Call for Papers

 
Tamkang Journal of International Affairs
 
Tamkang Journal of International Affairs is an Open Access (OA) interdisciplinary and professional English journal published in January, May, and September. Its main goal is to provide an open forum on a wide range of contemporary topics related to international relations, political economy, and security. TJIA is indexed and abstracted in SCOPUS, the world’s largest database of peer-reviewed literature, EBSCO, Airiti Library, and TOAJ.
 
Information for Contributors
TJIA is an OA journal published by the College of International Affairs, Tamkang University, Taiwan (R.O.C.). We do not charge any article processing charges (APC), but the authors are responsible for the preparation of manuscripts at their own expense. 
 
Editorial Policy
The Editorial Board welcomes submissions of scholarly articles. Manuscripts accepted by the Editor are assigned to at least two anonymous referees for evaluation. The Editorial Board then examines the referees’ reports and makes the final decision on publication. Submissions should be original contributions, not previously published or under simultaneous consideration by any other journal.
 
Review Policy
The following table depicts our review policy. The editorial board still reserves the right to reject a paper, although it has been accepted. 

 

SUITABLE for publication

SUITABLE for publication after revision

CAN ONLY BE PUBLISHED after referee’s opinion determining whether the author revised the article according to suggestions made here

NOT SUITABLE for publication

SUITABLE for publication

Accepted for publication

Accepted for publication after revision

Review by the original reviewer after revision

Review by a third reviewer after revision

SUITABLE for publication after revision

Accepted for publication after revision

Accepted for publication after revision

Review by the original reviewer after revision

Review by a third reviewer after revision

CAN ONLY BE PUBLISHED after referee’s opinion determining whether the author revised the article according to suggestions made here

Review by original reviewer after revision

Review by original reviewer after revision

Review by the original reviewer after revision

Not Accepted for Publication

NOT SUITABLE for publication

Review by a third reviewer after revision

Review by a third reviewer after revision

Not Accepted for Publication

Not Accepted for Publication

 
 
 
Format of Manuscripts
The entire manuscript should be typed in Times New Roman (size 12). Submissions should preferably range from 7,000 to 12,000 words, including text, all tables and figures, footnotes, and bibliography. 
All figures and tables should be provided in camera-ready form. Notes should be placed at the bottom of the page in the form of footnotes. Parenthetical notation is not accepted. Complete bibliographic information must be provided. Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts conform to the “Notes and Bibliography” system of The Chicago Manual of Style. The submission guidelines can be found here.
The manuscript must include a 300-500 word abstract outlining the focus and content of the article and five keywords. The title page should contain the title of the article, the author’s name, and current institutional affiliation, as well as a biographical statement of no more than 150 words, inclusive of a valid e-mail address.
 
 
Contact us
Manuscript may be sent electronically to tkutjia@mail2.tku.edu.tw.