Types of articles

The editorial board of the journal “Foreign Affairs” accepts and publishes the following types of articles:

• empirical article – an article based on the IMRAD structure, which presents the results of research of primary sources of information: quantitative data, statistical sources, narrative, regulatory, journalistic, administrative documentation, etc. Articles of this type should contain an original interpretation of the analysed data;
• theoretical article – an article based on the analysis of scientific literature, new theoretical positions are developed and put forward that contribute to the development of the theory of international relations and political studies. Articles of this type may include: original theories, clarification, supplementation and criticism of existing theoretical constructs and concepts, comparison of different theories, criticism and development of methodological approaches in the field of political science and international relations;
• review/historiographical article – an article whose structure depends on its content and which analyses the history of research and the current state of scientific development of a particular problem or topic;
• journalistic article – an article with an arbitrary structure, in which the author expresses a subjective opinion and does not claim to be objective. Articles of this type are published in the “Special opinion” section and may contain the personal opinion of scientists and politicians on the current socio-political, socio-economic situation, a retrospective on political events and personalities.

Structural elements of articles
 

Requirements for the layout and content of sections
 

Tables, figures, graphs, equation

• Tables, figures, graphs, and formulas should be numbered and submitted after their mention in the text (notes are placed directly below the table/figure/graph). All abbreviations must be spelled out at the first mention in the text.
• Equation must be created in Equation Editor, variable mathematical values in the text according to the formulas are typed in italics.
• Figures and graphs should be centred, text wrapping around the image is prohibited.
• All dimensions of physical quantities should be submitted in accordance with the International System of Units (SI). There is a space between units of measurement, symbols, and numbers to which they refer.

The following information about the authors must be indicated:

• the first and the last name;
• structural divisions of the institution where authors work;
• full official names and legal addresses of the authors' institutions;
• academic degree and position of each author;
• ORCID.

Abstract

The section is presented with 200 to 300 words in length. The abstract should be informative (not contain general words), structured (follow the logic of the article presentation), and meaningful (disclose the main research results, clearly formulate the relevance, goal, methods of problem analysis, as well as the practical value of the study). The abstract should not contain abbreviations, footnotes, and references.

Keywords

5-7 words or phrases related to the subject matter do not duplicate the title of the article and do not consist of common words.

Introduction

The section highlights the current state of the problem under study at the global level, analyses the latest research and publications (7-10 works of other researchers) with links to scientific publications over the past 3-5 years. The relevance, purpose, objectives and the novelty of the study are substantiated. In review articles, the introduction should describe the research methodology. References to literature must be given in round brackets. One citation should not include more than 3 sources.

Literature Review

This section is optional and should contain the results of research by scientists who analysed certain aspects of the subject matter. Each name of the researcher must be accompanied by a corresponding reference from the list of references.

Materials and Methods

The section describes the main stages of the study and justifies the choice of the methods, techniques, approaches, or actions used to obtain new scientific research results. The strategies and criteria for sampling (if the article contains an empirical part) are explained, the experimental basis of the study is noted. The stated methodology should provide a complete picture of the research progress so that it can be repeated by other scientists with the use of the same materials and methods. The section "Materials and Methods" is mandatory in the structure of empirical and theoretical research. In review articles, the methodology is briefly described in the "Introduction" section.

Results and Discussion

The section presents the main material of the study with full justification of the scientific results obtained. Tabular or graphical materials are necessarily accompanied by the results of statistical data processing. Sources are placed under tables and figures. Value judgments should be avoided, as well as the elements of the description of the methodology and direct repetition of the data presented in the tables and graphic material in the text of the article. Numerical results should be rounded in accordance with established rules, taking into account the mean research error, confidence interval or distribution of values. Research results must be sufficiently substantiated, methodologically correct, have novelty and practical value.

The discussion should be based on the interpretation of the research results. The most important scientific facts established are involved in the consideration, taking into account the previous data and analysis, in accordance with the literary sources on the current state of the problem with references to the works of a similar direction of research conducted in other countries.

Conclusions

Conclusions should fully and specifically reflect the results of research, correspond to the purpose and title of the study, word-by-word duplication in the abstract is unacceptable. It is important to indicate the prospects for further research on the selected topic.

Acknowledgements

The section is for expression of gratitude to individuals or organisations for all possible technical assistance, ideas, financial (material) aid, which made the research possible, etc.
If you have no Acknowledgements, state “None”.

Funding

In this section, the author(s) should indicate all sources of financial support received for the study. In case of absence of financial support, please indicate: "The study was not funded".

Conflict of Interest

Authors should disclose all potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author's objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or directly related to the work that the authors describe in their manuscript. The existence of a conflict of interest does not preclude publication. If the authors have no conflict of interest to declare, they must also state this at submission and include a statement in the Conflict of Interest section. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to review this policy with all authors and collectively to disclose with the submission all pertinent commercial and other relationships. Discovery of the failure to adequately disclose a conflict of interest at submission or during the review process may result in the rejection of a manuscript or other author sanctions.

If you have no Conflict of interest, state “None”.

References

References in the text to sources should be indicated in parentheses “()”, еxample: (Tymoshyk, 2024). If you need to indicate a reference within a line, you should indicate the year in “()”, for example: “M. Tymoshyk (2023) proposes...”.

In this case, the names and years of sources in the text should clearly coincide with the data in the list of references. It is not allowed to mention more than 3 sources in one citation. The list of references should be in English (transliteration is not allowed), references arranged in alphabetical order, and formatted according to APA 6th Referencing Style (2010).

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