Journal of Liberty and International Affairs
Journal of Liberty and International Affairs

The Journal of Liberty and International Affairs is a triannual (three regular issues per year), international, open-access, and peer-reviewed journal published by the Institute for Research and European Studies. It follows a regular publishing schedule with the occasional addition of a special issue. The Journal of Liberty and International Affairs publishes research articles, review articles and book reviews. It serves as a comprehensive platform for the critical examination of liberty and international affairs, exploring both their individual dimensions and their interconnectedness while embracing diverse and opposing perspectives. The journal welcomes contributions from disciplines such as law, political science, security studies, economics, and international relations, with a particular emphasis on innovative, critical, and forward-thinking research.

The journal focuses on pure academic research, aiming to uphold the highest standards of research and publishing. It is not committed to promoting any specific policies or approaches.

Designed to appeal to a broad audience, the Journal of Liberty and International Affairs seeks to inform specialists, policymakers, and students alike. It welcomes contributions from researchers of all backgrounds, regardless of geographical origin, race, nationality, ideological stance, religion, or gender, provided their work meets the journal's academic standards. As the journal engages with a diverse academic community, we encourage submissions that are accessible to a wide readership. The editorial team actively invites both established and early-career researchers, as well as doctoral students, to contribute, fostering a dynamic exchange of ideas and knowledge.

Journal of Liberty and International Affairs is identified by an International Standard Serial Number (ISSN), and each article carries a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), which is a persistent identifier or handle used to identify objects uniquely, standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The publisher and the journal have registered a deposit policy with SHERPA/RoMEO. All the articles are freely available online upon publication. They are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Each article is archived in SSOAR with an assigned URN (Unique Resource Name), a persistent identifier (PID) that enables unequivocal and permanent access to the publication and its scientific citation. The author holds the copyright and retains publishing rights without restrictions. Articles that have been accepted will be published on the website of the journal and may be distributed to other online repositories (e.g., Social Science Open Access Repository (SSOAR), Zenodo, Internet Archive, Keepers Registry, and LOCKSS). 

Journal of Liberty and International Affairs is indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), among other international indexing databases.

The journal is a member of the Open Archives Initiative for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH), a multi-stakeholder project involving scholarly publishers, infrastructure organizations, librarians, and researchers. Its purpose is to facilitate the open availability of scholarly citation data, thereby enabling the development of new and improved metrics.

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Last updated: 12.01.2026

Editor-in-Chief:
Goran Ilik, PhD, University St. Kliment Ohridski in Bitola, North Macedonia

Associate Editors:
Artur Adamczyk, PhD, Centre for Europe, University of Warsaw, Poland
Angelo Viglianisi Ferraro, PhD, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, Italy


INTERNATIONAL EDITORIAL COMMITTEE:
Anthony M. Gould, PhD, Laval University, Canada
Tara Smith, PhD, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Zhiqun Zhu, PhD, Bucknell University, USA
Christian Ruggiero, PhD, Department of Communication and Social Research in Sapienza University, Italy
Polonca Kovac, PhD, Faculty of Public Administration, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Cristina-Maria Dogot, PhD, University of Oradea, Romania
Hai Hong Nguyen, PhD, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Gergana Dimova, PhD, University of Winchester, United Kingdom
Djana Lusha, PhD, Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Antonios Karaiskos, PhD, Graduate School of Law / Faculty of Law, Kyoto University, Japan
Sinisa Malesevic, PhD, Chair of Sociology at the University College, Dublin, Ireland
Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan, PhD, The University of South Florida St. Petersburg, USA
Prabhpreet Singh, PhD, School of Law, Mahindra University, India
Marc Nebojsa Vukadinovic, PhD, Sciences Po, France
Leo S.F. Lin, PhD, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Özgün Erler Bayir, PhD, Faculty of Political Sciences, Istanbul University, Turkey
Ioannis Manos, PhD, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece
Giovanni Brancato, PhD, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Martin Okolikj, PhD, University of Bergen, Norway
Scott D. McDonald, PhD, University of North Georgia, USA
Paul Richardson, PhD, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Stephen Minas, PhD, Peking University School of Transnational Law, China


HONORARY EDITORIAL COMMITTEE:
Dariusz Milczarek, Professor Emeritus, PhD, Centre for Europe, University of Warsaw, Poland
Silvo Devetak, Professor Emeritus, PhD, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor, Slovenia; ISCOMET, Slovenia
Ioan Horga, PhD, University of Oradea, Romania


Auxiliary Committee:
Aleksandra Kolakovic, PhD, Institute for Political Studies, Belgrade, Serbia
Andi Luhur Prianto, PhD, Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar, Indonesia
Bashkim Rrahmani, PhD, AAB College – Prishtina, Kosovo
Emilia Alaverdov, PhD, Georgian Technical University, Georgia
Ezio Benedetti, PhD, Department of Social and Political Studies, University of Trieste, Italy
Gordana Dobrijevic, PhD, Singidunum University in Belgrade, Serbia
Isabel David, PhD, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Milka Dimitrovska, PhD, "Ss. Cyril and Methodius" University in Skopje, North Macedonia
Natalia Cuglesan, PhD, Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Sezai Ozcelik, PhD, Faculty of Administrative and Political Science, Cankiri Karatekin University, Turkey
Oxana Karnaukhova, PhD, Southern Federal University, Russia
Danijela Vukovic-Calasan, PhD, Faculty of Political Science, University of Montenegro - Podgorica, Montenegro
Tatyana Dronzina, PhD, University St. Kliment Ohridski - Sofia, Bulgaria
Daniele Battista, PhD, University of Salerno, Italy


Technical Editor and IT Consultant:
Aleksandar Kotevski, PhD

Journal of Liberty and International Affairs is indexed/abstracted in Scopus, ANVUR (Class A journal) | EBSCO | International Political Science Abstracts (IPSA) (selected political science content) | Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) | Social Science Open Access Repository (SSOAR) | Central and Eastern European Online Library (CEEOL) | Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) | European Reference Index for the Humanities and the Social Sciences (ERIH PLUS) | HeinOnline | ProQuest (Social Science Premium Collection) | ProQuest (Political Science Database) | ProQuest (Social Science Database) | ProQuest (Worldwide Political Science Database) | ProQuest (International Bibliography of the Social Sciences - IBSS) | Crossref | LexisNexis | Google Scholar, etc.

As part of the submission process, authors must confirm that their submission complies with all requirements listed on the following page: https://e-jlia.com/index.php/jlia/about/submissions