The CrossFit Journal is a monthly, advertising-free digital publication dedicated to functional fitness. It is a chronicle of the empirically driven, clinically tested, and community-developed CrossFit program. Our mission is to provide a venue for contributing coaches, trainers, athletes, and researchers to ponder, study, debate, and define fitness and collectively advance the art and science of optimizing human performance.

Submissions & Inquiries

We welcome submissions of original articles related to these topics, whether broadly general or minutely specific. Inquiries and proposals may be sent to submissions@crossfit.com.

Topics might include, but are not limited to, general fitness; exercise science, physiology, biomechanics, etc.; training philosophy and principles; implementations (specialist, athletic, institutional, etc.) of CrossFit; instructional, theoretical, historical discussions from the broad range of disciplines CrossFit draws on or works with; nutrition, Zone diet & recipes; health; medical topics relevant to CrossFit; rehab, injury, recovery: mental fitness: training programming; CrossFit community; CrossFit affiliates, business model open-source fitness; trainers and training, coaches and coaching; training tools, equipment, home gyms, do-it-yourself gear, gym design; books, videos, Internet resources; relevant military, LEO, first-responder topics; training & personal safety; evidence-based fitness, empirical results, "black box" testing.

Numerous examples of articles published in the CFJ over the past five years are available on the CrossFit Journal web page. For a concise summary of major CrossFit principles, see "Understanding CrossFit" by Greg Glassman.

Article Length & Initial Submission Process

Journal articles tend to be about 1500-3500 words (plus illustrations), but longer and shorter submissions are welcome, depending on the purpose and needs of the article. Photos or illustrations add immense value, as does accompanying video content. All submissions go through a fairly rigorous review and editing process.

Journal issues are published on the 1st of each month. The time between final draft submission and publication varies but may be up to several months, depending on the timing of the submission and our backlog and editorial needs. Authors are paid a nominal stipend upon publication.

Additional guidelines (not required for initial submission)

Format: JPEG preferred; other formats may be acceptable as well.

Size: Send full-size, high-pixel-count files—at least 1600 pixels wide for landscape or at least 1200 pixels high for portrait. (Make sure your e-mail program doesn't downsize the files.)

Other: Photos should be big, bright, and sharp, with no timestamps or watermarks.

Captions: Please provide captions for illustrations and/or include placement callouts in the article text, as needed.

Video

Format: Highest quality possible; .wmv, .mov, .mpg, or .mp4 format preferred.

Size: Please send full-size SD (standard definition) video, which is 640 x 480 or 720 x 480, depending on the camera.

Length: Concise and well-edited.

Contributor's note

Please include a brief bio note (a photo is optional but nice as well) to publish with your article. Just a few sentences about who you are and what you do, to introduce you to the community. This is also an opportunity to link to your website, if relevant.