Calls for Papers: American Economic Coercion; Exercises and Simulations in Geoeconomics; and Maritime Geoeconomics and Chokepoints 

The Journal of Geoeconomics invites submissions for three simultaneous Calls for Papers on:

1. American Economic Coercion;
2. Exercises and Simulations in Geoeconomics; and
3. Maritime Geoeconomics and Chokepoints.

1. American Economic Coercion

The Journal of Geoeconomics invites contributions examining economic coercion by the United
States. Submissions may address historical or contemporary cases, including but not limited to the
current U.S. administration. The contributions may take one of two forms:

Original Research Articles (Maximum 9,000 words, excluding references) – original academic
research, theoretical or empirical, that advances the frontier of knowledge.
- OR -
Case Studies (Maximum 3,000 words, excluding references) – compact accounts of a discrete
geoeconomic incident anchored in verifiable sources and with a clear chronology of events.

For the Case Studies, authors may choose to document incidents from any era, including but not
limited to the current U.S. Administration. Case Studies should focus on a single incident. They should
identify the actors involved, provide a timeline of events, document the type(s) of measures taken,
and report their economic impacts and their wider policy impacts.

For the Research Articles, authors should aim to produce systematic analyses over multiple
occurrences of economic coercion. Contributions should be rooted in the empirical analysis of at least
one of the following: target selection criteria; expected versus actual economic impacts; expected
versus actual foreign policy impacts; domestic legal and institutional mechanisms and constraints;
domestic political factors; coordination (or lack thereof) with allies, partners, third countries, or
international organisations; legitimacy and alignment with International Law.

2. Exercises and Simulations in Geoeconomics

The Journal of Geoeconomics invites contributions summarising exercises and simulations (e.g.
Table-Top Exercises, Group Exercises, Wargames, Red-Teaming sessions, computer-based simulations)
that have a major geoeconomic or economic statecraft component or focus. This may include
exercises or simulations that also included wider foreign policy or military components or
considerations. The aim of this distinct call is to invite and encourage practitioner communities to
share summarised insights of exercises and simulations they are or have been involved with in recent
years.

The format requirement for submissions is a compact summary of maximum 3,000 words, excluding
references, that describes the setup, actors, key injects or events simulated, key actor trajectories,
and lessons learned. Alternatively, submissions that take the form of a Policy Report (maximum 9,000
words excluding references) will also be considered provided they include a detailed description and
results from at least one exercise or simulation that plays a central role in guiding a wider policy
analysis.

3. Maritime Geoeconomics and Chokepoints

The Journal of Geoeconomics invites contributions addressing the maritime dimension of economic
security. Under this call, any aspect of contemporary maritime geoeconomics may be addressed,
including but not limited to maritime chokepoints and naval blockades, where maritime
geoeconomics is taken to refer to actions, strategies, and policies pursued by states to manage,
support, facilitate, influence, leverage, or interdict maritime commercial flows using either exclusively
economic means or combinations of economic and other means. The contributions may take one of two forms:

Original Research Articles (Maximum 9,000 words, excluding references) – original academic
research, theoretical or empirical, that advances the frontier of knowledge.
- OR -
Case Studies (Maximum 3,000 words, excluding references) – compact accounts of a discrete
geoeconomic incident anchored in verifiable sources and with a clear chronology of events.

For both types of contributions, authors may choose to document maritime geoeconomic measures
of any type, including but not limited to military means such as blockades; legal measures, including
all types of shipping sanctions; and any economic or other actions in the maritime domain aimed at
building strategic advantage, acquiring economic leverage, inducing cooperative behaviour, or
coercing other actors.

For the Case Studies: authors should focus on a single incident. They should identify the actors
involved, provide a timeline of events, document the type(s) of measures taken, and report their
economic impacts and their wider policy impacts.

For the Research Articles: authors should aim to produce systematic analyses over multiple
occurrences of maritime geoeconomic practices. Both theoretical and empirical contributions are
encouraged, addressing at least one of the following perspectives: security- and defence-oriented
state behaviour; economic implications and impacts of freedom of navigation and of restrictions to
free navigation; commercial actors and incentives, including those of shipping, shipbuilding, and port
entities; legal and regulatory perspectives pertaining to maritime trade.

Submission Instructions and Deadlines

Authors are invited to submit an extended abstract or article proposal of 400–600 words through the submissions portal under the Article Proposals section by July 31, 2026.  Authors whose proposals are assessed as suitable will be contacted by August 15, 2026 and invited to submit a full manuscript by October 15, 2026. 

Open Access and Article Processing Charges (APCs)

The Journal publishes under a Gold Open Access model and APCs are assessed on manuscripts accepted for publication. Authors are not required to pay APCs personally; APCs may be paid by institutions and their open-access funds, research grants, departmental support, library publishing funds, funder support, or other approved payment mechanisms. Authors are encouraged to explore available institutional or funder support where applicable. Current APC rates and further information are available on the Journal’s Open Access and APCs page. The Journal may consider APC reduction requests for exceptional circumstances made by authors facing significant financial constraints, including authors based in low- and middle-income countries.  APC reduction requests have no bearing on peer review, editorial decisions, acceptance decisions, or publication outcomes.