Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

Focus and scope of Andalas Journal of International Studies are listed below but not limited to:

  • International and global studies
  • International relations
  • International development
  • Diplomacy and foreign policy
  • Global political economy
  • Global governance
  • Local and global relations
  • Regional politics
  • International organization

 

Section Policies

Article

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

Every research article submitted to Andalas Journal of International Studies will be peer-reviewed. Every submitted manuscript will be reviewed by at least two reviewers. Andalas Journal of International Studies reviewing process is a blind peer-review process, rapid and fair to ensure high quality of article published. This process will take time approximately 4-5 weeks. 

Andalas Journal of International Studies tries as much as it could to follow these reviewing policies:

  • Every submitted paper will be reviewed by at least two peer-reviewers.
  • Reviewers are unaware of the identity of the authors, and authors are also unaware of the identity of reviewers (blind review method).
  • Reviewing process will consider novelty, objectivity, method, conclusion, and references.
  • Reviewers will suggest the acceptance of article manuscripts.
  • Editors will decide whether the manuscripts are meeting AJIS's requirements. Editors' decision is final

Here list of items that need to be reviewed:

  1. The novelty of the topic
  2. Scientific reliability
  3. Valuable contribution to the science
  4. Adding new aspects to the existed field of study
  5. Ethical aspects
  6. Structure of the article submitted and its relevance to authors’ guidelines
  7. References provided to substantiate the content
  8. Grammar, punctuation, and spelling, especially if the manuscript is written in English.

Andalas Journal of International Studies appreciates editorial board, reviewers, authors, readers, subscribers, and audiences for its willingness to accept the responsibility, dedication, and understanding of Andalas Journal of International Studies's review policy to produce high-quality article of journals

 

 

Publication Frequency

Andalas Journal of International Studies is a biennial journal published in May and November. The submission is open for the whole year.

 

Open Access Policy

Andalas Journal of International Studies provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge and a better understanding of its focus and scope. Its content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. However, for noncommercial use please provided credit to the author and the journal.

This journal also operates under the Creative Commons Licence CC-BY-NC-SA. This allows for the reproduction of articles, free of charge, for non-commercial use only and with the appropriate citation information. All authors publishing with Andalas Journal of International Studies accept these as the terms of publication.

Benefits of open access for authors include:

  • Free access for all users worldwide
  • Authors retain copyright to their work
  • Increased visibility and readership
  • Rapid publication
  • No spatial constraints

 

Archiving

Andalas Journal of International Studies stores back issues and current articles to keep them safe. Archives are digitally submitted to the Indonesian National Library's One Search. Published issues are also kept in Andalas Institute of International Studies (ASSIST) library