Information For Authors

Interested in submitting to the Journal of Geoeconomics? The Journal is dedicated to the analysis of the use of economic means for power-political purposes. The Journal publishes original empirical research articles, case studies, policy assessments and briefs, data-driven insights, and insights drawn from exercises and simulations.

ISSN: 3111-2684
Publication model: Continuous open access publication, with one volume per calendar year. The Journal may also publish thematic special issues, special collections, and symposia as designated parts of the annual volume. Proposals for thematic special issues, collections, and symposia may be submitted in accordance with the Journal’s special-issue proposal requirements.
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
DOI registration: Each published article is assigned a persistent Digital Object Identifier (DOI), with article metadata registered through Crossref.
DOI prefix: 10.65963

We recommend that you review the About the Journal page for the Journal of Geoeconomics aims and scope, and the Open Access page for the Journal's open access policies and article processing charges (APCs). 

The aim of the Journal of Geoeconomics is to provide a timely outlet for empirical findings and insights regarding the increasing use of economic instruments for purposes of security, influence, coercion, and strategic competition. While the Journal’s central focus is on understanding and documenting the behaviour of states, contributions analysing the responses and strategies of non-state actors, notably corporations, are also welcome.

The Journal welcomes a wide range of disciplinary and methodological approaches, from econometric analyses to qualitative case studies. The Journal also aims to make a unique contribution at the intersection of scholarly research and applied policy analysis notably through the publication of insightful and exploitable datasets and case studies.

Open Access Policy

This is a fully open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful  purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.

Article Processing Charges

The Journal of Geoeconomics publishes accepted submissions under a Gold Open Access model. Authors are encouraged to consult their institution, department, research office, library, funder, or open access publishing support program to determine whether APC support is available. Many universities, research institutions, libraries, and funders maintain open access funds or publication support mechanisms that may cover APCs in whole or in part. Authors may be able to use grant funds to cover publication costs. Authors should always review the open-access requirements and funding rules of their funder and institution before submitting. 

For new manuscripts submitted on or after April 1, 2026, accepted articles are subject to the following introductory Article Processing Charge (APC) schedule:


APCs are charged only after an article has been accepted for publication. No payment is required at submission, and an author’s ability to pay has no influence on editorial assessment or publication decisions.

The Journal does not charge submission fees, editorial-processing fees, page charges, colour charges, figure charges, supplementary-material charges, or manuscript-withdrawal fees. There are no mandatory author charges other than the applicable APC stated above.

Where institutional or funder support is available, we can issue invoices directly to the author’s institution, library, department, funder, or other approved payment office. Authors should provide the relevant billing contact, purchase order requirements, tax or vendor information requests, and any institutional documentation needed for invoice processing.

Manuscripts accepted, submitted, or commissioned before December 31, 2025 as part of the Journal’s launch-period publication cohort were not subject to an APC and were published under the Journal’s Diamond Open Access launch policy.

The Journal also pursues external funding opportunities to support open access publication, special issues, APC waivers, indexing, dissemination, and the long-term sustainability of the Journal. Interested institutions, funders, partners, and sponsors are invited to contact the Journal to discuss potential support or collaboration.

APC Waivers and Reductions

The Journal of Geoeconomics is committed to ensuring that an author’s ability to pay does not determine whether meritorious work can be published.

Authors affiliated with institutions in Research4Life Group A countries are eligible for a full APC waiver, while authors affiliated with institutions in Group B countries are eligible for a 50% reduction.

Subject to available resources, the Journal may also grant partial or full waivers to authors who lack reasonable access to institutional, grant, library, employer, or other publication funding. Requests should normally be made during submission and before acceptance. They have no effect on peer review or publication decisions. The Journal may provide a 25%, 50%, or 75% reduction, a full waiver, or sponsored publication arrangement.

Open Access Licensing and Copyright

Articles are published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. Certain funders mandate a particular type of CC license is used. Copyright in the article is vested with the Author under the terms of the Creative Commons. Creative Commons (CC) licenses play an important role in facilitating Gold Open Access publishing. They provide a legal framework for giving users the ability to freely view, download and distribute content. Creative Commons FAQs

Authors who publish with the Journal of Geoeconomics agree to the following terms:

  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the Journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in the Journal of Geoeconomics.

  2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the Journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in the Journal of Geoeconomics.

Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

Indexing and Discovery

Indexing of the Journal of Geoeconomics is supported by Simon Fraser University's PKP Publishing Services which facilitates the registration, dissemination, and discovery of our publications through services including:

Additional indexes and platforms also reach the breadth of non-academic practitioners and analysts who also form a critical part of the geoeconomics ecosystem.

Archiving

All articles published are archived via the PKP Preservation Network (PN) which provides free preservation services for OJS journals. For more information on the PKP Preservation Network, see https://pkp.sfu.ca/pkp-pn/. Under Creative Commons authors are not restricted from self-archiving in additional repositories or on their website. As a result, open access is allowed for all versions of the article.

Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief

Edward Hunter Christie, Economic Security Forum (Finland); Visiting Professor at College of Europe, Natolin (Poland)

Associate Editors

  • Christine Abely, University of New Hampshire (USA)
  • Balkan Devlen, Carleton University (Canada)
  • Philip Luck, Center for Strategic and International Studies (USA)
  • Guntram Wolff, Université libre de Bruxelles (Belgium), Bruegel (Belgium), IfW Kiel (Germany)

Advisory Board Members

  • Jonathan Berkshire-Miller, Japan Institute of International Affairs (Japan)
  • Andrew Capistrano, Institute of Geoeconomics (Japan)
  • Cind du Bois, Royal Military Academy (Belgium)
  • Liliana Filip, Political Research Group (Romania)
  • Rebecca Harding, Centre for Economic Security (UK); Defence, Security, and Resilience Bank (UK)
  • Mario Holzner, Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies - wiiw (Austria)
  • John F. Jungclaussen, Die Zeit (Germany)
  • Seçkin Köstem, Bilkent University (Turkey)
  • Christian Leuprecht, Royal Military College of Canada & Queen's University (Canada)
  • Clara Portela, University of Valencia (Spain)
  • Alessandro Rebucci, Johns Hopkins University (USA)
  • Elina Ribakova, Kyiv School of Economics (Ukraine); Peterson Institute for International Economics - PIIE (USA)
  • Mikael Wigell, Finnish Institute of International Affairs (Finland)
  • Fabian Zuleeg, European Policy Centre (Belgium)

Editorial Fellows

  • Robin Arens
  • Nick Cohen
  • Oleksandra Kobernik
  • Isabelle McRae
  • Aron Roosberg
  • Lucie Škopková