The
Security Research Review
Mission
Statement of the Security Research Review
Satya
Meva Jayate
Truth Always Triumphs
The Security
Research Review aims to provide an apolitical
perspective on issues relating to the security of the Indian
subcontinent. While catering to the information needs of a
Global India, the Security Research Review also
seeks to reflect aspects of the global security environment
relevant to readers in India. We aim to build knowledge about
the subcontinent by fostering scholarship and encouraging
individual writers. Lastly we hope to provide a forum for
dialogue about India's security needs.
The Security Research Review invites you to submit
contributions containing original work, consistent with our
mission statement. We seek a diversity of ideas and hypothesis
backed by a substantive logic and plain fact. Once such pieces
are received they are subjected to peer review. Our guidelines
to reviewers are based on the evolving best practices of
peer-reviewed publications in the scientific, engineering,
medical and strategic affairs communities. This in turn reflects
the diverse backgrounds of our reviewers. Our researchers are
drawn from a cross-section of academic faculty in various
disciplines, full-time researchers, physicians, engineers, and
graduate students, serving or retired military or other
government personnel from several countries.
Contribution
Guidelines
We
accept the following types of contributions:
Opinion:
The author is asked to present a personal view of issues.
Submissions must be below 1500 words. Submissions are read and
discussed by the editorial team prior to release. A contribution
editor may contact you for clarifications or style changes
should the need arise. You may also be asked to provide a
suggested reading list. Opinion pieces are published under the
following headers:
Research:
The author is asked to present original research work in a
referenced format. The author will also provide an executive
summary of the piece. The authors are encouraged to separate
fact from opinion in the piece itself. All opinions and trends
must be summarized in the concluding paragraph.
Three
referees chosen by the contribution editor will review the
submission. At least one of these referees will be an expert in
the area. In the review process the author may be asked to
rework the piece depending on referee suggestions. The comments
of the area referees must be addressed for a submission to
complete the review process. A simple majority among the
referees will be used to determine the suitability for
publication. Accepted research papers will be published under
the following headers:
- Research
and Analysis (sample),
- Military
Analysis (sample),
- Technical
Study (sample),
- Photo
Essay (sample).
If
you are submitting previously published work from other journals
or material that is under consideration for publication
elsewhere – kindly explicitly indicate such facts to
the contribution editor.
Exceptional
Contributions
Occasionally
we will accept certain contributions that do not exactly fit the
aforementioned formats. These will be carried under the Specials
header.
We
also accept Research
Reviews. In these contributions, the author is expected to
reference the publication that is being reviewed and offer
critical commentary on the same.
Notes
- We
welcome contributions from retired security officers
provided they have cleared the stipulated period after end
of service. The contributions may be subject to peer review
depending on the content.
- Serving
security officers in India (and elsewhere) may submit their
contributions only after the obtaining requisite clearance
to do so from the appropriate ministry of the Government of
India (in their respective governments). Kindly present
correspondence relating to the clearance before sending in
the material for publication. Submissions made without the
appropriate correspondence will be summarily rejected.
- Submission
dates and deadlines are to be set by the contribution
editor. Any correspondence in this regard must be addressed
to the appropriate contribution editor.
Technical
Issues
- All
submissions must be in English. Any text in other languages
must be followed by an English translation.
- The
submission must be in Microsoft Word document format.
- All
references in the Word Document must be linked using the
Endnote format.
- All
images must be sourced. In case of original image or
graphical content kindly indicate the release of copyright.
- All
maps must be prepared in collaboration with a contribution
editor.
Review
Process Times
The
submission process is the responsibility of a contribution
editor. The contribution editor will indicate the time to
process the submission and will be your contact point for all
enquiries relating to the same.
An
average research article may take three to four weeks to
complete the review process after submission. An opinion piece
will take a week to clear the review process.
All
submissions from the Islamic Republic of Iran, Republic of Iraq,
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Republic of China, Republic of
Korea, and the Republic of Myanmar may take a longer time to
review.
All
submissions from the Peoples Republic of China, Islamic Republic
of Pakistan, the Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea, may be
subject to process involving more than three referees.
Notes
for Reviewers
If
you are designated as a reviewer by a contribution editor,
kindly read the following:
- Kindly
fix the deadlines with your contribution editor.
- All
reviewer comments should be summarized two short (200 words
or less) paragraphs. The first paragraph should contain your
view of the submission and the second should contain the
changes you want to see made in the piece.
- Kindly
explicitly indicate your recommendation regarding
publication in a single line at the end of your comments.
For all further queries please
email
us.
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