Focus and Scope

Published quarterly by the Institute of International Studies, Journal of International Studies dedicated to publishing social science research on issues- mainly of International relations, Mongolian foreign relations, trends of international development and History.

Publication Frequency

The Journal of International Studies will publish 2 issues in each volume, in June, December.

Peer Review Process

JIS follows the double blind peer-review, which means that both the reviewer and author identities are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa, throughout the review process. All submitted manuscripts are subjected to an intensive peer review in consultation with members of the journal’s editorial board and independent external referees (usually 2-3 reviewers).

  • Reviewers are asked to evaluate a manuscript for:
  • Suitability interns of content and novelty;
  • Coverage of appropriate existing literature;
  • Adequacy of methodology, analysis and interpretation;
  • Relative importance;
  • Language of composition

All manuscripts are assessed within suitable time and the decision based on all the peer reviewers’ comments, taken by the journal’s Editor-in-Chief.

Submissions from the Editor-in-Chief will undergo independent peer-review and will be submitted to another editor for decision on acceptance.

Average duration of manuscript processing from submission to final decision is 9-10 weeks.

Publication charges

There are no submission fees, publication fees or page charges for this journal.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles in this journal, or to use them for any other lawful purpose.The Editoral team and Editorial Board members

Editor in Chief
Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dashnyam ZOLBOO
Institute of International Affairs, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Email: zolbood@mas.ac.mn

Associate Editors:
Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dorj SHURKHUU
Institute of International Affairs, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Email: shurkhuud@mas.ac.mn

Ph.D., Radnaased TURDALAI
Institute of International Affairs, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Email: turdalair@mas.ac.mn

Managing Secretary:
Ph.D., D.Bazardorj
Institute of International Affairs, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Email: bazardorjd@mas.ac.mn

Technical Secretary:
Mr., Sh.Dogmiichoidon
Institute of International Affairs, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Email: dogmii@mas.ac.mn


EDITORIAL BOARD Members

  • Sc.D., Professor, O. Batsaikhan, The Institute of International Affairs, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Email: batsaikhano@mas.ac.mn
  • Sc.D., Professor, Ts.Baatar, The Institute of International Affairs, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Email: baatar_ts@mas.ac.mn
  • Sc.D., Professor, Ts.Batbayar, The Institute of International Affairs, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Email: baatar_ts@mas.ac.mn
  • Sc.D., Professor, A.Davaasuren, The Institute of International Affairs, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Email: davaasurena@mas.ac.mn
  • Ph.D., Associate Professor, B.Serjav, The Institute of International Affairs, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Email: serjavb@mas.ac.mn
  • Ph.D., A.Nyamdoljin, The Institute of International Affairs, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Email: nyamdoljin@mas.ac.mn
  • Ph.D., I.Enkhbold, The Institute of International Affairs, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Email: enkhboldi@mas.ac.mn
  • Ph.D., Ts.Lkham, The Institute of International Affairs, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Email: lkham_ts@mas.ac.mn
  • Ph.D., B.Tsengellkham, The Institute of International Affairs, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Email: tsengellkham@mas.ac.mn

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