Submissions

Author Guidelines

Asian Journal of International Affairs (AJIA) welcomes submission of papers from all over the world. 

FOR SUBMISSION
Materials for AJIA must be submitted electronically as a Word-file (.doc/.docx format) attached to:

Subject of the Email must be submitted as (“Articles/Essays/Notes/Commentary/Book Reviews”) depending upon the manuscript

Email: ajia@ksl.edu.np or ajia.journal@gmail.com (any inquiry about guidelines for submission and styles can be directed to above mentioned email as well.)
Tel: +977 016634455/ +977 016634663

NOTES FOR CONTRIBUTORS
The Asian Journal of International Affairs (AJIA), is published by the Kathmandu School of Law (KSL) - an internationally renowned law college in Nepal. It will focus on research and production of knowledge particularly on Asia-focused international affairs and contemporary world affairs in general. It aspires to disseminate knowledge through publications, and connect researchers and academics from around the world.

It is a double-blind peer-reviewed theoretical and empirical research-based journal aiming to create the space for intellectual discourse, debate, dialogue, and inductive as well as deductive analysis of world affairs. The KSL biannual publication accepts scholarship on areas of state, sovereignty, smart/sharp/power, national interest, foreign policy, security, economic/diplomacy, migration, diplomatic practices, global/good governance, supra and national actors, non-state actors, regionalism, bilateralism, trilateralism, multi/polylateralism, developmental diplomacy, foreign investment, globalization, Impact of natural resources in international affairs, environment and climate change etc. from an inter-disciplinary empirical and theoretical perspective.

In addition, AJIA aims to express Nepal’s voice in regional and global arena through intensive research, discourse, publication, and dissemination of new knowledge in international affairs based on oriental philosophical approaches at the core with western philosophical approaches at its periphery and also promoting indigenous research approaches in the field of international affairs. The journal promotes a detailed interdisciplinary world view, perspective and discourses that have potential to contribute knowledge to the existing scholarship.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Style Guide
Layout
AJIA follows the KSL Reference Guideline (KSL Comprehensive Guidelines) developed by KSL. The manuscript of the article should comprise of the title, abstract, keywords, main text, and appendices and the references should be provided in the form of footnotes. The submission should be 1.5 spaced, 12 font sized for main text, 10 font sized for footnotes. Times New Roman, 1– inch margin on top, right and bottom and 1.50-inch margin on the left, and the alignment must be in 'justified' style. It should not exceed 8,000 words including footnotes/references but exceptional case can be applied for special articles. Tables, figures, and appendices should be submitted in a separate pages. Please note that your submission will be promptly acknowledged whereas your article will undergo a process of rigorous double blind peer-review before the final acceptance. The reviewers will not know authors' name and vice-versa. However, any self-identifying information can be added to the final version once the article is accepted for publication.

REFERENCE STYLE IN BRIEF:
Secondary Sources:

1. Books:

The fundamentals for citation of books are:
Rule: Name of the author(s), Title of the Book, name of the publishing house, place of publication, volume/edition, year, pinpoint (page number).
Example:
...¹ ...^2
1 John Baylis, Steve Smith & Patricia Owens, The Globalization of World Politics: An introduction to international relations, Oxford University Press, UK, 6th edition, 2014, pp. 17-19.

² Philippe Sands, Principles of International Environmental Law, Cambridge University Press, New York, 2nd edition, 2003, p. 327.

1.1 Author:

• Write the name of author(s) as mentioned in the book. Use full name if given, but in case only initials are mentioned, use only the initials.
• The format for the name shall be: First/Given Name, Middle Name (can be excluded if unavailable), Surname/Family Name.
• The initials shall be capitalized.
• Do not include any designation before the name of the author like Dr., Prof. & Sir.
• In case the book is written by two authors, mention the name of both the authors separated by an ampersand (&).
• If the book has three authors, mention the name of all three authors. Use comma to separate the names of the first and the second author and name of the third author is to be separated by an ampersand (&).
• In case of more than three authors, mention the name of the first author followed by et al.

Example:
...^1
1 Mitsuo Matsushita et al., The World Trade Organization: Law, Practice, and Policy, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, 2015, p. 795.

