Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

AEGIS Journal of International Relations is a biannual journal which publishes articles on issues, events and discourses in International Relations on the bases of the broadening scope in the discipline. 

We are committed to giving a platform for IR scholars from different background - universities students, lecturers, researchers, diplomats, journalists, and other professional interested in and already working in the field which is connected to International Relations. 

This journal accepts articles related to the Asia-Pacific Region that covers the issues of:

1. International Peace and Security 

2. International Political Economy

3. Foreign Policy Analysis

4. International Dispute

5. Transnational Issues

6. Environment Issues

 

 

 

 

Section Policies

Original Articles

Original articles (or simply, 'articles') are works showcasing substantive research relevant to the journal's scope and aim. Please refer to the Author Guidelines for further details.  Submissions will be subjected to peer review.

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Opinion Articles

Short-form submissions (up to 2,000 words) intended to provide timely and relevant commentary on contemporary issues related to International Relations. Submissions will be subjected to Editorial review.

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

Book Reviews

Book reviews are intended to review recent scholarship in International Relations. Reviews will only be subjected to review by the Journal Editors.

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

All manuscripts submitted to AEGIS Journal of International Relations will have an initial review by the editor to ascertain their suitability to the journal's coverage. This decision is made based on the aims and scope, writing guidelines, design, and originality of an article. At this stage, the article then gets screened with a plagiarism checker tool using Turnitin before the review process by experts begins. Only articles with a similarity percentage of <20% will be continued to the review stage.

AEGIS uses blind review method which means both author(s) and reviewers are unable to see each other's identity. Expert reviewers solely give their recommendation but it is the editor who holds the right to make a final decision of acceptance or rejection of the article.

Once the review process is done, the editor will notify the author with one of the following decisions:

  1. Accepted submission. This decision implies that the article needs no more revision and is ready for the copyediting process. There are no more corrections unless from the copyeditor to improve the clarity and readability of the article.

  2. Resubmit for review. If the editor made this decision it may be because the article has eminence in content, but the manuscript is not written based on the style of the journal. It might also be that the article is likely to have plagiarism issues because of inappropriate referencing.

  3. Revision required. A manuscript subject to this decision means the article needs improvement according to the reviewers' recommendations and the editor's evaluation. For minor revisions, the author will be given ten days to have their article revised, and maximally two weeks for major revisions.

  4. Decline submission. Generally, a manuscript is declined by the editor because of any or a combination of the following: (1) it does not fit into the aim and scope of the journal (2) the article does not offer a novelty, originality or significance to the field (3) the article has plenty of flaws whether in research and article design, methodology, or analysis, (4) it is subject to plagiarism issues.

The Author is allowed to carry out revisions according to recommendations from the reviewers. Notification of acceptance/rejection will be delivered through the corresponding author's email and/or Open Journal System account.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...