Journal Aims

The journal aims to support a multidisciplinary and critical approach to international issues and encourages participation from all fields, nationalities, and political perspectives. Its primary focus is on matters of international security but it recognizes the complexity of this field and invites new ways of approaching such topics.

Areas it is particularly interested in include: Peace Studies and Diplomacy, East Asian Tensions, Security in the Indo-Pacific, the Global Balance of Power, Ongoing Conflicts (such as Russia/Ukraine & Iran/USA), the Role of International Law and Ethics in IR, Geoeconomics & International Trade, Technology and A.I. in Security Affairs, Political Communication & Propaganda.

Submissions

Submissions guidelines can be found here.

Open Access and Publication Fees

The journal is committed to the principles of open-access academic publishing. All published articles are freely available to read, download, share, and reproduce without subscription or access fees. The journal charges no submission fees or article processing charges (APCs).

Authors retain copyright to their work. Reproduction and redistribution are permitted provided that appropriate attribution is given to both the author(s) and the journal, including the article's DOI or a direct link to the original publication. Articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

Peer Review and Publication Ethics

The journal is dedicated to maintaining high standards of academic integrity, editorial independence, and scholarly transparency. Research submissions undergo independent peer review, and editorial decisions are based on academic quality, originality, methodological rigour, and relevance to the journal's scope.

The journal follows established principles of publication ethics, including the prevention of plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, undisclosed conflicts of interest, and other forms of research misconduct. Authors, reviewers, and editors are expected to uphold standards of academic honesty, appropriate attribution, confidentiality, and responsible scholarly conduct. Where necessary, the journal will investigate ethical concerns and issue corrections or retractions in accordance with recognized scholarly publishing practices.

Editorial Committee

Co-Editor-in-Chief: Gavan Patrick Gray (Tsuda University)

Co-Editor-in-Chief: Julian Pigott (Ryukoku University)

Co-Editor-in-Chief: Patrick Strefford (Kyoto Sangyo University)

Editorial Board Members:
Justin Harris (Kindai University)
Paul Jackanich (University of Montreal)
Sean McCollum (Doshisha International Junior and Senior High School)
Rachael Rudolph (Bryant University)