Aims and Scope

The Journal of Global Change and Governance (JGCG) is an e-journal dedicated to advancing the academic discipline of global affairs. It serves as a medium for scholars and professionals to exchange views on the relationships among globalization, the post-cold war realignment of great-power relations, traditional interstate politics, and the growing prominence of international institutions, transnational corporations, non-governmental organizations, and social movements.

JGCG accepts articles, research notes and book reviews from scholars and professionals representing a variety of disciplines including: anthropology, business, criminal justice, economics, history, law, philosophy, political science, public affairs and administration and sociology.

Deadlines

Months of publication and deadline dates for submission are listed below. Articles are accepted on a rolling basis.

Winter
Deadline: November 28

Spring
Deadline: March 28

Summer
Deadline: July 30

Autumn
Deadline: October 13

Publication Policies

Articles spanning a wide range of disciplines and interests contributing to the study of global change and governance are accepted in JGCG as long as they are well written and argued, and are not misleading. Peer review in JGCG is designed to ensure that the research published conforms to the standards of good academic rigor. As such, we are committed to the same editorial standard as that of influential journals such as World Politics and Diplomacy and Statecraft.

Peer Review Process

Submitted articles are reviewed by two experts. In deciding whether to accept or reject an article, the experts determine whether the study of global affairs is better served by publishing or not publishing the article. In the absence of compelling reasons to reject, JGCG editors advise reviewers to recommend acceptance since the quality of an article will ultimatley be judged by the academic community after its publication.

Peer reviewers have four options for each work they review:

When asking for revisions, reviewers have two possible goals: to ask authors to tighten their arguments based on existing data or to identify areas where more data are needed.

JGCG permits authors a maximum of two revisions of an article before total rejection of that article.

During the peer review process, the reviewers are asked to highlight the articles which they deem to contain the most interesting and significant research. These articles are then given greater prominence throughout the website.

Copy editors are asked to indicate if the article is not sufficiently clearly written for publication. In most cases, the copy editors will fix any grammatical or stylistic errors without modifying the author's argument. In some cases authors are asked to revise their work in accordance with the copy editor's suggestions.