E-International Relations Article Prize 2024 – E-International Relations

E-International Relations invites PhD/PhD students (at any stage) and early career academics (within 5 years of submission of PhD) to prepare articles outlining novel or underappreciated ideas that contribute to a better understanding of International Relations. The prize welcomes articles on the broadest range of topics, as long as they link the topic to a global or regional issue – and ideally aim to spark debate and contribute to real-world outcomes. We welcome empirical, political, historical, legal and diplomatic approaches, as well as articles that discuss theoretical and disciplinary issues in an accessible way. Since the aim of the award is to communicate new ideas to the widest possible audience, entrants must avoid writing in an abstract or overly technical manner. Papers must be concise and designed to appeal to any informed reader—including laypeople. The criteria we have set out below will help entrants make their written application for the award in an appropriate manner.

This year’s prize is an article on our website and a book worth £1,000

Shortlisted papers will be editorially edited and published in E-International Relations and promoted on all our social media channels to enable the ideas expressed to reach our audience of over 3 million readers. From the shortlisted candidates, one winner will be awarded a book voucher worth £1,000, shared among sponsors Edinburgh University Press, Polity, Sage, Bloomsbury and Routledge. The winner will also have 3 months to access Sage’s online learning resources.

Entry criteria

1) Applicants must be single author Those registered as PhD students/candidates (at any stage), or early career academics who have obtained a PhD within the last 5 years (we may give or accept a little here, so don’t worry too much if you’re a little outside of this). We do not allow co-authored or group-authored articles to qualify for this award.

2) The word count of the paper must be between 3500-5000 words, include References and citations. Since references are included in the word count, keep references and citations to a minimum and only cite where important documents/ideas are directly quoted.

3) You must write about a topic about which you have scholarly insights (due to your own primary research and/or data collection) and do so in a way that makes your ideas understandable to the widest possible audience.

4) If you currently volunteer as an editor (in any position) of E-InternationalRelations, you are not eligible for this award.

Your article must be formatted as follows

• A well-edited, publishable article in English in Microsoft Word format (.docx) (any variation is acceptable).
• Include a resume (20-100 words) detailing academic/professional background, title, position, and preferred pronouns (if applicable). You can also include reputable publications and web/social links.
• Design a catchy title that directly describes the content. It must be no more than 80 characters long and must be capitalized.
• Do not indent the first sentence of a paragraph. Leave a clear space between each paragraph.
• References should be via embedded hyperlinks and/or Chicago Manual of Style Author date system.
• indeed we are no Any form of footnotes or endnotes (for reference or otherwise) is allowed.
• Your article must be no longer than 5,000 words, including references and citations.
• Indent quotation marks that extend beyond two lines. Do not use italics for citations.
• Do not use double spaces after each period/period (use single spaces instead).
• If you use images, charts, or tables, summarize and number them at the bottom of the article. If used, they must be part of the content and created/owned by you, or provide attribution and source link to the target confirming it is in the public domain.

Submission instructions

Please prepare your article as a Microsoft Word format (.docx) attachment. The first page of the attachment should contain the title of your article, identify the article as a 2024 Article Prize entrant, and include a brief narrative-style biography (see formatting guidelines above). Send via email to submit.e.ir@gmail.com. Your email title must clearly read “Winning Article”.