Why publish with Global Studies Quarterly?

Global Studies Quarterly (GSQ) is an international, fully open-access, high-impact journal. Articles published in GSQ offer significant theoretical, epistemological, empirical or normative contribution to the field. The journal is open to all theoretical and methodological approaches to questions of international politics, or the intersection of global politics with economy, society or culture. Global Studies Quarterly actively encourages and administers submissions from scholars and regions that are often underrepresented in academic journals. There are many reasons to publish your work with GSQ - read on below to find out more.

Hear from the Editors

Watch a recent interview with Brent J. Steele & Jelena Subotic, the lead editors of Global Studies Quarterly, about why GSQ will make a good home for your research.

Publish your research with the journal and benefit from:

Excellent Author Experience

• Support from a renowned, global, and authoritative Editorial Board

• A simple online submission process through ScholarOne Manuscripts

• A detailed, double-anonymous review process that provides authors with an understanding of the perceived strengths and weaknesses of their manuscript, the basis for the decision, and advice on how to proceed

Reputation

• As an official ISA publication, the journal is supported by one of the oldest interdisciplinary associations dedicated to understanding international, transnational and global affairs. ISA currently boasts more than 7,000 members who span the globe. Learn more about the International Studies Association.

• Browse some of the most highly cited research that has contributed to our continued success. By publishing in GSQ, your work could be included in future collections like this.

Community

• Global Studies Quarterly is an official journal of the International Studies Association. ISA members receive online access to all nine ISA publications, both current issues and extensive catalog of past issues and articles.

• Global Studies Quarterly is supported by Oxford University Press and the International Studies Association. ISA’s highly attended annual meeting and regional/international conferences provide a space for underrepresented groups, early career scholars, and other professionals to build connections and grow in the field.

• GSQ regularly features special issues – an issue of articles collectively grouped around a theme. Explore a past special issue here.

Global Readership

• Global Studies Quarterly was read by researchers in 180 countries in 2022 demonstrating that work published in GSQ truly has global reach and impact.

• All new abstracts in GSQ are translated into French and Spanish.

• GSQ also benefits from OUP’s world-class journals platform which boosts your article’s discoverability online, meaning it’s more likely to be found on platforms such as Google, Google Scholar, and PMC.

Range of Content

• GSQ is open to submissions of all methodological approaches to questions of international politics, or the intersection of global politics with economy, society, or culture. The editors of GSQ actively encourage submissions from scholars and regions that are often underrepresented in academic journals. Find out more about the journal’s aims and scope here

• Global Studies Quarterly accepts submissions for Original Research Articles, shorter, more focused Research Notes, or Special Issue proposals. Learn more about the types of submissions accepted by GSQ.

Fully Open Access

• GSQ is a fully open access journal and authors may choose to pay an open access fee to make their accepted manuscript freely available online. Learn more about OA and other licensing agreements here.

• GSQ’s open access publication model that increases visibility and readership by allowing all readers to freely access the journal’s content.

• ISA members receive a discount on Article Processing Charges (APCs). GSQ also has the lowest APC of the ISA journals.

• OUP has a growing number of Read and Publish agreements with institutions and consortia which provide funding for open access publishing. This means authors from participating institutions can publish open access, and the institution may pay the charge. Find out if your institution is participating.

Ready to submit?

• Access the Submission Portal  

• Learn more about our guidelines for authors 

• If GSQ is not the right home for your research, another ISA journal might be. Learn about these journals’ scopes and the benefits of publishing in the ISA family of journals.