Guidelines for the Authors

Strategic Vision Institute’s (SVI) Biannual Journal of Security and Strategic Analyses (JSSA) is a peer-reviewed journal focusing on contemporary issues of peace, security and strategic studies.

Research papers are solicited for publication in the JSSA. The papers should be research based academic policy analysis. No lengthy historical backgrounds are needed because our target audience at this stage is informed academic, diplomatic and policy-making community. We welcome papers under the following categories, with ballpark figures for word limits:

• Papers/Articles (4000-6000 words including footnotes)
• Book Reviews – current year publications ONLY (1000-2000 words including footnotes)
• For footnotes kindly follow Chicago Manual 16th Edition
• Single Authored contributions will be given preference (collaborative research papers should not have more than 2 authors maximum)
• Similarity Index must not exceed 10% overall and 2% from a single source

Papers/Articles must conform to the following guidelines:

1. The papers should be sent at editor@thesvi.org
2. Each Article must be accompanied by an abstract of not more than 250 words. The abstract     must be in a separate word document.
3. Please provide Author details with your paper, including qualifications and institutional     affiliations. These details are to be provided in the first footnote of the paper.
4. For Book Reviews, please describe the subject of the review clearly, including the author,     title, publisher, year and pages of the book.
5. All work must be original. By submitting any work, the author is presumed to declare that     the article is original and has not been published elsewhere.
6. All articles must be submitted only in MS Word format (.doc or .docx extensions).
7. No border cover pages or title pages are required. Mention the title of the submission once     in the beginning of the piece, followed by the author’s name.
8. British English spellings should be used.
9. References must be footnoted according to Chicago manual 16th edition. Please follow     the link:
    http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html
    All references must be cited in simple text. No formatting is required for the citations.
10. Submissions are promptly acknowledged within a few hours of the receipt of     submission. The decision on publication will take approximately 4-6 weeks after the        receipt date.
11. The papers will be subjected to peer-review that will be communicated to the authors and      published only after the reviewer’s comments are taken into consideration. The published updates may subsequently appear on our website with the consent of authors.
12. For the detailed submission guidelines please visit the website www.thesvi.org

JSSA is currently open for papers on: peace, security and strategic studies, nuclear deterrence, nuclear non-proliferation, nuclear safety and security, strategic stability, doctrines, terrorism/counter terrorism, internal and external security, international security, geopolitical issues, peace and conflict studies, human security and energy security.

All contributors should submit their contact information, a short biography and an abstract to editor@thesvi.org

Submissions not based on guidelines for contributors will not be acceptable.