Scope and Aims 

Global Age. Journal of Political Studies and International Thought is a peer-reviewed, open-access, semi-annual journal that aims to provide a platform for innovative research in political science, political theory, international relations, and cognate disciplines. The journal welcomes both theoretically informed and empirically grounded contributions that engage with major global transformations, historical perspectives, and contemporary debates. With a strong international orientation, Global Age. Journal of Political Studies and International Thought seeks to foster dialogue across disciplines and traditions of thought, while maintaining the highest standards of academic rigor and scholarly excellence. 

Submission of Manuscripts 

All contributions must be written in English and should be submitted electronically through the Journal’s online submission system (OJS), available at https://www.globalage.it/index.php/ojs/it. Manuscripts are accepted on a rolling basis, although specific deadlines may be indicated for special issues or thematic dossiers. To ensure anonymity during the review process, authors must remove all identifying information - including acknowledgements, references to institutional affiliations, and biographical notes - from the main manuscript file. A separate title page must be provided, containing the author’s full name, current position, institutional affiliation, and contact details (including e-mail address). This page should also include a short biographical note in prose (approximately four lines, written in the third person).  

Originality and Ethical Responsibility  

Manuscripts must be original and not under consideration elsewhere. Authors bear full responsibility for the accuracy of citations and for obtaining copyright permissions where required. By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that their contribution complies with the highest standards of academic integrity.  

Peer Review Policy 

All submissions undergo a preliminary editorial assessment to ensure consistency with the aims of the journal and compliance with formal requirements. Authors will receive an initial decision within one month. If the submission is deemed suitable, it will be submitted to double-blind peer review by at least two external referees. The final decision is based on reviewers’ comments and is formally taken by the Editorial Board. Evaluation criteria include originality, clarity and coherence of argumentation, methodological rigor, respect for SAGE Harvard referencing norms, and overall scholarly quality. 

Book reviews are assessed internally by the Editorial Board and are not subject to external peer review.

Article Types and Length  

The journal welcomes submissions for publication across several sections, each characterized by specific length requirements and thematic orientations. 

Editorials and section introductions are prepared at the discretion of the Editorial Committee. Proposals for thematic sections, essays, review essays, and book reviews should be submitted to the Editorial Committee, which will provide feedback as promptly as possible. 

Formatting and Style 

The journal follows the SAGE Harvard referencing style. Submissions should be prepared in clear English, using standard formatting. Footnotes may be used sparingly, in line with SAGE style, but boldface should be avoided except for titles and headings. 

Quotation marks should follow British or American English conventions: use double quotation marks (“…”) for quotations and single quotation marks (‘…’) only for quotations within quotations. Direct quotations or highlighted words must be placed within quotation marks, while foreign terms and Latin expressions should appear in italics (e.g., ad hoc, realpolitik). Direct quotations exceeding three lines or approximately more than 40 words should be presented as indented block quotations, without quotation marks, including the author’s name, year, and page number. When indicating that a passage has been translated by the author, include the note within parentheses, e.g. (Weber, 1979: 114, translation by the author). For stylistic and graphic purposes, quotations appearing in the Editorial section may exceptionally be presented in italics and within quotation marks. 

Ordinal numbers should be written using Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3), except when they begin a sentence. Numbered lists or numbered subheadings (1., 2., 3.) may be used within the text. However, in the case of the Introduction and Conclusions, it is preferable not to accompany the heading with a numeral. Subsections should be indicated solely through paragraph breaks or short descriptive subheadings, following a coherent and consistent structure.

In-text citations follow the author–date format: for example, (Smith, 2015), or with a page number (Smith, 2015: 12). When two authors are cited, both names should be given (Smith and Jones, 2017); for three or more authors, use (Smith et al., 2018). When referring to multiple works by the same author, both years separated by a comma (Toynbee, 1928, 1934). When also including page numbers, use a semicolon (Toynbee, 1928: 34; 1934: 22). In book reviews, when discussing a specific argument or passage written by one of the multiple authors of a volume, it is permissible to cite that individual author alone in the in-text citation.   

Abbreviations such as ibid. or op. cit. should be avoided. Use footnotes as less as possible: prefer to use direct references in-text. If extra info is required in footnotes, Cf. may be used to introduce suggestions for further reading or related works.  

When introducing an acronym, the full form should appear first, followed by the acronym in parentheses; the acronym alone may then be used thereafter.  

To indicate references to a paragraph, use “section”. The abbreviation pp. should be used only in the References list when referring to the page range of a journal article or book chapter. 

Footnotes should be used sparingly and only to provide supplementary or explanatory information that cannot be included in the main text. References or suggestions for further reading must not appear in footnotes and should instead be incorporated in the text (Author, Year).  

Use e.g., followed by a comma, when providing examples (typically in parentheses). 

To indicate references to numbered paragraphs in documents without page numbers (such as papal encyclicals or magisterial texts), use the symbol “§” followed by the paragraph number. In in-text citations, the symbol should appear after the year, e.g. (Francis, 2015: §49). The symbol does not appear in the reference list.

Referencing 

The section listing all cited works should be titled “References”. In-text citations follow the Author–Date format: author’s surname and year in parentheses, with page numbers when relevant. For one or two authors, use “Surname and Surname.” For three or more authors, use “Surname et al.” in the text; however, in the reference list, include up to six authors in full. If there are more than six, list the first six followed by et al. For social media sources, the in-text citation follows the same Author–Date format and uses the account handle and year without a comma, for example (@realDonaldTrump 2025), with the full reference provided in the References section.

The reference list must be arranged alphabetically by authors’ surnames. Author surnames are followed by initials (without full stops or spaces). Journal titles should not be abbreviated. For online resources, links should indicate - when available - the stable URL put at disposal by the publisher or the DOI (Document Object Identifier), otherwise you should indicate the full HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), mentioning the access as in the example. 

Examples: 

Abstracts and Keywords 

Each article (except book reviews) must be accompanied by an abstract in English (150–200 words) and an abstract in Italian of equivalent length. Authors should provide between four and six keywords, separated by commas, immediately after the abstracts and without a final full stop. 

Author Biographical Notes 

To ensure full anonymity during the peer review process, authors are requested to remove from the main manuscript any identifying information, including their name, institutional affiliation, acknowledgements, or biographical details. A separate title page should be submitted alongside the manuscript, containing the author’s full name, current position, institutional affiliation, and contact information, including an e-mail address. The title page should also include a short biographical note written in the third person of approximately four lines, briefly outlining the author’s academic background, research interests, and up to two significant publications. Authors may optionally include their ORCID identifier on the title page; however, it will not appear in the published article but may be used by the editorial office for indexing and metadata purposes. Following acceptance, the biographical note will be added at the end of the published contribution. Authors are required to provide a brief biographical note of 100–120 words. For author bios included in the editorial introduction, a length of 150–170 words are permitted.