2026 Call for Papers
2026 Call for Papers
Founding/Honorary Editor
John M. Nomikos
Director, Research Institute for European and American Studies, Athens, Greece
Managing Editors
Joseph Fitsanakis
Professor of Intelligence and Security Studies, Coastal Carolina University, United States
Christian Kaunert
Chair of Policing and Security, University of South Wales, United Kingdom
Professor of International Security, Dublin City University, Ireland
Jonathan Smith
Professor and Director, Center for Applied Intelligence, Coastal Carolina University, United States
• Manuscripts will be accepted for submission and evaluation with the understanding that their
content is unpublished, original work by their authors, and have not been submitted for
publication elsewhere.
• All accepted manuscripts and artwork become the property of the publisher, which is the
Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS).
• The entirety of manuscripts, including title page, abstracts, tables, legends, and references,
should be typewritten and submitted in a Word-type file. No portable document format (PDF)
documents will be accepted.
• Submissions should be 1.5-spaced and use Times New Roman size 12 as their standard font.
• All margins should be at least one inch in length, and all pages should be numbered
consecutively throughout the manuscript.
• Titles must be as brief and clear as possible. On the title page, please include full names of
authors, their academic and/or other professional affiliations, their contact information
(including email accounts) and their complete mailing address for correspondence.
• All references should be numbered consecutively and listed as footnotes at the end of every
page. In the text, references should be cited by a superior character of the corresponding
number.
• For further information on writing style, consult The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition.