About the Journal
The Czech Journal of International Relations (CJIR) is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes scholarly work in International Relations (IR), and also research based in other disciplines if its contribution is relevant for IR. The journal’s scope is neither theoretically nor geographically restricted, yet it seeks to promote research that resonates within the Central and Eastern European (CEE) context.
CJIR therefore provides a venue for studies on European politics, international institutions, small states, environmental politics, great-power competition, international conflicts, migration, and related topics that have implications for, or originate from, the CEE region. While it strives to foster academic excellence in and support researchers from Central and Eastern Europe, the journal welcomes contributions from all parts of the world. The journal invites suggestions for special issues. CJIR publishes peer-reviewed articles, discussion articles and book reviews.
The journal is published by the Institute of International Relations (IIR) in Prague, Czech Republic. The IIR is an independent public research institution which conducts scholarly research in the area of international relations. Its founder is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. CJIR is fully Open Access, with no Article Processing Charges.
Why publish in the Czech Journal of International Relations?
- CJIR is a leading voice in the study of international relations within the Czech Republic and the broader CEE region.
- CJIR offers an experienced pool of reviewers, which combines experts on IR theories with regional specialists.
- CJIR is open to a broad range of approaches – CJIR was a pivotal journal in bringing new theoretical and methodological approaches to Czech IR and we are eager to continue in this tradition.
- CJIR provides a careful editorial work – our editors work closely with both authors and reviewers and we aim to make the most of the articles submitted to our journal.
- CJIR offers a fast review process – the editors aim for making the final decision within two to three months of receiving it. Initial evaluation takes 2 days on average.
- CJIR publishes articles online ahead of print – accepted articles will appear on our webpage as soon as it is processed
The Czech Journal of International Relations is an open access journal. All our content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles and reviews, or use them for any other lawful purpose without asking for prior permission from the publisher or the author. These conditions are in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative definition of open access. Texts published in Czech Journal of International Relations are available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication. Under the CC BY licence, anyone may use, share, copy, distribute, adapt, or build upon the work for any purpose, including commercial use, provided that proper acknowledgement of the work’s authorship and its initial publication in this journal is given. The journal encourages broad dissemination and reuse of published research in accordance with the terms of the CC BY licence.
Our journal does not apply article processing or submission charges.
Editor-in-Chief
Michal Kolmaš, Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic. Email: michal.kolmas@mup.cz
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Jan Kovář, Institute of International Relations Prague, Czech Republic. Email: kovar@iir.cz
Editor, Academic Event Manager
Jan Daniel, Institute of International Relations Prague, Czech Republic. Email: daniel@iir.cz
Editor of Book Reviews
Eva Svatoňová, University of Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Czech Republic. Email: eva.svatonova@ujep.cz
Editorial Board
- Ioannis Armakolas, University of Macedonia, Greece
- Dimitar Bechev, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
- Florian Bieber, University of Graz, Austria
- Oldřich Bureš, Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic
- Olga Burlyuk, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Jakub Eberle, Institute of International Relations Prague, Czech Republic
- Rick Fawn, University of St Andrews, UK
- E. (Lisa) Gaufman, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
- Nicolai Gellwitzki, University of York, UK
- Simona Guerra, University of Leicester, UK
- Linus Hagström, Swedish Defence University, Sweden - chairman of the board
- Tim Haughton, University of Birmingham, UK
- Ondřej Horký-Hlucháň, Institute of International Relations Prague, Czech Republic
- Jan Karlas, Charles University, Czech Republic
- Vincenc Kopeček, University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
- Nina C. Krickel-Choi, University of Lund, Sweden
- Míla O'Sullivan, Institute of International Relations Prague, Czech Republic
- Karolina Pomorska, Leiden University, Netherlands
- Miriam Prys-Hansen, GIGA Hamburg, Germany
- Jan Růžička, Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom
- Julia Sachseder, Central European University, Austria
- Monika Sus, Hertie School of Governance, Germany
- Kacper Szulecki, NUPI, Norway
- Ann Towns, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
- Milada Anna Vachudova, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
- Dagmar Vorlíček, University of Vienna, Austria
- Tomáš Weiss, Charles University, Czech Republic
- Štěpánka Zemanová, Prague University of Economics, Czech Republic
The journal is published by the Institute of International Relations Prague. It is indexed in the Web of Science (ESCI), Scopus, C.E.E.O.L., ProQuest, Ebsco Political Science Complete, DOAJ, and other databases.
