Submissions

Author Guidelines

Submiting your paper

All submissions to the Mongolian Journal of International Affairs should be submitted online: http://www.mongoliajol.info/index.php/MJIA, if you haven’t submitted a paper to this journal before, you will need to create an account in http://www.mongoliajol.info/index.php/MJIA

Please note that Mongolian Journal of International Affairs uses Crossref  Similarity check to screen papers for original material. By submitting your paper to Mongolian Journal of International Affairs you are agreeing to originality checks during the peer-review and production processes.  You may also send us via e-mail.

Editorial queries should be directed to mjia@mas.ac.mn. But, please read instructions for the preparation of manuscripts first. 

Type of Papers

• Article (full papers)
• Review Articles
• Book reviews
• Information

Publication charges

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

Peer review

This journal operates a double blind review process. All contributions are typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's decision is final. 

Preparation of the manuscript

General requirements: Submitted manuscripts must describe original research not previously published and not under consideration for publication elsewhere.

When submitting, the authors should be required to confirm that:

1. The paper, or any version, has not been submitted, or is under review elsewhere
2. The paper will not be submitted elsewhere until the Mong. j. int. aff. review process is complete
3. All authors agree to the paper being submitted (need e-mails for all authors)
4. Persons who submit a manuscript for review should suggest the names and e-mail addresses of up to three specialists as peer reviewers in their cover letter. The Editorial Teams reserve the right to decide whether to accept or decline these suggestions, and is not required to communicate their decision to the authors.

All manuscripts must be clearly written in English (American or British usage is accepted but not a mixture of these).

Non-English speaking authors who do not have a good command of written scientific English are kindly advised to seek assistance, before submission, from someone whose native language is English or engage a professional language editing service for help.

Important NOTE: Manuscripts may be editorially rejected, without review, on the basis of poor English or unsuitable for the journal because it does not reach an acceptable level of quality, is outside the scientific aims and scope of the journal or contains evidence of scientific fraud. 

Permissions

Authors wishing to include figures, tables, or text passages that have already been published elsewhere are required to obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) for both the print and online format and to include evidence that such permission has been granted when submitting their papers. Please be aware that some publishers do not grant electronic rights for free and that the journal/publisher will not be able to refund any costs that may have occurred to receive these permissions. In such cases, material from other sources should be used. Authors must submit evidence that such permission has been granted when submitting their manuscript. Any material received without such evidence will be assumed to originate from the authors. 

Ethical Responsibilities of Authors

This journal is committed to upholding the integrity of the scientific record. As a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) the journal will follow the COPE guidelines on how to deal with potential acts of misconduct. The journal articles distribute under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY) International License and uses the Similarity Check, Crossref to screen for PLAGIARISMS.

Authors should refrain from misrepresenting research results which could damage the trust in the journal, the professionalism of scientific authorship, and ultimately the entire scientific endeavour. Maintaining integrity of the research and its presentation is helped by following the rules of good scientific practice, which include*:

• The manuscript should not be submitted to more than one journal for simultaneous consideration.
• The submitted work should be original and should not have been published elsewhere in any form or language (partially or in full), unless the new work concerns an expansion of previous work. (Please provide transparency on the re-use of material to avoid the concerns about text-recycling (‘self-plagiarism’).
• A single study should not be split up into several parts to increase the quantity of submissions and submitted to various journals or to one journal over time (i.e. ‘salami-slicing/publishing’).
• Concurrent or secondary publication is sometimes justifiable, provided certain conditions are met. Examples include: translations or a manuscript that is intended for a different group of readers.
• Results should be presented clearly, honestly, and without fabrication, falsification or inappropriate data manipulation (including image based manipulation). Authors should adhere to discipline-specific rules for acquiring, selecting and processing data.
• No data, text, or theories by others are presented as if they were the author’s own (‘plagiarism’). Proper acknowledgements to other works must be given (this includes material that is closely copied (near verbatim), summarized and/or paraphrased), quotation marks (to indicate words taken from another source) are used for verbatim copying of material, and permissions secured for material that is copyrighted

Authorship clarified

The Journal assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before the work is submitted.

The Publisher does not prescribe the kinds of contributions that warrant authorship. It is recommended that authors adhere to the guidelines for authorship that are applicable in their specific research field. In absence of specific guidelines it is recommended to adhere to the following guidelines*:

All authors whose names appear on the submission

1) made substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data; or the creation of new software used in the work;

2) drafted the work or revised it critically for important intellectual content;

3) approved the version to be published; and

4) agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

Copyright Notice

Copyright on any research article in the Mongolian Journal of International Affairs is retained by the author(s).

The authors grant the Mongolian Journal of International Affairs  a license to publish and distribute the article and identify itself as the original publisher.

