Dear fellow Sigma Iota Rho members,
It is our pleasure to extend an invitation to all chapters to take part in the 2011-2012 edition of the Sigma Iota Rho Journal of International Relations, one of the nation’s premier undergraduate journals of international studies. With a national distribution of over 3,000, the Journal offers undergraduates the chance to share their research and findings in topics like economics, politics, history, and area studies with other scholars and students throughout the country.
The Journal is organized and printed here at the University of Pennsylvania, the Epsilon chapter of Sigma Iota Rho. It is produced entirely by undergraduate students, and each print article is carefully chosen from numerous outstanding submissions from undergraduates nationwide. Additionally, each edition includes a featured article by a leading voice in international relations—previous headliners have included Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank.
Since its founding in 1998, the Journal has stayed true to its mission of providing motivated students of international relations an open forum to tackle some of the most pressing issues and debates within the discipline. Now, with the launch of the online version of the Journal, even more undergraduates will have an opportunity to participate in these discussions.
Our vision is to create a national network uniting all SIR chapters through the Journal and its online component. During the coming months, we ask that your local chapter solicit articles for the Journal and to promote the website in doing so. Guidelines for submissions can be found here.
We are also looking for advanced students with superb writing or editing skills to serve as Associate Editors for the Journal or Columnists for the website. Applications for these positions will be posted during the first week of the fall semester.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the National Director, Dr. Frank Plantan (fplantan@sas.upenn.edu or 215.898.0452).
Sincerely,
Adine Mitrani
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of International Relations
