Submissions

Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines

Global Political Nexus accepts unpublished research and review papers in the topics below:

• International Border Issues
• Environmental Policy and Politics
• Regional Studies
• Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
• Peace, Conflict Resolution and Humanitarianism
• Global and Transnational Issues
• Gender and International Relations
• New Thinking of International Relations Theory
• Globalization and Global Civil Society
• Development Studies
• Security Studies
• International Political Economy
• Other issues related to politics and international relations

We insist that authors are careful to write in English, seeking help of skilled professionals, so that the text is within the standards of international publications. If English is incompatible with the standard of quality, the text will be corrected, with the costs borne by the authors.

All submitted papers will be reviewed by the technical experts (reviewers) from the same field. The review may take three to four weeks.

Authors should use the correct template Global Political Nexus

There are several things that authors should pay attention to:

• Abstract must contain research objectives, methods, results and importance of findings.
• All in-text citations must be cited in the reference list and all sources in the reference list must be cited within the article. At least five (5) of the references must be from reputable journal articles found in database such as sciencedirect.com.

1. Submission of Article

Before submitting the article, authors should register at the OJS website as author and follow step by step. Authors should be following the journal template (can be downloaded from the website, placed on the right side).

2. Preparation for the article

• The article must be original and not have been published in other publishing media (including blogs), and are not sent simultaneously to the media or other publication.

• Article length: 4000 - 5000 words
• The title of the article must be specific and effective, consisting of 9-14 words (in Bahasa) or 7-10 words (in English or other foreign languages).

• An abstract consisting of 150-200 words written in a single paragraph, followed by key words (keywords); and consists of two languages (in Bahasa and English or other foreign languages).

• Body text: Georgia 11, single space
• The contents of the article should be:

(1) have relevance to the needs of the teaching-learning process in the field of international relations; (2) related to global and strategical issues such as diplomacy and foreign relations, international peace and security, international political

economy, international business and organization, and also globalization and strategy; (3) are closely related and/or in accordance with the fields that had focused by the author, either in the form of a theoretical essay, methodological essay, summary of research results or scientific reviewer; and (4) pay attention to the objectivity of the substances and also to the norms of scientific methods.

Article writing:

o Avoid ​bullet points and numbering​ (lists), for example:

1. ....
2. ....Instead write: (1) ..., (2) ....

o The article is written in elaborated essay. Therefore, avoid using sub-headings.

o Make specific reference to each figure, graph and table used in the article. Refer

to each figure or table in the text by its figure or table number.

o The conclusion of the article is written in paragraph, not in bullet points.

3. Citation​ Style ​Guides​

• Running note citation style is required. Writer is not allowed to use footnote (except for explaining some parts) and endnote.

• Direct quotation

o Author’s name cited in essay which is part of the sentence

Wade (2007) argued that … As stated by Wade (2007)…

This is more ​like Wade's​ (2007) idea of …

• Indirect quotation

.... (Kaldor 2006).

• More than one author in one sentence or statement

Martin (2006) and Johnson (2008) have similar idea on….

• More than one author in one sentence or statement (indirect quotation)

.... (Martin 2006; Johnson 2008).

• Two authors

Falola and Genova (2005) stated that....

.... (Falola dan Genova 2005).

• More than two authors

(first author’s last name et al. year)

Eizenstat et al. (2005) argued that….

…. (Eizenstat et al. 2005).

• Anonymous author

Write: “title of the article” (year) In article “Weak States and Global Threats: Fact or Fiction” (2006), mentioned that….

• Unidentified year of publication

Write: author’s last name (n.d.)Sieuw (n.d.) stated that… …. (Sieuw t.t.).

• Write specific page number

Acharya (2004, 58) stated that….

…. (Acharya 2004, 58).

• One author, two different published year

Laquer (1987 & 1999) suggested…

…. (Laquer 1987 & 1999)

• One author, some arguments, same year

Author’s last name (​year​a) …… Author’s last name (​year​b)

The first research which done by Martin (2006a) found that…. but the second

research carried out by Martin (2006b) ……

• Secondary sources (second-hand references)

…. (Sageman 2004 cited in Dempsey 2006).

Sageman (2004 cited in Dempsey 2006), suggests that…

Sageman (2004) as cited in Dempsey (2006) found that…….

Attention to the reference:

English translations for any non-English titles should be included in brackets following the titles in the original language.

