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Millennium

Journal of International Studies
Published in Association with Millennium Publishing House, LSE
Millennium Publishing House, LSE

eISSN: 14779021 | ISSN: 03058298 | Current volume: 52 | Current issue: 1 Frequency: 3 Times/Year

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Millennium: Journal of International Studies aims to publish the most innovative articles from the discipline of international studies, as well as original thinking from elsewhere in the social sciences with an international dimension.

Interdisciplinary and wide-ranging in scope, the journal provides a forum for discussion on the latest developments in the theory of international relations, welcoming innovative and critical approaches. It particularly encourages contributions from research students and young academics, but is also open to submissions from established scholars.

Since 1971 Millennium has been a student run peer-reviewed journal at the cutting edge of the discipline of International Relations, establishing a reputation for challenging preconceptions about the topography of the discipline. As a journal close to the student research community, Millennium: Journal of International Studies has always aspired to be a high-quality yet accessible publication.

Millennium is based at the London School of Economics and Political Science and published three times a year in summer, winter and spring.

"Theory is always for someone and for some purpose." Robert Cox, Millennium Vol. 10 No. 2 (1981)

"Millennium is one of the best IR theory journals in the discipline - a 'must' for anyone who wants to know what is going on in the field." John A. Vasquez, University of Illinois

"Over the years Millennium has published some of the most innovative and important articles in IR. It has consistently been at the forefront of intellectual advances in the discipline, and has been a journal truly international in scope and importance. It has firmly established a reputation as one of the most pluralist and forward-thinking journals in the field." Steve Smith, Exeter University

"Millennium is a unique journal - conceptually audacious, geographically wide-ranging, scrupulously edited. Over the past two decades it has made a greater contribution to the worldwide study of international relations than any other publication." Fred Halliday

This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

All issues of Millennium are available to browse online.

Millennium: Journal of International Studies is a refereed non-profit student-run journal at the cutting edge of the discipline of International Relations. Interdisciplinary and wide ranging in scope, the journal provides a forum for discussion on the latest developments in the theory of international relations, welcoming innovative and critical approaches. It particularly encourages contributions from research students and young academics, but is also open to submissions from established scholars. As a journal close to the student research community, Millennium: Journal of International Studies aspires to be a high-quality and inexpensive publication in the field. Each year, Millennium dedicates one of the issues to a special theme.

Editors
Kinto P. Orellana Matute Queen Mary University, UK
Woohyeok Seo London School of Economics, UK
Pauline Zerla Kings College London, UK
Associate Editors
Jack Basu-Mellish London School of Economics, UK
Alexandros Zachariades London School of Economics, UK
Deputy Editors
Sara Wong London School of Economics, UK
Mariah Thornton London School of Economics, UK
Mak Kasapovic London School of Economics, UK
Review Article Editor
Business Manager
Editorial Board Members
Jan-Ole Adolphsen London School of Economics, UK
Italo Brandimarte London School of Economics, UK
Frederick Broers London School of Economics, UK
Titouan Chassagne London School of Economics, UK
Anastasios Chryssikopoulos London School of Economics, UK
Manuela da Rosa Jorge Queen Mary, University of London, UK
David Eichert London School of Economics, UK
Anais Fiault London School of Economics, UK
Anna Finiguerra Queen Mary, University of London, UK
Lincoln Heffley London School of Economics, UK
Dilara Kegeli London School of Economics, UK
Timor Landherr London School of Economics, UK
Maximilian Mueller London School of Economics, UK
Hannah Owens Queen Mary, University of London, UK
Mirko Palestrino London School of Economics, UK
Eunjeong Park London School of Economics, UK
Marianna Patat London School of Economics, UK
Christoph Paul London School of Economics, UK
Ira Poensgen London School of Economics, UK
Alexander Stoffel London School of Economics, UK
Lucy Thomas King’s College London, UK
Editorial Committee
Arjun Chowdhuri University of Minnesota, USA
Ayça Çubukçu London School of Economics, UK
Cynthia Enloe Clark University, USA
Madeline Fagan University of Warwick, UK
Rita Floyd University of Birmingham, UK
Penny Griffin UNSW, Australia
Toni Haastrup University of Kent, UK
Christina Hellmich University of Reading, UK
Andrew Hom University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Richard Jackson University of Otago, New Zealand
Halvard Leira Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Norway
David Malet University of Melbourne, Australia
James Martin Goldsmiths University, UK
Matt McDonald University of Queensland, Australia
Meghana Nayak Pace University, USA
Klaus Schlichte Universität Bremen, Germany
Gabriel Siles-Brügge University of Manchester, UK
Brent Steele University of Utah, USA
Harmonie Toros University of Kent, UK
Wesley Widmaier Griffith University, Australia
Lauren Wilcox University of Cambridge, UK
International Advisory Board
Itty Abraham National University of Singapore, Singapore
Amitav Acharya American University, USA
Pinar Bilgin Bilkent University, Turkey
Daniel Deudney Johns Hopkins University, USA
Lene Hansen University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Patrick Thaddeus Jackson American University, USA
Oliver Kessler University of Erfurt, Germany
Amy Niang Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco
Joao P. Nogueira PUC-Rio, Brazil
Swati Parashar Monash University, Australia
Giorgio Shani ICU, Japan
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  • Manuscript Submission Guidelines: Millennium: Journal of International Studies

    This Journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics

    Please read the guidelines below then visit the Journal’s submission site https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mjis to upload your manuscript. Please note that manuscripts not conforming to these guidelines may be returned.

