Indian Journal of Politics and International Relations

The Indian Journal of Politics and International Relations (IJPAIR) is a biannual, peer-reviewed academic journal published by the School of International Relations and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. IJPAIR has been in publication since 2008 and is included in the UGC-CARE List of academic journal from January 2020. The journal’s primary objective is to foster intellectual debate and disseminate cutting-edge research on politics and international relations, with an emphasis on the Indian perspective and its engagement with global issues.

The IJPAIR welcomes contributions from scholars, researchers, and academics in the form of original research articles, review articles, and book reviews. The journal covers a wide range of topics, including but not limited to, Indian foreign policy, regional and global security, diplomacy, political economy, human rights, environmental politics, and international law. By providing a platform for informed discussions on India’s role in the international sphere, the journal aims to enhance understanding of contemporary political dynamics and contribute to the ongoing discourse on global governance and international cooperation.

Aim and Scope

IJPAIR is a refereed biannual journal published by the School of International Relations and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala. IJPAIR is committed to providing a space for the best of writings in Political Science and International Relations (IR). It publishes topical, scholarly work on significant debates in Politics and IR and on all major socio-economic, cultural and political issues affecting India and other countries. IJPAIR seeks to uphold a pluralist perspective. Editorial policy promotes variety in subject matter and methodology. IJPAIR welcomes articles from all perspectives and on all subjects pertaining to Politics and International Relations, besides conceptual essays and policy analysis. Each volume will carry peer-reviewed research articles, and a mix of review essays, interviews and debates. Special issues will also be published from time to time.

Periodicity

IJPAIR will be published in January and July every year. The articles and reviews will be sent for peer-review as soon as they are received. There will be a panel of referees who will look into various aspects of the articles/reviews received, such as topicality, contents, theoretical as well as empirical components and methodology.

Copyright

Copyright of the journal, alongside the articles/reviews published, shall be with the Registrar, Mahatma Gandhi University except in cases where essays are reproduced with the permission of the author/publisher.

Manuscript Submission Guidelines

Only manuscripts of sufficient quality that meet the aims and scope of IJPAIR will be reviewed.  There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this Journal. As part of the submission process you will be required to warrant that you are submitting your original work, that you have the rights in the work, and that you have obtained and can supply all necessary permissions for the reproduction of any copyright works not owned by you, that you are submitting the work for first publication in the Journal and that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere and has not already been published elsewhere

The authors should send the manuscript as an e-mail attachment in MS Word format to the Editor (ijpair@mgu.ac.in). The title page should contain the full title, subtitle (optional), preferred abbreviated running head, abstract (100-150 words) and key words ( 5-7) in alphabetical order for online search. Biographical notes (50-100 words) should give current affiliation, research interests and recent publications. Research articles should be of 6000 words, including footnotes. Lengths for review essays shall be 2,000 words. English (UK) spelling should be used for the preparation of the manuscript. Spell out numbers from one to nine and use figures for 10 and above except in tables. Indent all quotations of more than 50 words and make sure that all subheadings are clearly indicated. Dates should be in the form 14 May 2002. Use single quotation marks and double marks inside single. Use endnotes as a referencing system listing authors as they name themselves. Please see the SIRP format for details of the reference style.

Subscription

Indian Journal of Politics and International Relations is available against subscription. Rates of subscription for one year will be as follows:

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