The Articles section of E-International Relations features the latest research and topical debate on issues that concern politics and international relations (defined widely). Article submissions must be written in an engaging, accessible, fashion and provide expert insights worthy of our reader’s attention. We define expertise as distinctive academic research/insights, unique data collection/fieldwork, or professional insights from practice. Works based on lived experience are acceptable if they are grounded in academic considerations and methods.

Submissions must not be under consideration, or already published, elsewhere. They must be complete / finished (not in draft form) and purpose written in one of two different formats that conform to our style guide, as outlined below:

1. SCHOLARLY ARTICLES (guide length 2000–3500 words) from emerging and established academics or practitioners. We welcome pieces testing out new ideas or challenging existing research, book excerpts reshaped to work stand-alone, excerpts of PhD research, and summaries of longer works. To support accessibility, Scholarly Articles should start with a basic overview of the issue they are exploring and reference supporting material throughout via hyperlinks and/or the Chicago Manual of Style’s author-date system. We do not seek overly dense jargon-laden writing, so please write as accessibly as possible throughout. You are welcome to use a small number of headings to break your article into sections. If used, bold-set and left align headings. We do not allow footnotes or endnotes in any form (whether for referencing, or otherwise).

2. OPINION PIECES (guide length 750–1500 words) from emerging and established academics and practitioners/experts that reflect on topical/newsworthy issues. We do not seek amateur commentary – you must have academic or professional expertise on your subject. Opinion Pieces should give a basic summary of the issue before developing an analysis over an engaging series of concise paragraphs with a range of links to wider reading embedded via hyperlinks. We do not allow footnotes, endnotes, headings, or academic references in Opinion Pieces, but we do expect a range of helpful hyperlinks to be embedded (see above).

IMPORTANT NOTES: We do not accept (nor do we respond to) pitches, abstracts or incomplete articles. If you are an undergraduate or Master’s student you have clicked on the wrong link and should instead see how you can submit your work to our students section (if applicable).

Style Guide

Prepare all articles as follows, and note that deviation from our house format or expertise requirements will typically result in an on-sight rejection:

• Prepare your article in Microsoft Word format (.docx) in well written, publishable English (any variant is fine). As a team of volunteers with limited time, we are unable to work with text with major structural/grammatical issues.
• Include a bio (20–100 words) for each author. Include academic/professional affiliations, titles, positions and preferred pronouns (as applicable). We are happy to include notable publications and web/social links.
• Shape a catchy title that directly describes the content. It must be 85 characters or less and in Title Case.
• Do not indent the first sentences of paragraphs. Leave one clear line of space between each paragraph.
• Referencing, depending on the type of article you are preparing (see above), should be via embedded hyperlinks and/or the Chicago Manual of Style’s author-date system.
• We do not allow footnotes or endnotes in any form (for referencing, or otherwise).
• Indent quotes longer than two lines. Do not italicise quotations.
• Do not use a double space after each period / full stop (single space please).
• If you have used figures/tables/images, compile these at the bottom of your article and number them. If used, these must be integral to the content and be created/owned by you, or supplied with attribution and a destination link to the source confirming it is creative commons or public domain.

► When ready, send your article to submissions.e.ir@gmail.com with the email subject/title ‘SUBMISSION’. It must be attached in word format (.docx) and include an author bio at the top.

Our Publishing Agreement covers all content associated with E-International Relations. Submission of your article confirms you have read and understood this agreement.

Our editorial team works to review and respond to all submissions within 1–14 days of receipt. Please check your spam folder if you do not see an email from us within that period. Our response will be either a notice of publication, a revise and resubmit request, or a rejection. The most common reasons for rejections are 1) poor grammar that presents an obstacle to engaging with the piece within the time/means we have as a volunteer editorial team and/or 2) issues with the extent of author expertise and analysis on the presented topic. If we elect to publish your article we will typically make a range of minor presentational copy edits and formatting amendments as we deem necessary, though nothing that will distort/change your meaning. We are always happy to make post-publication amendments/corrections should these become necessary. If you have any questions post-submission you can reach us at submissions.e.ir@gmail.com.