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.

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). Submissions accepted before December 31, 2025, will be published free of charge (Diamond Open Access).

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 Publishing Charges

The Journal of Geoeconomics will publish accepted submissions under an Open Access model.
Submissions accepted before December 31, 2025, will be published free of charge (Diamond Open Access).
From 2026 onwards, the Journal will transition to a mixed revenue model, incorporating Article Processing Charges (APCs) and actively seeking external funding.

Open Access Licensing and Copyright

Articles are published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. Most authors can choose between CC BY and CC BY-NC Creative Commons Licenses, though 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:

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.
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

Indexing of the Journal of Geoeconomics is supported by Simon Fraser University's PKP Publishing Services which facilitates in the dissemination of our publications via Crossref, DOAJ, and the following academic databases 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, Finnish Institute of International Affairs (Finland); Sciences Po (France)

Associate Editors

Christine Abely, New England Law (USA)
Balkan Devlen, Carleton University (Canada)
Philip Luck, Center for Strategic and International Studies (USA)
Guntram Wolff, Université libre de Bruxelles (Belgium); Bruegel (Belgium)

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)