License note

Articles in the Mongolian Journal of International Affairs are Open Access articles published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License CC BY.

This license permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Manuscript Preparation

Manuscripts must be typed single-space, using Arial 12 pt. as the advised font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); lines must be numbered continuously. Do not use footnotes in the text. Paper size should be A4 (210´297 mm, 8.27´11.69 inches). Send a single file, which contain the manuscript and all the tables and figures inserted at the appropriate points. If need send a separate file of image, picture, graphics and others.      

Organization of manuscript

Manuscripts should be composed of Title page and Main text.

Language
Please write your text in good English (American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of these). 

Title page

The first page of the manuscript should contain the following items:.

• Please avoid acronyms in the title of your article/Title of the article A clear and concise description of the content of the article. All in sentence case letters and centered/
• For local studies, please indicate the name of the region and country in the Title of the article.
• The affiliation(s) of the author(s), i.e. institution, (department), city, (state), country
• A clear indication and an active e-mail address of the corresponding author
• If available, the 16-digit ORCID of the author(s)

Author names. Please list the first name, middle initial(s), and last name of each author in descending order of their contributions to the article. Individuals who provided technical or administrative support should be recognized in the Acknowledgments section.

One author is assigned as Corresponding Author and acts on behalf of all co-authors and ensures that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately addressed.

Author identification

Authors are recommended to use their ORCID ID when submitting an article for consideration or acquire an ORCID ID via the submission process the ORCID.

Author affiliations. The names of all authors affiliated with a particular institution should be listed directly above the affiliation. Each affiliation should include the department, institution, city, state (spelled out, if applicable), with the ZIP/postal code, and country for each author. Multiple affiliations should be marked with superscript Arabic numbers, and they should each start on a new line.

Corresponding author. The name, complete mailing address, telephone and e-mail address should be provided for the author responsible for correspondence. The name of the corresponding author should be marked with an asterisk (*). Mailing and e-mail addresses will appear in print and online. Mong. j. int. aff. applies the ORCID ® persistent digital identifier as a way to ensure proper authorship normalization for corresponding authors.

The Corresponding Author is responsible for the following requirements:

• ensuring that all listed authors have approved the manuscript before submission, including the names and order of authors;
• managing all communication between the Journal and all co-authors, before and after publication;*
• providing transparency on re-use of material and mention any unpublished material (for example manuscripts in press) included in the manuscript in a cover letter to the Editor;
• making sure disclosures, declarations and transparency on data statements from all authors are included in the manuscript as appropriate (see above).

* The requirement of managing all communication between the journal and all co-authors during submission and proofing may be delegated to a Contact or Submitting Author. In this case please make sure the Corresponding Author is clearly indicated in the manuscript.

Abstract

Abstract of 150-300 words in length outlining the aims and subject matters. Avoid non-standard or uncommon abbreviations but if essential they must by defined when first used.

Keywords

For indexing purposes, provide 3-7 keywords, which indicate the essentials of the research work. Keywords should be written in italic font and separate them with a comma (,).   

Main text

Text Formatting

Manuscripts should be submitted in Word.

• Use a normal, plain font (e.g., 10-point Arial) for text.
• Use italics for emphasis.
• Use the automatic page numbering function to number the pages.
• Do not use field functions.
• Use tab stops or other commands for indents, not the space bar.
• Use the table function, not spreadsheets, to make tables.
• Use the equation editor or MathType for equations.
• Save your file in docx format (Word 2007 or higher) or doc format (older Word versions).

Headings

Please use no more than three levels of displayed headings.

Abbreviations

Abbreviations should be defined at first mention and used consistently thereafter.

Tables

• All tables are to be numbered using Arabic numerals.
• Tables should always be cited in text in consecutive numerical order.
• For each table, please supply a table caption (title) explaining the components of the table.
• Identify any previously published material by giving the original source in the form of a reference at the end of the table caption.
• Footnotes to tables should be indicated by superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data) and included beneath the table body.

Footnotes

Footnotes can be used to give additional information, which may include the citation of a reference included in the reference list. They should not consist solely of a reference citation, and they should never include the bibliographic details of a reference. They should also not contain any figures or tables.

Footnotes to the text are numbered consecutively; those to tables should be indicated by superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data). Footnotes to the title or the authors of the article are not given reference symbols.

Always use footnotes instead of endnotes.

Figures

Figures must be prepared and saved in JPEG format, and inserted in the manuscript at the appropriate points and numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals (e.g. Figure 1) in order of their appearance. Scanned or digital photographs should be in high resolution, minimum 300 dpi. For vector graphics, the line width is 0.2 mm (i.e. 0.5 points), font size 8 pt, colour should be black and units should be indicated in parentheses. Do not label axis only with units. Caption every figure at the bottom of the figures followed by the figure notes. Figure captions should be as brief as possible and might be centered in 11 pt Bold, Italic font. Abbreviations used in the figure may be explained in the legend. Color prints are accepted, but printing costs are to be burned by the author (s).