    Only manuscripts of sufficient quality that meet the aims and scope of Millennium: Journal of International Studies will be reviewed.

    There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this Journal. Open Access options are available - see section 3.3 below.

    As part of the submission process you will be required to warrant that you are submitting your original work, that you have the rights in the work, and that you have obtained and can supply all necessary permissions for the reproduction of any copyright works not owned by you, that you are submitting the work for first publication in the Journal and that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere and has not already been published elsewhere. Please see our guidelines on prior publication and note that the journal may accept submissions of papers that have been posted on pre-print servers; please alert the Editorial Office when submitting (contact details are at the end of these guidelines) and include the DOI for the preprint in the designated field in the manuscript submission system. Authors should not post an updated version of their paper on the preprint server while it is being peer reviewed for possible publication in the journal. If the article is accepted for publication, the author may re-use their work according to the journal's author archiving policy.
    If your paper is accepted, you must include a link on your preprint to the final version of your paper.

     

    1. What do we publish?
      1.1 Aims & Scope
      1.2 Article types
      1.3 Writing your paper
    2. Editorial policies
      2.1 Peer review policy
      2.2 Authorship
      2.3 Acknowledgements
      2.4 Funding
      2.5 Declaration of conflicting interests
      2.6 Data
    3. Publishing policies
      3.1 Publication ethics
      3.2 Contributor's publishing agreement
      3.3 Open access and author archiving
    4. Preparing your manuscript
      4.1 Formatting
      4.2 Artwork, figures and other graphics
      4.3 Supplemental material
      4.4 Reference style
      4.5 English language editing services
    5. Submitting your manuscript
      5.1 ORCID
      5.2 Information required for completing your submission
      5.3 Permissions
    6. On acceptance and publication
      6.1 Sage Production
      6.2 Online First publication
      6.3 Access to your published article
      6.4 Promoting your article
    7. Further information

     

    1. What do we publish?

    1.1 Aims & Scope

    Before submitting your manuscript to Millennium: Journal of International Studies, please ensure you have read the Aims & Scope.

    1.2 Article Types

    The Editors welcome the submission of manuscripts as main articles, discussion and reflection pieces and review articles.

    The approximate length required for a main article is 9,000 to 12,000 words (including footnotes but excluding an abstract of up to 150 words and up to six keywords).

    Discussion pieces should be approximately 5,000 words.

    Reflection pieces will be subject to Editorial review. 

    Review articles should discuss two to five recently published books on related subjects, and should be 3,000-4,000 words. Submission guidelines specific to review articles can be found here.

    The editors welcome responses and rebuttals to articles published in Millennium. This will be limited to one direct response to an article published in Millennium, and the author(s) of the initial article will be given one opportunity to submit a direct rebuttal. 

    1.3 Writing your paper

    The Sage Author Gateway has some general advice and on how to get published, plus links to further resources. Sage Author Services also offers authors a variety of ways to improve and enhance their article including English language editing, plagiarism detection, and video abstract and infographic preparation.

    1.3.1 Make your article discoverable

    For information and guidance on how to make your article more discoverable, visit our Gateway page on How to Help Readers Find Your Article Online

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    2. Editorial policies

    2.1 Peer review policy

    Sage does not permit the use of author-suggested (recommended) reviewers at any stage of the submission process, be that through the web-based submission system or other communication. Reviewers should be experts in their fields and should be able to provide an objective assessment of the manuscript. Our policy is that reviewers should not be assigned to a paper if:

    •  The reviewer is based at the same institution as any of the co-authors

    •  The reviewer is based at the funding body of the paper

    •  The author has recommended the reviewer

    •  The reviewer has provided a personal (e.g. Gmail/Yahoo/Hotmail) email account and an institutional email account cannot be found after performing a basic Google search (name, department and institution). 

    2.2 Authorship

    All parties who have made a substantive contribution to the article should be listed as authors. Principal authorship, authorship order, and other publication credits should be based on the relative scientific or professional contributions of the individuals involved, regardless of their status. A student is usually listed as principal author on any multiple-authored publication that substantially derives from the student’s dissertation or thesis.

    Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.

