General Guidelines
Journal
i) We accept essays for our biannual peer-reviewed ISSN journal as:
a) Featured Essay: 1500-3000 words
b) Academic Essay: 3000-4500 words
ii) The subject should specify that it is a journal submission.
iii) Post-acknowledgement of the submission, it will take twenty five working days for the Editorial Board to review the paper.
iv) Submission must be done in the APA 7th Format.
v) Footnotes are not allowed.
v) Adherence to the RPR Style Guide is a must.
vi) A hundred-word abstract must precede the essay.
viii) Abstract and References do not form a part of the word count.
ix) Please note that only the expanded version of the in-text citations are included in the endnotes. Bibliography and other sources that are not quoted in the text must not come under the references.
x) Co-authorship of up to two authors from any institution is allowed.
xi) Journal submissions are encouraged to address research gaps, where the authors can present their respective findings. Long-form op-eds, plain analyses, narratives will be strictly rejected.
xii) Other requirements as mentioned in the ‘Submission Guidelines’ page.
Website
I) Op-Ed
i) Word range: 1200-2500 words
ii) Employ hyperlinks for references.
iii) Co-authorship of up to two authors from any institution is allowed.
iv) Op-eds are directed towards readers with a general awareness of current affairs. Please explain any jargon specific to the issue.
v) Op-eds must have proper academic rigour. Pieces with multiple claims with no argumentative veracity will not be moved beyond the first-round of editing.
vi) Generally, we discourage op-eds, but well-researched pieces are invited.
vii) The subject line must specify that the submission is an op-ed.
II) Featured Articles
i) Word range: 1200-2500 words
ii) Employ hyperlinks for references.
iii) Co-authorship of up to two authors from any institution is allowed.
iv) Under featured articles, we invite book reviews, event reports, policy analysis, political fiction, law analysis amongst other relevant things pertaining to political science.
v) The subject line must specify that the submission is a featured article.
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III) Academic Essays
i) Word range: 1500-4500 words.
ii) The subject should specify that it is a website submission.
iii) Post-acknowledgement of the submission, it will take twenty-five working days for the Editorial Board to review the paper.
iv) Submission must be done in the APA 7th Format.
v) Footnotes are not allowed.
v) Adherence to the RPR Style Guide is a must.
vi) A hundred-word abstract must precede the essay.
viii) Abstract and references do not form a part of the word count.
ix) Please note that only the expanded version of the in-text citations are included in the references. Bibliography and other sources that are not quoted in the text must not come under the references.
x) Co-authorship of up to two authors from any institution is allowed.
xi) Journal submissions are encouraged to address research gaps, where the authors can present their respective findings. Long-form op-eds, plain analyses, and narratives will be strictly rejected.
xii) Other requirements as mentioned in the ‘Submission Guidelines’ page.