Aims and Scope

The Institute for Global and Area Studies and the Association of International and Area Studies co-publish the Journal of Global and Area Studies to cover the development of theories and concepts, empirical analysis, and policy debate in the field of area studies. The journal publishes studies exploring all aspects of global issues, area studies, marine humanities, and international development cooperation, and contemporary issues of various geographic regions. The distinctive aim of the Journal of Global and Area Studies is to connect insights and perspectives across intellectual disciplines in a systematic and grounded way to understand the various issues discussed through the journal.

Its scope includes the following (but are not limited to):

• ㆍGlobal and Area Studies
• ㆍGlobalization and Glocalization
• ㆍInternational Development Cooperation
• ㆍInternational Conflicts
• ㆍCultural Diversity and Sustainability
• ㆍTranspacific Studies
• ㆍGlobal History
• ㆍCulture and Society of Gateway Cities and Marine Cities

Peer Review Statement

A manuscript needs to be submitted via our online submission system(https://jga.or.kr).
Manuscripts submitted are reviewed by the Editorial Committee and external reviewers. The reviewing process normally takes three to four months. Authors may be asked to make revisions before finally accepted for publication. Final proofs are not normally sent to authors once major revisions have been approved in case of limited time for publication.
If the authors do not submit their paper(s) after they received “Need to be re-evaluated after major revision”/“Publishable after partial substantive revision” , the editorial board shall give a decision to "reject(Not Allowed)" the submitted paper(s).

Submission Guideline

Manuscript submission should be written in compliance with editorial policy and guidelines. Authors are requested to submit the following files written in MS Word (higher than MS 2000): title, abstract, main text, references, and tables and figures.

Format

• 1. All manuscripts should be formatted in 12-point font with a standard font(e.g., Times New Roman) on 8 1⁄2 ⅹ 11" paper and should be double-spaced, except for indented quotations.
• 2. Full-length manuscripts generally should not exceed 30 pages (including cover page, abstract, text, references, tables, and figures). Papers that exceed this page limit will be considered in limited occasions.
• 3. Margins should be at least one inch from top, bottom, and sides.
• 4. A cover page should show the title of the paper, all authors’ names, titles and affiliations, email addresses, and any acknowledgements.
• 5. The Institute for Global and Area Studies encourages the use of gender-neutral language in its publications.
• 6. Headings should be arranged so that major headings are centered, bold, and capitalized. Second-level headings should be flush left, both uppercase and lowercase. Third-level headings should be flush left, bold, italic, bold, and both uppercase and lowercase. Fourth-level headings should be paragraph indent, bold, and lowercase. Headings and subheadings should not be numbered.

• ㆍPagination : All pages, including tables and figures should be serially numbered in Roman numerals.
• ㆍNumbers : Spell out numbers from one to ten, except when used in tables and figures, and when used with mathematical, statistical, scientific, or technical units and quantities, such as distances, weights and measures. For example: three days; 3 kilometers; 30 years. All other numbers are expressed numerically.
• ㆍPercentages and units of currencies : Use symbols for percentage and units of currencies if available; for example, %, #$, or €.
• ㆍAbstract : The abstract should be sufficiently written in no more than 200 words, including Objectives, Originality, Methods, Results, Conclusion and Implication. The abstract must be followed by five Keywords to assist in indexing the paper and identifying qualified reviewers.
• ㆍTables and Figures : All the Tables and Figures must be included in the main text. Tables and Figures should be numbered consecutively by Arabic numerals (e.g.,Table 1, Table 2, Figure 1, and figure 2). All tables and figures should be included headings, legends, and sources if appropriate. No vertical lines are allowed in the tables.

Footnotes

Footnotes should be numbered sequentially and footnote numbers be placed after punctuation. Information on interviews, archival sources, websites, unauthored newspaper articles and nonstandard references should be given in footnotes, not in the reference list. All the references should be included at the end of the main text. For more details please see the References section below.

References

References should use the Harvard system for published works, i.e. authors’ name, date of publication, and page numbers (if required) in brackets in the text, with some changes; (White 1991: 405; Brettell & Hollifield 2008; Waever et al. 1993).
Reference to more than one publication by an author in the same year should be indicated by lower case letters in alphabetical order after the year of publication.
Full details should be provided at the end of manuscript under the title of References: for the books, author’s last name, first name and initials of middle name, date of publication, book title, place of publication, and publisher;
For the article, author’s last name, first name and initials of middle name, date of publication, title of paper, name of journal in full, volume and number, and the first and last pages.
Internet URL should be provided for online article; however, printed version should be cited if printed version of online source is available.

Reference Examples

Books, Monographs

Mitchell, J.A. and Thomson, M. (2017) A Guide to Citation. London Publishings.

Edited volumes

William, S.T. (eds.) (2015) Referencing: A Guide to Citation Rules. My Publisher.

Chapters in edited volume

Troy B.N. (2015) ‘Harvard citation rules’ in Williams, S.T. (ed.) A Guide to Citation Rules. NY Publishers, 34-89.

Articles in journals

Shirazi, T. (2010) “Successful teaching placements in secondary schools: achieving QTS practical handbooks”, European Journal of Teacher Education, 33(3), 323-326.

Newspaper articles (where Author details are available)

Mitchell, J. A. (2017) “Changes to citation formats shake the research world”, The Mendeley Telegraph (Weekend edition), 6 July, 9-12.

Websites

Mitchell, J.A. (2017) How and when to reference [Online]. Available at: https://www.howandwhentoreference.com/ (Accessed: 27 May 2017)

Institutional authors

IOM Moscow (2009) The Impact of the Economic Crisis on Migration Trends and Migration Policy in the Russian Federation and the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Area, IOM Moscow.
OECD (2022) Development co-operation systems in Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam, OECD Development Co-operation Directorate, OECD Publishing.

Conference proceedings

Willeroton, P., Vashchiko. T., Powers, K,, Beznosov, M. & Goertz, G. (2006) ‘Complex security institutions: Nested bilateralism in the Commonwealth of Independent States’, Building synergies: Institutions and Cooperation in World Politics: the Shambaugh/IRTAG Conference proceedings, University of Iowa, Iowa City, October 12-14, 2006, 33-42.

Thesis

Doc, John. (1988) ‘The Social Banditry in Late Imperial China’, Ph.D. Disseration. Robin Hood University.

Copyright

Copyright on published materials are retained by the Institute for Global and Area Studies and the Association of Global and Area Studies (unless otherwise determined).

Submission deadline

Manuscript deadline for the first issue of the year (March 31) is due by January 31.
Manuscript deadline for the second issue of the year (June 30) is due by March 31.
Manuscript deadline for the third issue of the year (September 30) is due by July 31.
Manuscript deadline for the fourth issue of the year(December 31) is due by September 30.
For more detailed information about Harvard referencing style, view the page Reference Style Guide on the JGA Author page
(https://jga.or.kr/html/regulation/guide.php).