Journal of Terrorism and Security (JTAS)

Editorial Policy

The SATSA Journal of Terrorism and Security is a student-developed, student-authored, and student-produced annual publication. It publishes on the wide spectrum of strategic and security analysis, and is global in its purview. It endeavors to provide a forum for the finest student work in the fields of terrorism and security analysis, with an aim to contribute to the wider public discussion of these important issues. Although the journal's circulation may be initially limited to the Syracuse University community, the target audience includes all students, faculty, and practitioners interested in national and international security.

All contributions to the Journal are welcome, and may include, but are not limited to: essays, case studies, commentaries, research articles, and statistical analyses. Articles that are submitted for consideration may not have been previously published, and may not be under review for possible publication elsewhere. All submissions are reviewed by the Journal's Editorial Board to ensure that they are appropriate for inclusion and are of outstanding quality. All submitting authors will be notified whether their papers have been (a) selected for inclusion without further revision, (b) have tentatively been selected pending further revision, or (c) have been declined for inclusion.

The Journal's Editorial Board reserves the right to edit papers for clarity, punctuation, and conformity to the Journal's format and style.

Copyright for all submissions accepted for publication is automatically transferred to the Journal and the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.

Contribution Length and Presentation

All contributions to the Journal must be in either MS Word or Rich Text format. Contributions should be 5,000-6,500 words in length, including endnotes. All contributions should be accompanied with an abstract of no more than 200 words, a biography of the author of no more than 50 words, and coversheet (attached).

Format and Style Double quotes (" ") must be used for all quotations. Single quotes (' ') are used within double quotes and for concepts, terms, or self-made words. Longer quotes those of more than a few lines will be separated from body text.

Underlining is reserved solely for references to publications and italics are used sparingly for emphasis.

Endnotes may be used for both explanatory purposes and references, and will be denoted with a superscript numeral (9).

Please use the Chicago Manual of Style citation method. References that match exactly the previous reference will be denoted with "Ibid." References that match the previous reference, but which have a different page number will be denoted with "Ibid" plus the page number (e.g. Ibid, 7). References that match one already detailed, but not the one immediately preceding, will be denoted with the author's name and the page number (e.g. Nye, 17).