Overview

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies publishes innovative peer-reviewed research on Europe and comparative regional studies. It is motivated to disseminate original, significant and rigorous contributions to the field. JCMS is a multidisciplinary outlet that welcomes a plurality of methodological and theoretical approaches within the social sciences especially, international relations, politics, political economy, economics, law and sociology.

JCMS welcomes 3 types of articles from scholars at any stage of their careers:

 1.       Research Articles are articles between 6500 and 8500 words that present original work. Articles must not exceed 8500 words (inclusive of footnotes, appendices included in the text of the article and figures, tables or charts, but excluding the reference list) and should normally be over 6500 words, especially if no tables, figures or charts are included with the text.

 2.       Research Notes are shorter between 3000 and 5000 word manuscripts (inclusive of footnotes, appendices included in the text of the note, and figures, tables or charts, but excluding the reference list) that seek to advance new ideas, research programmes or methodological approaches or explore the implications of new datasets within the boundaries the journal’s remit. These types of articles will normally offer an original perspective on contemporary issues.

3.        Policy commentaries are shorter manuscripts (between 2000-3000 words, inclusive of footnotes, appendices included in the text of the commentary, and figures, tables or charts, but excluding the reference list) that link original research findings to current policy debates within the journal's remit. They can include policy recommendations where relevant. Such articles combine analytical rigour with crisp and incisive writing aimed at an audience of academics and practitioners. We especially welcome contributions that involve co-production of knowledge between academics and practitioners. Such pieces would be subject to peer review in the same way as all other submissions. 

Each issue of JCMS includes a book reviews section of up-to-date critical assessments of new publications in European and regionalism studies.


Additionally, JCMS publishes an annual special book issue, the Annual Review, devoted to a comprehensive review of the activities of the European Union.


The journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).


JCMS is a journal of the Academic Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES).

Aims & Scope

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies is a leading multidisciplinary journal that publishes high quality and accessible articles advancing debates in European and comparative regionalism studies. JCMS seeks to reach beyond the traditional grounding of the field, which focuses on the politics of European Integration.

For over 60 years, JCMS has been the forum for meaningful discussions in European Studies, drawing on the research of and/or challenging boundaries within the field. JCMS thus has the scope to examine a broad set of research questions.

JCMS publishes research articles of 6500 – 8500 words.

We also publish research notes and policy commentaries.

 

Keywords

Europe, European Integration, Regionalism, Comparative regionalism

 

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