1.2 Editor:

• If the book has an editor, the name of the editor shall appear in the same manner as that of the author.
• Name of the editor shall follow the name of the author.

While citing a book that contains a collection of various articles, the author of individual articles within the book is the author and the title of his/her individual work within the book needs to be cited alongside in quotation marks. The name of the editor(s) mentioned in the book along with the name of the book needs to be disclosed.

The fundamentals for citation of a book with an editor are:

Rule: Name of the author, ‘Title of the individual work/chapters in the book’, in Name of the editor(s) (ed/eds), Title of the Book, name of the publishing house, place of publication, volume/edition, year, pinpoint.
Example:
…^1
1 Anna Paula Dourado, ‘Is this a pipe? Validity of a tax reform for a developing country’, in Yariv Brauner & Miranda Stewart (eds), Tax, Law and Development, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2013, p. 157.

The name of the editor should be followed by (ed) for one editor and (eds) for more than one editor.
Example:
…^1
1 Jason W Neyers, Erika Chamberlain & Stephen G A Pitel (eds), Emerging Issues in Tort Law, Hart Publishing, England, 2007, p. 5.

1.3 Title:

• The title of the book should appear in italics.
• The name of the book shall be as provided in the book cover. Generally, the first letter of each word needs to be in uppercase.

1.4 Publication Details:

• Publication details contains name of the publishing house, location, edition or volume and year of publication.
• If the information about the edition or volume and details like location of publisher is not mentioned then it can be omitted in exceptional circumstances.
• Name of the publishing house, location, volume, edition, year of publication and pinpoint are to be separated by comma (,).

1.5 Place of Publication:

• Mention the location of the publishing house.
• Either the city or country can be mentioned.

1.6 Year of Publication:

• In the year of publication, the publication date of the cited book should be mentioned not the date of first edition of that book. The latter edition of books also mentions dates of previous editions which should not be cited.

1.7 Volume/Edition: 

• ‘Revised’, ‘Expanded’ or ‘Updated’ (if mentioned so in the publication) should be included. For example: ‘2nd revised edition’.
• While mentioning volume, write it as ‘volume 1’.
• In presence of both the volume and edition of the book, mention the volume of the book followed by edition of the book.

1.8 Pinpoint:

• To refer to a particular page, use p.
  Example: p. 310.
• To refer to multiple pages appearing serially, use pp.
  Example: pp. 23–33.
• In case of two or more isolated pages, use: pp. 349, 601.

2. Journal Articles:

The fundamentals for citation of a journal article are:
Rule: Name of the author(s), ‘Title of article’, Name of the Journal first page of the article, volume: issue no., year of publication, pinpoint
Example:
…^1
1 T.R. Subramanya & Shuvro Prosun Sarker, ‘Emergence of Principle of Sic Utere Tuo Ut Alienum Non-Laedes in Environmental Law and Its Endorsement by International and National Courts: An Assessment’, Kathmandu School of Law Review p.1, volume 5:2, 2017, p. 12.

2.1 Author:
Refer to the book section above.

2.2 Title of the Journal Article:

• It should be written with single quotation mark (‘xyz’).
• The capitalization should be as it appears in the title of the journal article.
• Note that there is no italicization.

2.3 Volume and Issue Number:

• The volume and issue number are represented by the respective numbers.
• If the issue no. is not mentioned then it can be skipped.
• Volume and issue number should not be separated by commas. They follow the format “x:y”, where x and y are volume and issue number respectively.

2.4 Name of the Journal:

• Name of the journal should be italicized.
• Full name of the journal should be used as it appears on the title page, do not use abbreviation.

2.5 First Page of the Article:

• The starting page number of the article (being used) in the journal shall be mentioned alongside the name of the journal without separating it with comma.
• It should be followed by year of publication, which is to be separated by comma (,).

2.6 Year of Publication:
Year of publication shall succeed the first page of the article, which is to be separated by comma.

2.7 Pinpoint:
Refer to the book section mentioned above.

2.8 For Online Journal:

• Include the URL and date of access after the pinpoint.
• Refer to section 1.8 for further details.