    2.3 Acknowledgements

    All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in an Acknowledgements section. Examples of those who might be acknowledged include a person who provided purely technical help, or a department chair who provided only general support.

    2.3.1 Third party submissions

    Where an individual who is not listed as an author submits a manuscript on behalf of the author(s), a statement must be included in the Acknowledgements section of the manuscript and in the accompanying cover letter. The statements must:

    • Disclose this type of editorial assistance – including the individual’s name, company and level of input
    • Identify any entities that paid for this assistance
    • Confirm that the listed authors have authorized the submission of their manuscript via third party and approved any statements or declarations, e.g. conflicting interests, funding, etc.

    Where appropriate, Sage reserves the right to deny consideration to manuscripts submitted by a third party rather than by the authors themselves.

    2.3.2 Writing assistance

    Individuals who provided writing assistance, e.g. from a specialist communications company, do not qualify as authors and so should be included in the Acknowledgements section. Authors must disclose any writing assistance – including the individual’s name, company and level of input – and identify the entity that paid for this assistance”).

    It is not necessary to disclose use of language polishing services.

    Please supply any personal acknowledgements separately to the main text to facilitate anonymous peer review.

    2.4 Funding

    Millennium: Journal of International Studies requires all authors to acknowledge their funding in a consistent fashion under a separate heading.  Please visit the Funding Acknowledgements page on the Sage Journal Author Gateway to confirm the format of the acknowledgment text in the event of funding, or state that: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

    2.5 Declaration of conflicting interests

    Millennium: Journal of International Studies encourages authors to include a declaration of any conflicting interests and recommends you review the good practice guidelines on the Sage Journal Author Gateway

    2.6 Data

    Sage acknowledges the importance of research data availability as an integral part of the research and verification process for academic journal articles.

    Millenium requests all authors submitting any primary data used in their research articles [“alongside their article submissions” or “if the articles are accepted”] to be published in the online version of the journal, or provide detailed information in their articles on how the data can be obtained. This information should include links to third-party data repositories or detailed contact information for third-party data sources. Data available only on an author-maintained website will need to be loaded onto either the journal’s platform or a third-party platform to ensure continuing accessibility. Examples of data types include but are not limited to statistical data files, replication code, text files, audio files, images, videos, appendices, and additional charts and graphs necessary to understand the original research. [The editor(s) may consider limited embargoes on proprietary data.] The editor(s) [can/will] also grant exceptions for data that cannot legally or ethically be released. All data submitted should comply with Institutional or Ethical Review Board requirements and applicable government regulations. For further information, please contact the editorial office.

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    3. Publishing Policies

    3.1 Publication ethics

    Sage is committed to upholding the integrity of the academic record. We encourage authors to refer to the Committee on Publication Ethics’ International Standards for Authors and view the Publication Ethics page on the Sage Author Gateway.

    3.1.1 Plagiarism

    Millennium: Journal of International Studies and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. We seek to protect the rights of our authors and we always investigate claims of plagiarism or misuse of published articles. Equally, we seek to protect the reputation of the journal against malpractice. Submitted articles may be checked with duplication-checking software. Where an article, for example, is found to have plagiarised other work or included third-party copyright material without permission or with insufficient acknowledgement, or where the authorship of the article is contested, we reserve the right to take action including, but not limited to: publishing an erratum or corrigendum (correction); retracting the article; taking up the matter with the head of department or dean of the author's institution and/or relevant academic bodies or societies; or taking appropriate legal action.

    3.1.2 Prior publication

    If material has been previously published it is not generally acceptable for publication in a Sage journal. However, there are certain circumstances where previously published material can be considered for publication. Please refer to the guidance on the Sage Author Gateway or if in doubt, contact the Editor at the address given below.

    3.2 Contributor's publishing agreement

    Before publication, Sage requires the author as the rights holder to sign a Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement. Sage’s Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement is an exclusive licence agreement which means that the author retains copyright in the work but grants Sage the sole and exclusive right and licence to publish for the full legal term of copyright. Exceptions may exist where an assignment of copyright is required or preferred by a proprietor other than Sage. In this case copyright in the work will be assigned from the author to the society. For more information please visit the Sage Author Gateway.

    3.3 Open access and author archiving

    Millennium: Journal of International Studies offers optional open access publishing via the Sage Choice programme and Open Access agreements, where authors can publish open access either discounted or free of charge depending on the agreement with Sage. Find out if your institution is participating by visiting Open Access Agreements at Sage. For more information on Open Access publishing options at Sage please visit Sage Open Access. For information on funding body compliance, and depositing your article in repositories, please visit Sage’s Author Archiving and Re-Use Guidelines and Publishing Policies.

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    4. Preparing your manuscript for submission

    4.1 Formatting

    The preferred format for your manuscript is Word. LaTeX files are also accepted. Word and (La)Tex templates are available on the Manuscript Submission Guidelines page of our Author Gateway.