4. Referencing style guide:

• Written in alphabetical order by author’s last name
• Classified by these following sources: book, journal, research dissertations or theses,

working paper, government official publication, online article, newspaper, etc.

o Book with one author

Wardhani, Baiq, 2010. ​Globalisasi dan Konflik Etnis​. Surabaya: Cakra Studi

Global Strategis.

o Book with two authors

Falola, Toyin, and Ann Genova, 2005. ​The Politics of the Global Oil Industry: An

Introduction​. London: Praeger.

o Book with more than two authors

Grace, Bruno, et al., 1988. ​A History of the World​. Princeton, NJ: Princeton

University Press.

o Edited book

Rotberg, Robert I. (ed.), 2003. ​State Failure and State Weakness in a Time of Terror​. Washington D.C.: Brookings Institution Press.

Thomas, Caroline, dan Peter Wilkin (eds.), 1999. ​Globalization, Human Security and the African Experience​. Boulder, Colo: Lynne Rienner

Baylis, John, et al. (eds.), 2007. ​Strategy in the Contemporary World​. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

o Translated book

Jackson, Robert, dan Georg Sorensen, 2005. P​engantar Studi Hubungan Internasional (trans. Dadan Suryadipura, Introduction to International

Relations). Yogyakarta: Pustaka Pelajar. xiv

o Article, Chapter or other part of a book

Parsa, Misagh, 2003. “Will Democratization and Globalization Make Revolutions Obsolete?”, in Foran, John (ed.), 2003. ​The Future of Revolutions: Rethinking

Radical Change in the Age of Globalization​. London: Zed Book.

o E-book

Fishman, Robert., 2005. ​The Rise and Fall of Suburbia​. [e-book]. Chester: Castle Press. In libweb.anglia.ac.uk/E-books [accessed 24 Juli 2011]. Employment Law and Practice. 2005. [CD-ROM]. London: Gee. In libweb.anglia.ac.uk/E-books [accessed 1 Agustus 2011].

o Multiple works by the same author cited in a book (where there are several works by one author and published in the same year they should be differentiated by adding a lower-case letter after the date)

Martin, Gus, 2006a. ​Understanding Terrorism. California​: Sage Publications. _____, 2006b. “Globalization and International Terrorism”, in Ritzer, George (ed.), 2006. ​The Blackwell Companion to Globalization​. Malden, MA: Blackwell.

o ​Journal article

1. D. Tyas, Intan, 2019. “Upaya Transnational Advocacy Networks dalam Mendorong Legalisasi LGBT Rights di Thailand, Jurnal Hubungan Internasional, April September, ​8 (1): 61-73.

o Thesis or Dissertation

Dharmaputra, Radityo, 2011. Analisis Respon Negara terhadap Strategi Netwar Kelompok Separatis: Studi Kasus Pemerintah Indonesia Melawan Organisasi Papua Merdeka, Tahun 1999-2010. Tesis Magister. Surabaya: Departemen Hubungan Internasional Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Universitas Airlangga.

o Working paper

International Crisis Group, 2006. “Terrorism in Indonesia: Noordin’s Networks”, Asia Report, No. 114, 5 May.

o Conference paper

Karnavian, M. Tito, 2009. “The International Dimension of Terrorism in Indonesia: Ideology, Network, Funding and Cooperation to Combat It”, in

Seminar International Security: Facing the Challenge of Terrorism, 10 November. Surabaya: Departemen Hubungan Internasional Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu

Politik Universitas Airlangga.

o Newspaper article

Mubah, A. Safril, 2013. “Utang Budi RI kepada Mesir”, Jawa Pos, 16 September, hlm 4.

o Acts of Parliaments

Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 3 Tahun 2002 tentang Pertahanan Negara, 2002. Jakarta: DPR RI. xv

o Command Papers and other official publications

Buku Putih Departemen Pertahanan Republik Indonesia, 2008. Jakarta: Departemen Pertahanan RI.

o Annual Report

United Nations Development Program (UNDP), 1994. Human Development Report 1994.

o DVD/VCD

The Habibie Center, 2004. Publikasi 5 Tahun, 1999-2004. [VCD]. Jakarta: The Habibie Center.

o Video (Film)

Pilger, John, 2001. The New Ruler of the World. [video]. Jakarta: Indy Cinema.

o Online article

US Energy Information Administration, 2010. “Country Analysis Brief-India” [online]. in http://www.eia.doe.gov/cabs/India/Full.html [accessed 22 Oktober 2010]

5. Editorial Process

Editorial staff have the right to edit articles without the author's knowledge, without changing the substance and the principal ideas of the author. The

process takes the whole time between the publication date (October and March). The editorial process consists of: (1) double review process from peer

reviewers and editors; (2) editing (both content and writing technique); (3) layouting; (4) publishing.