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Peace Studies Journal

a project of the Central New York Peace Studies Consortium
– ISSN: 2151-0806
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Submission Guidelines

Please read these guidelines and then send your article, essay, review, research notes, conference summary, etc. to the appropriate Associate Editor (see below).

We seek:

  • research articles and essays – 2,000 to 10,000 words
  • student final papers – no more than 10,000 words
  • course/class summaries – no more than 2,000 words
  • research notes - no more than 2,000 words
  • commentary – no more than 2,000 words
  • tactic and strategy analysis – no more than 10,000 words
  • academic development – no more than 10,000 words
  • lecture summaries - no more than 2,000 words
  • conference  summaries – no more than 2,000 words
  • protest summaries – no more than 2,000 words
  • action alert summaries – no more than 2,000 words
  • film, book, art, and media reviews - no more than 3,000 words
  • interviews and dialogues – between 1,000 to 10,000 words
  • poems – no more than 10,000 words

Style/Format

  • All submissions should have appropriate references and citations. Manuscripts should be double-spaced in 12-point font and conform to the Chicago style format.
  • Submissions must be sent in Microsoft Word format. Submissions in other software formats will not be reviewed.
  • Authors should remove all self-identification from their submissions, but all submissions must be accompanied by a title page with author(s) name and affiliation, name of type of submission (e.g., article, review, conference summary, etc.), contact information including e-mail, postal address, and phone number.
  • Authors must include an abstract of no more than 150 words that briefly describes the manuscript’s contents.

Review Process

  • Upon acceptance for review, the Peace Studies Journal editors will send manuscripts, under a double-peer reviewed process, to no less than two, and generally three reviewers. Reviewers provide their recommendations to the editor, who makes the final decision to accept the manuscript.

Submissions will be assigned to one of the four following categories:

1. accept without revisions

2. accept with editorial revisions

3. revise and resubmit for peer review

4. reject

  • Every effort will be made to inform authors of the editor’s decision within 100 days of receipt of a manuscript. Authors, whose manuscripts are accepted for publication, will be asked to submit a brief biography that includes their institutional or organizational affiliations and their research interests. The Peace Studies Journal only publishes original materials. Please do not submit manuscripts that are under review or previously published elsewhere.

Copyright, Republishing, and Royalties:

  • All Work published by the Journal is copyrighted by the Peace Studies Journal.
  • Republication of Contributor’s Submitted Work may be assessed a reasonable fee for the administration and facilitation to other presses. Such fee shall be determined at the discretion of the Peace Studies Journal.
  • Royalties: Contributor agrees and acknowledges that no royalty, payment, or other compensation will be provided by the Peace Studies Journal in exchange for or resulting from the publication of the Submitted Work.

Please send submissions to appropriate Associate Editor (see below):

  • Publishing Date – December 1, 2009 PUBLISHED
    Dr. Victoria Fontan
    University of Peace, United Nations
    vfontan@upeace.org
  • Publishing Date – January 1, 2010
    Dr. David Gabbard
    East Carolina University
    gabbardd@ecu.edu
  • Publishing Date – April 1, 2010
    Dr. Paul J. Magnarella
    Warren Wilson College
    pmagnarella@warren-wilson.edu