Units

Follow internationally accepted rules and conventions: use the international system of units (SI). If other units are mentioned, please give their equivalent in SI.

Structural formulae

Structural formulae should be drawn in the manuscript at the correct position. They may be numbered in the order of their appearance with Arabic numerals in parentheses.

Trademarks

Trademarks should not appear in the title. Avoid using brand names in the main text wherever possible. Provide explanations for trademarks when they first appear in the text. The first letter of trademarks should be capitalized.

Conclusion

It is an optional section that summarizes results in a concise form. If discussion is too long, authors and advised to provide a conclusion to sum up of results interpretation with suggested recommendations. Avoid repetition of the points made in the previous sections.

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, etc. should be placed in a separate section on the title page. The names of funding organizations should be written in full, followed by the grant number in square brackets.

Reference list

The list of references should only include works that are cited in the text and that have been published or accepted for publication. Personal communications and unpublished works should only be mentioned in the text. Do not use footnotes or endnotes as a substitute for a reference list.

Reference list entries should be numberized.

Journal names and book titles should be italicized.

• Journal article

MacDonald, Susan Peck. “The Erasure of Language.” College Composition and Communication 58, no. 4 (2007): 585-625.

• Article by DOI

Peltonen, Kirsi, Noora Ellonen, Helmer B. Larsen, and Karin Helweg-Larsen. “Parental Violence and Adolescent Mental Health.” European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 19, no. 11 (2010): 813-822. doi: 10.1007/s00787-010-0130-8.

• Book

Lash, Scott, and John Urry. Economies of Signs & Space. London: Sage Publications, 1994.

• Book with author and editor

Tylor, Edward B. Researches into the Early Development of Mankind and the Development of Civilization. Edited by Paul Bohannan. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1964.

• Book chapter

Anzaldúa, Gloria. Borderlands: The New Mestiza – La Frontera. San Francisco: Aunt Lute Book Company, 1987. See esp. chap. 5, “How to Tame a Wild Tongue.”

• Web Page with Known Author and Date

Heck, Richard Kimberly. “About the Philosophical Gourmet Report.” Last modified August 5, 2016. http://rgheck.frege.org/philosophy/aboutpgr.php.

• Web Page with Known Date but without Known Author

"Illinois Governor Wants to 'Fumigate' State's Government.” CNN online. January 30, 2009. http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/30/illinois.governor.quinn/.

• Blog

Robert Lennon, “How Do You Revise?,” Ward Six(blog), September 16, 2010, http://wardsix.blogspot.com/2010/09/how-do-you-revise.html.

• Online document

Davidson, Donald, Essays on Actions and Events. Oxford: Clarendon, 2001. https://bibliotecamathom.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/essays-on-actions-and-events.pdf.

Appendix

If additional details of complex equations or formulas are needed, they may be provided in the Appendix after the References.

Conflict of Interest 

Author A has received research grants from Company A. Author B has received a speaker honorarium from Company X and owns stock in Company Y. Author C is a member of committee Z.

If no conflict exists, the authors should state:

Conflict of Interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Affiliation

The primary affiliation for each author should be the institution where the majority of their work was done. If an author has subsequently moved, the current address may additionally be stated. Addresses will not be updated or changed after publication of the article.

Changes to authorship

Authors are strongly advised to ensure the correct author group, the Corresponding Author, and the order of authors at submission. Changes of authorship by adding or deleting authors, and/or changes in Corresponding Author, and/or changes in the sequence of authors are not accepted after acceptance of a manuscript.

• Please note that author names will be published exactly as they appear on the accepted submission!

Please make sure that the names of all authors are present and correctly spelled, and that addresses and affiliations are current.

Adding and/or deleting authors at revision stage are generally not permitted, but in some cases it may be warranted. Reasons for these changes in authorship should be explained. Approval of the change during revision is at the discretion of the Editor-in-Chief. Please note that journals may have individual policies on adding and/or deleting authors during revision stage.

Deceased or incapacitated authors

For cases in which a co-author dies or is incapacitated during the writing, submission, or peer-review process, and the co-authors feel it is appropriate to include the author, co-authors should obtain approval from a (legal) representative which could be a direct relative.

Authorship issues or disputes

In the case of an authorship dispute during peer review or after acceptance and publication, the Journal will not be in a position to investigate or adjudicate. Authors will be asked to resolve the dispute themselves. If they are unable the Journal reserves the right to withdraw a manuscript from the editorial process or in case of a published paper raise the issue with the authors’ institution(s) and abide by its guidelines.    

Manuscripts not conforming to the above guidelines are liable to returned to the authors for correction.