3. Conference Paper:

The fundamentals for citation of conference paper are:
Rule: Name of author, ‘Title of the paper’, Name of the conference, organizer, location, date, pinpoint.
Example:
…¹ …^2
1 Ben Osu, ‘Local community projects to create opportunities and tackle problems’, 31st FIHRM Conference, UNDP, Liverpool, 10-12 October 2012, p. 23.

² T. Kibedi et al., ‘Internal Conversion Coefficients – How good are they now?’, Energy Sciences & Technology Conference, National Nuclear Data Center, Brookhaven, August 2006, p.

3.1 Author:
Refer to the book section.

3.2 Title of the Paper:
Refer to the journal section.

3.3 Name of the Conference:

• Name of the conference should be mentioned in italics.
• In case more than one conference of the kind has been organized, use number to indicate the conference to which the reference is being made (i.e. whether the conference is 22nd or 31st of its kind).

Example: 31^st Conference on International Human Rights.

3.4 Organizer:

• Mention the name of the organization or institution which organized the conference.
• In case, if there are two organizers, use the term in partnership with. For example: KSL in partnership with FIMT.
• In case, if there are more than two organizers use the name of only the main organizer.

3.5 Location:
Mention the name of the location where conference was organized.

3.6 Date:

• Day Month Year (If the date is in Nepali Bikram Samwat, BS, convert it into AD; both the dates may be mentioned with one of them enclosed in parentheses).
• The day should not be in ordinal number. It should be numerically represented.
• The name of the month should not be abbreviated. For example: write August and not Aug.
• Avoid the use of comma.

3.7 Pinpoint
Refer to the book section.

4. Reports:

The fundamentals for citation of a report are:
Rule: Name of Author(s), ‘Title of Report’, Name of Institution, year, place of publication, pinpoint.
Example:
…¹ …^2
1 ‘Rule of Law Index 2017–2018’, World Justice Project, 2018, United States of America, p. 13.

² Patricia Kameri Mbote and Migai Akech, ‘Kenya - Justice Sector and the Rule of Law’, Open Society Foundation, 2011, p.14, available at https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/uploads/3876228551db-4bac-b8f9-285cf0ef2efc/kenya-justicelaw-20110315.pdf, accessed on 23 September 2019.

Note: The second example is for electronic source.
(For detail: Please see page 29, KSL Comprehensive Style)

5. Working Papers/Discussion Papers:

The fundamentals for citation of working papers/discussion papers are:
Rule: Name of the author, ‘Title’, Working Paper/Discussion Paper No., institution, year of publication, pinpoint.
Example:
…¹ …^2
1 Roehlano M. Briones, ‘Regional Cooperation for Food Security: The Case of Emergency Rice Reserve in the ASEAN Plus Three’, Working Paper No. 18, Asian Development Bank, 2018, pp. 3-5.

² Arvind Subramanian, ‘India’s GDP Mis-estimation: Likelihood, Magnitudes, Mechanisms, and Implications’, CID Faculty Working Paper No. 354, Center for International Development at Harvard University, 2019, p.12, available at https://growthlab.cid.harvard.edu/files/growthlab/files/2019-06-cid-wp354.pdf, accessed on 23 September 2019.

(For detail: Please see page 31, KSL Comprehensive Style)

6. Interview:

The fundamentals for citation of interviews are:
Rule: Name of Interviewer, Theme of the interview, Name of Interviewee, designation of interviewee, location of interview, date.
Example:
…¹ …^2
1 Pitasanna Shanmugathas, Responsibility of Intellectuals, Noam Chomsky, Professor of Linguistics MIT, United States of America, June 2018.

² Jon Snow, How British Colonialism destroyed India, Shashi Tharoor, Former Under Secretary General United Nations, India, March 2018.

(For detail: Please see page 32, KSL Comprehensive Style)

7. Newspaper:

The fundamentals for citation of newspaper are:
Rule: Author, ‘Title’, Name of the newspaper, place of publication, full date (day/ month/year).
Example:
…¹ …^2
1 Saroj Koirala, ‘Is electricity cheap enough to replace cooking gas?’, The Kathmandu Post, Kathmandu, 3 September 2019.

