The Yonsei Journal of International Studies strives to create a discussion on the most relevant issues in International Studies. We welcome submissions from all scholars, particularly graduate students and junior professors. Please look at our prior issues to see the range of topics we have published.
Papers: Feature-length articles of original research. Must include proper citations and an abstract. 3,000 to 8,000 words.
Essays: Essays that conduct secondary research. Must include an abstract. 1,500 to 3,000 words.
Reviews: Evaluations and reviews of existing arguments contained in essays, articles, books or policy reviews. Maximum 2,000 words.
Format Guidelines:
Please follow all guidelines. Submissions that do not abide by the guidelines may not be considered for publication.
- No NAME or identifying information in the document
- Microsoft Word format
- Times New Roman 12 pt font for body text, 9pt font for footnotes
- 1 inch margins (“normal” margins in Microsoft Word)
- Double spaced
- Page numbers in upper right corner
- Chicago citation style (footnotes, NOT in-text citations)
- American English spelling (i.e., “center” not “centre”)
- Foreign words should be romanized according to the following systems:
- Japanese: Revised Hepburn
- Korean: Revised Romanization
- Chinese: Pinyin
Rights and Permissions:
- Each article submitted to the Yonsei Journal of International Studies is blindly peer-reviewed. All articles are judged based on relevance to the theme (if applicable), originality, argumentation, and prose. The Editor-in-Chief holds final authority as to which articles are published.
- Editors reserve the right to make changes following the Journal’s style stipulations during the editing and design process.
- Published articles cannot be published elsewhere without written permission.
- All contributors will receive printed copies of the Journal by request.