Eastern Mediterranean Geopolitical Review (EMGR) Writing Guidelines Submissions EMGR accepts high quality submissions of original scholarly articles, by prominent and emerging scholars and independent researchers, that address contemporary and historical questions or emerging issues, which pertain to the geopolitical affairs of the Eastern Mediterranean and their implications on the Middle East as well as on European and global affairs. Contributions that were published before, in full or in part, or have been submitted for publication to other journals will not be accepted. Areas of interest EMGR focuses on the examination and analysis of perspectives and themes that relate to a wide range of disciplines and fields such as geopolitics, international relations, diplomacy, international law, defence and security, intelligence, history, conflict analysis, political geography, economics, energy, and other related areas. Editorial Policy The editors accept no responsibility over the content of the submissions or the opinions expressed in the contributions. EMGR will not publish comments or arguments that are offensive to individuals, groups, religions, moral values, etc. Essays The editors may accept the publication of a limited number of non-scholarly essays by individuals with special expertise or knowledge, such as ministers, government officials, ambassadors and other professionals, the contributions of whom offer an analytical inside to subjects of special interest. The contributions must be original (unpublished) short and medium-size essays between 1500 and 4000 words. Scholarly articles EMGR accepts either by invitation or by an open call for papers original research articles that examine unique subjects of scholarly interest. The contributions must include an abstract of approximately 300-400 words and an article, in well-written English, of 6000 to 10000 words including footnotes. After an internal editorial review of the submissions by the Editorial Team, the manuscripts will be submitted to double blind peer reviewing by one or two academic experts with specialised knowledge in the area of the submitted article. [1]
Submission guidelines Submissions of essays or articles, with personal details (name, title, brief academic or professional position, email), may be sent electronically as a Word attachment to the Editor at savvides.p@unic.ac.cy. It is preferable to use Helvetica or Arial, 12 points and line spacing 1.5. Quotations should be indicated with double quotation marks except in longer quotations of over 30 words that should be presented as a separte block of text, 11 points and line spacing 1, without quotation marks. Each initial reference of a source in a footnote should be provided in full, while all following references of the same source should be presented in a shortened version [see following pages 3-5]. Avoid using pp. and p. for the reference of page(s) as well as abbreviations such as op. cit. and ibid. Pages in a footnote refer to the page-size of an article or a chapter in a source while the page(s) in parenthesis refer to the exact position of the reference in the text. The use of common abbreviations (such as EE, NATO, USSR, UK, etc.) do not need an explanation throughout the text (first or subsequent use); less-known or specialised abbreviations (such as KFOR, SLBM, AIFV, etc.) should be explained in parenthesis in their first use in the text. The writing style of a manuscript should be consistent throughout the text, such as in the use of government positions (Foreign Minister or foreign minister), descriptions (Turkish Air Force or Turkish air force), etc. Citation system The system used for the footnotes is founded on the Chicago Manual of Style with slight and consistent modifications for clarity. It must be noted that the use of main foreign language sources (books), such as Greek and Turkish, should include the English translation of the original title in brackets. The titles of other types of foreign language sources (newspapers, magazines, internet sources, etc.) should be presented in their English language translation followed by the language of the source in brackets (e.g. [in Turkish]). [2]