² Miriam Jordan, ‘Refugee Cutbacks Could Isolate Rohingya Children in the U.S.’, The New York Times, New York City, 22 September 2019, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/22/us/rohingya-refugees-us.html, accessed on 23 September 2019.

(For detail: Please see pages 32 and 33, KSL Comprehensive Style)

8. Digital, Audio and Video Material:

The fundamentals for citation of digital, audio and video materials are:
Rule: Name of Creator, ‘Title’, Name of Institution/ Channel Name, year, pinpoint, available at Website URL or physical device (eg: CD ROM), date of access.
Example:
…¹ …^2
1 ‘Gerry Spence – LHO Closing Argument’, D dash, 2013, 00:02:00-00:04:08, available at https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=eReemd6FzM, accessed on 23 September 2019.

² Jose Angelo Estrella Faria, ‘Legal Aspects of Electronic Commerce in International Trade – Part I’, UN Audio Visual Library- International Law Series, 00:07:15-00:08:30, available at http://legal.un.org/avl/ls/Estrella-Faria_IEL_video_1. html, accessed on 23 September 2019.

(For detail: Please see pages 34, KSL Comprehensive Style)

9. Thesis/Dissertation:

The fundamentals of citation of thesis/dissertation are:
Rule: Name of Author, Title of Thesis/Dissertation, Type of Thesis, institution, year, pinpoint. 
Example:
…¹ …^2
1 Shashank Pandey, Arsenic Bio sand Filter: Study on the effect of air space between the resting water and the diffuser basin on arsenic removal and determination of general flow curve, Honor’s Degree, Kathmandu University, July 2004, p. 15.

² Muaz Ahmed Khan Niazi, Towards A Novel Unified Framework for Developing Formal, Network and Validated Agent-Based Simulation Models of Complex Adaptive Systems, Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Computing Science and Mathematics School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Scotland, 2011, p. 255.

(For detail: Please see pages 35, KSL Comprehensive Style)

Bibliographies (Some Examples)
Items in bibliography take the same form as the fundamentals of respective footnotes as detailed texts above. However, there are three major exceptions. They are:

1. Given name (including middle name) of author(s) follow the family name, separated by a comma. The rule applies to each author involved.

CITATION in a footnote:
Example:
…^1
1 Philippe Sands, Principles of International Environmental Law, Cambridge University Press, New York, 2nd edition, 2003, p. 327.

CITATION in a bibliography:
Example:
Sands, Philippe, Principles of International Environmental Law, Cambridge University Press, New York, 2^nd edition, 2003

CITATION in a footnote:
Example:
…^1
1 T.R. Subramanya & Shuvro Prosun Sarker, ‘Emergence of Principle of Sic Utere Tuo Ut Alienum Non-Laedes in Environmental Law and Its Endorsement by International and National Courts: An Assessment’, Kathmandu School of Law Review p.1, volume 5:2, 2017, p. 12.

CITATION in a bibliography:
Example:
Subramanya, T.R. & Sarker, Shuvro Prosun, ‘Emergence of Principle of Sic Utere Tuo Ut Alienum Non-Laedes in Environmental Law and Its Endorsement by International and National Courts: An Assessment’, Kathmandu School of Law Review p. 1, volume 5:2, 2017

Note: Where two authors have the same surname, the authors should be sorted alphabetically according to their first names. Where more than one work by an author is listed, the works should be listed in chronological order.

2. A bibliography section may be subdivided into categories as below. However, such categorization is not mandatory.

A. Books and Theses
B. Journal and Review Articles
C. Newspaper articles and websites

3. The entries should not have a full stop at the end. Similarly, the pinpoint should also be omitted.

Several works by the same author:

1. Multiple works by the same author should be listed in chronological order (starting with the oldest).
2. Multiple works with multiple authors that share the same first author should be arranged alphabetically (but an author’s co-authored work should be placed before that author’s sole-authored works).
3. If one is citing more than one work by the same first author and co-author, arrange the works in chronological order (starting with the oldest).

