Submissions for the INTERSTATE short, long reads and issues are outlined below. If a submission does not meet the guidelines or fails to pass the editorial stage it will not be considered for the respective issue it has been submitted for.

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Interstate invites submissions from all undergraduate and postgraduate students at Aberystwyth University.

Submissions from undergraduate and postgraduate students at other universities as well as academics and area specialists are encouraged too.

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Issue Guidelines:

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• Issues submissions are thematic pieces which must relate to the theme published.

• Issue submissions are to be properly referenced where necessary, this will be reviewed by our editorial team following the Endnote style.

• Issue submissions which fail to properly reference and/or include plagiarized work are to be rejected and a life-time ban placed upon the respective author (Plagiarism does not only mean using someone’s exact words as your own. It also includes the re-purposing of concepts and findings without attribution).

• Issue submissions are accepted in Welsh, however, an English version should be supplied alongside for the wider reading audience. 

• Issue submissions must be original and previously unpublished.

• Each Issue will include 1 or more Welsh (only) articles.

• Issue submissions should be in excess of 1,500 words and no more than 3,500 words.

• Issue submissions can either be submitted via the appropriate website page or emailed as a Word Document/Google Doc. 

• Issue submissions must be formatted as follows: 1-inch margins, 12-point Times New Roman font.

• Issue submissions are not to contain any jargon. Submissions are to likely to be read by a wide audience which varies in expertise. Examples include language that is only comprehensible to military personnel, or civilians working in similar fields. If acronyms are used, please ensure they are elaborated upon.

• Issue submissions are to be accessible to all, do not assume knowledge on behalf of the reader. Although many of our readers are likely to be academics and students studying similar disciplines, many are likely to not be - such as prospective students. Please take time in explaining concepts and contexts that you may deem basic for your area of speciality. 

• Readers of Interstate Issues are likely to want to know the authority an author has, it is expected that authors add a small paragraph, 2-3 sentences at the end of their submissions outlining their expertise, profession or previous works.

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Long and Short Read Guidelines:

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• Short reads are designed to be read quickly, such as when readers are commuting, they are expected to be accessible to readers of a wide audience.

• Long reads are more academic in nature, both in report or essay form. 

• Long and short read submissions are non-thematic (a reversal of the decision taken in 2015), these submissions can be written on any topic as long as it is within Interstates purview - this is a marvellous exercise to demonstrate one's expertise and interest

• Pertaining to Interstates purview, this includes matters concerning International Politics, International Law, Military History, and Domestic Politics.

• Long and short read submissions are accepted in Welsh, however, an English version must be supplied alongside for the wider reading audience. 

• Long submissions should be in excess of 1,000 words and no more than 1,500 words.

• Short read submissions should be between 800-1,000 words.

• Long and short read submissions can either be submitted via the appropriate website page or emailed as a Word Document/Google Doc. 

• Long and short read submissions do not need to be properly referenced according to academic standards, but hyperlinks or bracketed sources are expected.

• Long and short read submissions which fail to reference (as above) and/or include plagiarized work are to be rejected and a life-time ban placed upon the respective author (Plagiarism does not only mean using someone’s exact words as your own. It also includes the re-purposing of concepts and findings without attribution).

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