Journal of Energy Security

Articles
1. If you wish to submit an unsolicited article, please send a short email or suggested article abstract to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , outlining what issue you want to tackle and what particular perspective you wish to take.
2. Once agreement on an article and the specific topic and direction it is headed, submitted articles should be between 1,500 to 3,000 words (English.)
3. Please submit articles in a standard Word format.
4. Articles may be supported by graphs, photos, video, streaming media, et al.  Copyright approval for supporting media must be obtained in advance by the contributing author from the originating source in advance of the submission of article and supporting media themselves. 
5. Please send all graphics and photos as image files and not as Word files. 
6. Please ensure that all supporting graphics and photos have captions adequately describing the image presented.
 
Scope
7. The coverage of the Journal of Energy Security is global in scope. 
8. Our objective is to provide a venue for well stated, interesting and provocative analysis of energy security issues, often missing in the mainstream press.
9. While no subject is necessarily excluded, potential contributors should familiarize themselves with some of the main issues associated with the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (www.iags.org): oil dependency, alternative transportation fuels and vehicles, energy and terrorism, etc. 
10. IAGS retains the right to edit submitted manuscripts in both content and length.  In every case, we do our best to work directly with the contributing author to arrive at a publishable product acceptable both to the Journal staff and to the contributing author.

Document Preparation
1. Please be consistent in specifying weights, volumes, etc. throughout your contribution (eg. stick with either metrics or US system of measurement but not both).  Further if you cite oil in barrels, for example, be consistent in using barrels throughout your article or if you use tons or metric tons please use the same level of caution.  A good conversion chart for weights, volumes, BTUs, et al can be found on the EIA website at http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/science/energy_calculator.html.  Yes the calculator is for kids but altogether very helpful.  
2. Be consistent in spelling particularly for groups: use Hizballah versus Hezbollah, al Qaeda, US, USA or United States, etc.
3. Avoid the use of acronyms if possible.  If you do use them, define them within the body of the text in order that a lay-reader can understand what is meant. 
4. If you use notes, please use endnotes versus footnotes.  Formatting of notes should use the Chicago Manual of Style.

Submission Deadlines
The Journal of Energy Security is a bimonthly professional journal.
Contributing authors should contact the Managing Editor as early as possible in advance of the announced publication date in order to discuss and settle on specific article ideas and topics.  The strict submission deadline for all draft documents is 3 weeks prior to publication date. IAGS reserves the right to refuse publication if an article is submitted after this submission deadline in order to provide for adequate time in copy editing and uploading articles and graphics onto the Journal of Energy Security website (www.ensec.org).