Examples:
Sangroula, Yubaraj, Pathak, Pradeep & Rai, Prem Chandra, Situational Analysis and Baseline Study “Torture & Improper Use of Force in Nepal”, Kathmandu School of Law, Bhaktapur, 2017

Sangroula, Yubaraj & Karki, Rohit (eds), Geo-Strategic Challenges to Nepal’s Foreign Policy And Way Forward, Kathmandu School of Law, Bhaktapur, 2015

Sangroula, Yubaraj & Pathak, Geeta, Gender and Laws: Nepalese Perspective, Pairavi Prakashan, Putalisadak, 2002

Sangroula, Yubaraj, Jurisprudence and Legal Theory, Kathmandu School of Law, Bhaktapur, 6^th edition, 2009

Sangroula, Yubaraj, Jurisprudence: The Philosophy of Law, Kathmandu School of Law, Nepal, 1^st print, 2010

Sangroula, Yubaraj, Jurisprudence: The Philosophy of Law, The Loquitur Publishing Company PLC, New Delhi, 2nd edition, 2014

Sangroula, Yubaraj, Right to Have Rights, Lex & Juris Publication, Bhaktapur, 2018

A bibliography section to a work appears as provided below (divided into categories):

Bibliography

A. Books and Theses:
Baylis, John, Smith, Steve & Owens, Patricia, The Globalization of World Politics: An introduction to international relations, Oxford University Press, UK, 6th edition, 2014

Pandey, Shashank, Arsenic Bio sand Filter: Study on the effect of air space between the resting water and the diffuser basin on arsenic removal and determination of general flow curve, Honor’s Degree, Kathmandu University, July 2004

B. Journal and Review Articles:
Subramanya, T.R. & Sarker, Shuvro Prosun, ‘Emergence of Principle of Sic Utere Tuo Ut Alienum Non- Laedes in Environmental Law and Its Endorsement by International and National Courts: An Assessment’, Kathmandu School of Law Review p.1, volume 5:2, 2017

Osu, Ben, ‘Local community projects to create opportunities and tackle problems’, 31st FIHRM Conference, UNDP, Liverpool, 10-12 October 2012

C. Newspaper articles and websites:
Koirala, Saroj, ‘Is electricity cheap enough to replace cooking gas?’, The Kathmandu Post, Kathmandu, 3 September 2019

Jordan, Miriam, ‘Refugee Cutbacks Could Isolate Rohingya Children in the U.S.’, The New York Times, New York City, 22 September 2019, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/22/us/rohingya-refugees-us. html, accessed on 23 September 2019

Originality
AJIA will not accept and review articles whose substantial parts are already published. Any articles that are under the consideration for publications elsewhere will not undergo review process in AJIA and articles not meeting the submission guidelines will not be reviewed. Please read the “Illustration” part for more information. AJIA could ask the contributors to provide with the manuscript data, codebook, and computer programs and syntax files, whenever deemed necessary. And, if the contributors want to include any materials in the manuscript which they do not hold the copyrights, they must get the written permission from the copyright owner prior to the submission and the contributors themselves are responsible for any fees incurred to the permission.

ILLUSTRATIONS
Authors will simply be provided three (3) months from the date of the first paper call to submit the paper. Then, an Orientation Program on KSL Reference Style will be organized for all authors through a virtual meeting within the next 15 days from the deadline, if needed. If the submitted papers are not in accordance with the KSL Reference Style, the authors will have to correct after the Peer Review process. Authors are expected to send black and white photographs along with their manuscripts. Only high quality digital copy or photograph will be acceptable with the final version of the article if the manuscript is accepted. Authors have to acquire any necessary permission for reproduction of illustrations from specific individual or institution.

If incase, the deadline for the submission of the article has passed, the articles will still be considered for the next volume or issue publication. 

IN CASE OF WITHDRAWALS

Withdrawals
In case of withdrawal, please contact the following email [ajia@ksl.edu.np or ajia.journal@gmail.com] including in the text the author’s name and the title of the manuscript and put “Withdraw” as subject of the email.

Feedback and Criticism:
Though the editors are proud of work that we do at the Journal, we do not wish to become complacent.  Therefore, we heartily welcome all forms of feedbacks, advices and/or suggestions for the Journal. Please, send your invaluable suggestions by writing to us at: [ajia@ksl.edu.np or ajia.journal@gmail.com]