    4.2 Artwork, figures and other graphics

    For guidance on the preparation of illustrations, pictures and graphs in electronic format, please visit Sage’s Manuscript Submission Guidelines.

    Figures supplied in colour will appear in colour online regardless of whether or not these illustrations are reproduced in colour in the printed version. For specifically requested colour reproduction in print, you will receive information regarding the costs from Sage after receipt of your accepted article. 

    4.3 Supplemental material

    This journal is able to host additional materials online (e.g. datasets, podcasts, videos, images etc) alongside the full-text of the article. For more information please refer to our guidelines on submitting supplementary files.

    4.4. Reference style

    All articles published in Millennium use the Chicago reference style. Click here to review the guidelines on Chicago referencing style. However, Millennium will accept submissions using any consistent scholarly referencing style, with no requirement to follow specific formatting rules at the submission stage. Should the manuscript be conditionally accepted for publication, the author(s) will be required to (re)format their manuscript to adhere to the Chicago referencing style before their manuscript can be formally accepted.

    4.5 English language editing services

    Authors seeking assistance with English language editing, translation, or figure and manuscript formatting to fit the journal’s specifications should consider using Sage Language Services. Visit Sage Language Services on our Journal Author Gateway for further information.

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    5. Submitting your manuscript

    Millennium: Journal of International Studies is hosted on Sage Track, a web based online submission and peer review system powered by ScholarOne™ Manuscripts. Visit https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mjis to login and submit your article online.

    IMPORTANT: Please check whether you already have an account in the system before trying to create a new one. If you have reviewed or authored for the journal in the past year it is likely that you will have had an account created.  For further guidance on submitting your manuscript online please visit ScholarOne Online Help.

    5.1 ORCID

    As part of our commitment to ensuring an ethical, transparent and fair peer review process Sage is a supporting member of ORCID, the Open Researcher and Contributor ID. ORCID provides a unique and persistent digital identifier that distinguishes researchers from every other researcher, even those who share the same name, and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript and grant submission, supports automated linkages between researchers and their professional activities, ensuring that their work is recognized. 

    The collection of ORCID IDs from corresponding authors is now part of the submission process of this journal. If you already have an ORCID ID you will be asked to associate that to your submission during the online submission process. We also strongly encourage all co-authors to link their ORCID ID to their accounts in our online peer review platforms. It takes seconds to do: click the link when prompted, sign into your ORCID account and our systems are automatically updated. Your ORCID ID will become part of your accepted publication’s metadata, making your work attributable to you and only you. Your ORCID ID is published with your article so that fellow researchers reading your work can link to your ORCID profile and from there link to your other publications.

    If you do not already have an ORCID ID please follow this link to create one or visit our ORCID homepage to learn more.

    5.2 Information required for completing your submission

    You will be asked to provide contact details and academic affiliations for all co-authors via the submission system and identify who is to be the corresponding author. These details must match what appears on your manuscript. The affiliation listed in the manuscript should be the institution where the research was conducted. If an author has moved to a new institution since completing the research, the new affiliation can be included in a manuscript note at the end of the paper. At this stage please ensure you have included all the required statements and declarations and uploaded any additional supplementary files (including reporting guidelines where relevant).

    5.3 Permissions

    Please also ensure that you have obtained any necessary permission from copyright holders for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere. For further information including guidance on fair dealing for criticism and review, please see the Copyright and Permissions page on the Sage Author Gateway.

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    6. On acceptance and publication

    6.1 Sage Production

    Your Sage Production Editor will keep you informed as to your article’s progress throughout the production process. Proofs will be made available to the corresponding author via our editing portal Sage Edit or by email, and corrections should be made directly or notified to us promptly. Authors are reminded to check their proofs carefully to confirm that all author information, including names, affiliations, sequence and contact details are correct, and that Funding and Conflict of Interest statements, if any, are accurate.

    6.2 Online First publication

    Online First allows final articles (completed and approved articles awaiting assignment to a future issue) to be published online prior to their inclusion in a journal issue, which significantly reduces the lead time between submission and publication. Visit the Sage Journals help page for more details, including how to cite Online First articles.

    6.3 Access to your published article

    Sage provides authors with online access to their final article.

    6.4 Promoting your article

    Publication is not the end of the process! You can help disseminate your paper and ensure it is as widely read and cited as possible. The Sage Author Gateway has numerous resources to help you promote your work. Visit the Promote Your Article page on the Gateway for tips and advice.

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    7. Further information

    Any correspondence, queries or additional requests for information on the manuscript submission process should be sent to the Millennium: Journal of International Studies editorial office as follows:

    Any correspondence, queries or additional requests for information on the Manuscript Submission process should be sent to the Editorial Office at millennium@lse.ac.uk.

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