ENGLISH LANGUAGE SOURCES Book (one to three authors) First footnote (full reference): Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996), 342-344. Following footnotes (shortened version): Huntington, Clash of Civilizations, 126-127. Book (four or more authors) First footnote (full reference): George Barnes et al., Geopolitical Attitudes in the Middle East (New York: Penguin, 2006), 201-214. Following footnotes (shortened version): Barnes et al., Geopolitical Attitudes, 19-24. Book (editor/s) First footnote (full reference): James Petersen and Mike Feldstein, ed., Europe at War (London: Macmillan, 2014), 214-218. Following footnotes (shortened version): Petersen and Feldstein, ed., Europe at War, 167-171. Chapter in book First footnote (full reference): Klearchos A. Kyriakides, Legitimising the Illegitimate: The Origins and Objectives of the Annan Plan, in The Case Against the Annan Plan, ed. Van Coufoudakis and Klearchos Kyriakides, (London: Lobby for Cyprus, 2004), 17-48 (21-22). Following footnotes (shortened version): Kyriakides, Legitimising the Illegitimate, 34-41. Journal articles First footnote (full reference): Oziem Tur, Turkey and Israel in the 2000s: From Cooperation to Conflict, Israel Studies, 17:3 (2012), 45-66 (51). Following footnotes (shortened version): Tur, Turkey and Israel, 47-52. Newspaper-magazine articles (printed) First footnote (full reference): Nick Hopkins et al., GCHQ: Inside the Top Secret World of Britain s Biggest Spy Agency, The Guardian, 2 August 2013, 8. Following footnotes (shortened version): Hopkins et al., GCHQ. First footnote (full reference): Peter Dilg, Politics and Conflict, New Yorker, 15 January 2013, 59-64 (63). Following footnotes (shortened version): Dilg, Politics and Conflict, 60-61. [3]
Newspaper-magazine articles (electronic) First footnote (full reference): Ramit Plushnick-Masti, Israel Buys 2 Nuclear-Capable Submarines, The Washington Post, 25 August 2006, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2006/08/24/ AR2006082401050.html [accessed 15 January 2017]. Following footnotes (shortened version): Plushnick-Masti, Israel Buys. First footnote (full reference): Harald Doornboos and Jenan Moussa, Found: The Islamic State s Terror Laptop of Doom, 28 August 2014, http://foreignpolicy.com/2014/08/28/found-the-islamicstates-terror-laptop-of-doom/ [accessed 19 January 2017]. Following footnotes (shortened version): Doornboos and Moussa, Found. GREEK LANGUAGE SOURCES Book First footnote (full reference): Georgios Grivas (ret. General), Apomnemonevmata Agonos EOKA 1955-1959 [Memoirs of the EOKA struggle 1955-1959], (Athens: [n. pub.], 1961), 8-11. Following footnotes (shortened version): Grivas, Apomnemonevmata, 112-117. Chapter in book First footnote (full reference): Michalis Kontos, Strategic security and survival planning of the Republic of Cyprus: the choices of the past and the prospects of the future [in Greek], in Ε Kypros se Nea Epochi: Geostratigikes Parametroi, Economia, Exoteriki Politiki [Cyprus in a new era: geostrategic parameters, economy, foreign policy], ed. Christina Ioannou et al. (Nicosia: Hippassus, 2014), 81-98 (84-85). Following footnotes (shortened version): Kontos, Strategic security, 92-94. Newspaper-magazine article (printed) First footnote (full reference): Giorgos Efstathiou, Hydrocarbon exploration in the Mediterranean [in Greek], Phileleftheros, 31 May 2011, 21. Following footnotes (shortened version): Efstathiou, Hydrocarbon exploration. Newspaper-magazine article (electronic) First footnote (full reference): Andreas Hatzikyriakos, Mr Clerides Great Dilemma [in Greek], To Vima, 23 August 1998, http://www.tovima.gr/contents/1998/august23/hatzikyriakos/dilemma [accessed 26 December 2014]. [4]
Following footnotes (shortened version): Hatzikyriakos, Mr Clerides Great Dilemma. First footnote (full reference): Tripartite meeting in Nicosia [in Greek], 29 April 2015, http://www.sigmalive.com/news/politics/ 227840/live-trimeris-synodos-kyprouelladasaigyptou [accessed 1 May 2015]. Following footnotes (shortened version): Tripartite meeting in Nicosia. TURKISH LANGUAGE SOURCES Book First footnote (full reference): Ahmet Davutoglu, Stratejik Derinlik: Turkiye nin Uluslararasi Konumu [Strategic depth: the international position of Turkey], (Istanbul: Kure, 2001), 241-63. Following footnotes (shortened version): Davutoglu, Stratejik Derinlik, 102-105. Newspaper-magazine article (printed) First footnote (full reference): Kerem Karaca, The road to a Cyprus solution [in Turkish], Hurriyet, 23 September 2013, 6. Following footnotes (shortened version): Karaca, The road to a Cyprus solution. Newspaper-magazine article (electronic) First footnote (full reference): Ayse Konuz, Foreign import of arms [in Turkish], Sabah, 29 April 2015, http://www.sabah.com. tr/yazarlar/ ozyilmazel/ 2015/04/29/neden-yabanci-damat [accesed 2 May 2015]. Following footnotes (shortened version): Konuz, Foreign import of arms. First footnote (full reference): Mehmet Torun, Cyprus war in 1974 [in Turkish], http://alkislarlayasiyorum.com/icerik/134800/ kibris- baris-harekati-goruntuleri [accessed 5 January 2015]. Following footnotes (shortened version): Torun, Cyprus war in 1974. [5]