voice, is beneficial to your development as a therapist and for widely disseminating systemic ideas into our culture.

You will have writing support from members of the Context publishing team to help fine tune your voice and ideas if you wish. The general editor, deputy editor and the individual issue editors are available to help and guide those with ideas but for whom writing an article is new. Whilst we can’t write it for you, we are happy to help you develop your idea(s).

Context has less rigorous formal requirements than peer-reviewed academic journals. We do not require peer-review standards of presentation and comprehensive literature reviews, though we do look for a good, clear writing-style and academic integrity in acknowledgement of sources and the origins of ideas.

Please contact us and we will provide you with some guidance on writing for Context, including general guidelines, Context house-style, editorial policy, images and copyright, citations and references.

Ged Smith, Editor-in-Chief

Carole Payne, Deputy Editor

Louise Norris, Publications Manager

Future issues of Context

There are often issues planned on a specific theme with guest editors, as well as general issues covering a range of topics. If you would like to submit an article please contact the editorial team using the form at the bottom of the page with a brief description of your proposed article. Our publications manager will put you in touch with the relevant editors.

Future issues of Context, guest issue editors and themes are listed below.

Production of each issue starts quite a few months ahead of the publication date, so please contact us as soon as you can if you are interested in contributing to a particular issue.

• Issue 202 / December 2025 – Hugh Palmer and Chiara Santin – Ecotherapy, environment, dystopian futures (article submission deadline passed)

• Issue 203 / February 2026 – Ged Smith – general issue (article submission deadline passed)
  

• Issue 204 / April 2026 – Mark Chidgey and Jo George – Looked after children: Heart, hope and home

• Issue 205 / June 2026 – Chip Chimera and Rudi Dallos – Neuroscience and systemic practice

• Issue 206 / August 2026 – Carole Payne – general issue

• Issue 207 / October 2026 – Pete Brown and Lydia Stafford – Developments in NVR

• Issue 208 / December 2026 – Nicola McCarry and Katrina Waller – Passion projects: Working with couples and other adult intimate relationships

• Issue 209 / February 2027 – Sharon Bond and Teresa Pacchiega – Exploring personal and professional narratives of sibling relationships: How might they influence the therapeutic relationship and practice?

• Issue 210 / April 2027 – Ged Smith – general issue

• Issue 211 / June 2027 –  Chip Chimera and Jackie Young – Systemic therapy and legal systems

• Issue 212 / August 2027 –  Carole Payne – general issue

• Issue 213 / October 2027 –  Sandra Baum and Bethan Ramsey – Working systemically in adult learning disabilities services

• Issue 214 / December 2027 –  Ana Draper, Elisa Marcellino and Samantha Thomson – Systemic and narrative work with refugees

• Issue 215 / February 2028 – Ged Smith – general issue

• Issue 216 / April 2028 – Gillian Petrie – The Scottish context
  

Please submit your article proposal below