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Philosophy of Journal of Peace, Conflict, and Security Studies

For more information, please see Journal of Peace, Conflict, and Security Studies Aims and Scope page.

Who Can Submit?

Anyone may submit an original article to be considered for publication in Journal of Peace, Conflict, and Security Studies provided he or she owns the copyright to the work being submitted or is authorized by the copyright owner or owners to submit the article. Authors are the initial owners of the copyrights to their works (an exception in the non-academic world to this might exist if the authors have, as a condition of employment, agreed to transfer copyright to their employer).

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General Submission Rules

Submitted articles cannot have been previously published, nor be forthcoming in an archival journal or book (print or electronic). Please note: "publication" in a working-paper series does not constitute prior publication. In addition, by submitting material to Journal of Peace, Conflict, and Security Studies, the author is stipulating that the material is not currently under review at another journal (electronic or print) and that he or she will not submit the material to another journal (electronic or print) until the completion of the editorial decision process at Journal of Peace, Conflict, and Security Studies. If you have concerns about the submission terms for Journal of Peace, Conflict, and Security Studies, please contact the editors.

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Formatting Requirements

Manuscript Review

When a manuscript is delivered to the Journal of Peace, Conflict, and Security Studies, the editors review the manuscript and decide whether or not to accept the manuscript for peer review. Some of the reasons a manuscript may not be accepted for review: (a) the focus of the manuscript is outside the focus of the journal and/or (b) failure to follow the manuscript guidelines concerning length, format, and style. Manuscripts that are not accepted for peer review will be promptly returned so that authors can seek other avenues for publication.

Authors and reviewers are encouraged to contact the editors any time during the review process regarding questions about the status of their manuscript.

Peer Review Process

Manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Peace, Conflict, and Security Studies go through a double-blind review process for selection (the double-blind review will begin for articles published in 2025, prior to that all manuscripts went through a single-blind process). Typically, two to three reviewers will evaluate the manuscript, on the basis of (a) the importance of the topic, (b) originality, (c) clarity, (d) accuracy and validity of the content, (e) value of the contribution to the professional literature, (f) implications for science education and (g) quality of the writing. Each reviewer will make a recommendation for or against publication. Typically this process takes less than 5 weeks.

The recommendations of the reviewers are forwarded to the Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editors. After reviewing these recommendations, the Managing Editors will make a decision concerning the manuscript: (a) decline the opportunity to publish, (b) request a revision with a stipulation for further peer review, (c) request a revision subject to additional review by the Journal of Peace, Conflict, and Security Studies, or (d) accept as is. The editorial decision and rationale will be communicated in a letter to the first author.

If a manuscript receives a favorable review from reviewers and the editors concur with the decision, a tentative recommendation for publication is made. This recommendation is conditional upon specific revisions that must be made as well as the submission of supporting materials.

Revisions

The final decision to publish a manuscript is made after the satisfactory completion of revisions as outlined in the correspondence. When a manuscript is accepted for publication, author(s) will be requested to provide a final-version electronic copy of their manuscript, tables, references, and all figures.

Technical Editing

The editorial staff of the Journal of Peace, Conflict, and Security Studies reserves the right to make editorial changes that do not materially affect the meaning of the text.

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Author Guidelines

These guidelines provide instructions on preparing papers for the Journal of Peace, Conflict, and Security Studies. To ensure a uniform style, your paper will be formatted by RIT's Scholarly Publishing Studio before publication. Please submit papers in Word or RTF file format.

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Rights for Authors and RIT Digital Institutional Repository

As further described in our copyright & open access policy, publication rights to works is granted to the Journal of Peace, Conflict, and Security Studies, however, full copyright for works published in this journal is retained by the author(s).

Attribution and Usage Policies

Reproduction, posting, transmission or other distribution or use of the article or any material therein, requires a link back to the RIT Digital Institutional Repository. Doing so will benefit your download and citation metrics.

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General Terms and Conditions of Use

Users of the RIT Digital Institutional Repository website and/or software agree not to misuse the RIT Digital Institutional Repository service or software in any way.

The failure of RIT Digital Institutional Repository to exercise or enforce any right or provision in the policies or the Submission Agreement does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any term of the Submission Agreement or these policies is found to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Submission Agreement and these policies remain in full force and effect. These policies and the Submission Agreement constitute the entire agreement between RIT Digital Institutional Repository and the Author(s) regarding submission of the Article.

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