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Yonsei Journal of International Studies

Yonsei Journal of International Studies

A peer-reviewed, student-run academic journal of the Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University (ISSN: 2005-9809)

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    • The Journal
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    • Yonsei University
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  • Issues
    • Strategic Currents: Power, Trade, and Influence in a Multipolar World (Volume 16, Issue 2, Fall/Winter 2024)
    • Geopolitics & Economics: Emerging Trends and Regional Strategies (Volume 16, Issue 1, Spring/Summer 2024)
    • Crossroads: Law, Power, & Society (Volume 15, Issue 2, Fall/Winter 2023)
    • Within and Beyond the Peninsula (Volume 15, Issue 1, Spring/Summer 2023)
    • In Retrospect: Looking to History to Understand the Present (Volume 14, Issue 2, Fall/Winter 2022)
    • Redefining Allegiance and Activism (Volume 14, Issue 1, Spring/Summer 2022)
    • Identities (Volume 13, Issue 2, Fall/Winter 2021)
    • Social Adaptation (Volume 13, Issue 1, Spring/Summer 2021)
    • International Outlooks (Volume 12, Issue 2, Fall/Winter 2020)
    • East Asia: Past, Present, and Future (Volume 12 Issue 1, Spring/Summer 2020)
    • Eclectic Engagement (Volume 11 Issue 2, Fall/Winter 2019)
    • Asia Revival (Volume 11 Issue 1, Spring/Summer 2019)
    • Problems, Challenges, and Perspectives (Volume 10 Issue 2, Fall/Winter 2019)
    • Reflecting on History, Readying for the Future (Volume 10 Issue 1, Spring/Summer 2018)
    • Nations in Transition (Volume 9 Issue 2, Fall/Winter 2017)
    • Politics & Culture (Volume 9, Issue 1, Spring/Summer 2017)
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Submission Guidelines

The Yonsei Journal of International Studies (YJIS) strives to create a discussion on the most relevant issues in the field of International Studies. We welcome submissions from all scholars at all academic and professional levels. Please look at our prior issues to see the range of topics we have published.

At this time we are only accepting full papers for publication. 

Submitted manuscripts must be feature-length articles of original research. It must include a title, abstract, and proper citations. 3,000 to 8,000 words. Longer papers will be accepted but shorter papers will not be accepted for publication.

Formatting:

Please follow all guidelines. Submissions that do not abide by the guidelines may not be considered for publication. 

At YJIS we follow the styling conventions of The Chicago Manual of Style (18th Edition).

Below are additional instructions related to formatting: 

  • No NAME or identifying information in the document
  • Microsoft Word format
  • Times New Roman 12 pt font for body text, 9 pt font for footnotes
  • 1 inch margins (“normal” margins in Microsoft Word)
  • Double-spaced
  • Page numbers in upper right corner
  • Use endnote format for 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.

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