CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Dear fellow Sigma Iota Rho members,
It is our pleasure to extend an invitation to all chapters to take part in the 2010 edition of the Journal of International Relations.
The Journal of International Relations is organized and printed here at the University of Pennsylvania by the Epsilon chapter of Sigma Iota Rho. It is entirely authored, edited, produced, funded, and published annually by students of international relations. The journal focuses on politics, history, economics, and area studies, but any topic relevant to international relations or current events is appropriate.
Our vision is to create a national network uniting all SIR chapters through journal publication. We ask that your local chapter solicit submissions; we accept articles written specifically for the journal as well as papers that were written as part of coursework. We are also looking for advanced students with good writing or editing experience to offer to serve as Associate Editors to help determine which articles ultimately get published. We plan to distribute the journal to all chapters nationwide during the spring term of 2009.
Unfortunately, we are working on a very tight timeframe. The deadline for submissions is Friday, January 15, 2010; therefore, it is important to start the process as soon as possible. In the past, the most successful means for soliciting submissions has been the use of department listservs (e.g. Political Science department, History department) and advertising with flyers on campus.
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) or myself (balisrj@sas.upenn.edu).
Sincerely,
Becca Balis
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of International Relations
Sigma Iota Rho, Epsilon Chapter, 2008-2009
University of Pennsylvania
The SIR journal, The Journal of International Relations, provides a unique opportunity for undergraduate students in the field of international studies to publish their work in a nationally distributed scholarly publication. The journal is organized and published by Sigma Iota Rho, the Honor Society for International Studies, and is entirely authored, produced, and published annually by the students membership. Previous submissions have covered topics in politics, economics, history, and area studies. Papers covering topics outside of these guidelines are considered gladly as long as they apply to international relations. The Journal was published by the Epsilon chapter of SIR at the University of Pennsylvania since 1998, and became a national publication in 2004.