About - FAO Journal of International Affairs

Mission:

Cultivate the professionalism of the Foreign Area Officer (FAO) community by offering a venue for the FAOs and other international military professionals to publish articles. The Journal will promote winning papers from the FAOA awards programs, share FAO experiences from the field, and offer commentary on relevant geo-political and career issues, including recommendations on the utilization, training, and professional development of FAOs.

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Have an article to submit? See guidance below:

Contributors should email articles to the editorial board for review. Articles are subject to peer review. Submit all articles in Microsoft Word format to Editor@faoa.org in order to begin the peer review process and to be considered for publication.

Articles should be between 1,500 and 5,000 words in length, not including endnotes, preferably in 12-point Times New Roman. Articles should be written in ‘plain English,’ should avoid military jargon, be connected to the FAO profession, international security affairs, and avoid overly partisan political stances.

Figures and Tables are acceptable, but minimized to those critical to advance the argument. Tables should be upright on the page and have a short, one-line title in bold text. Figures should be as small and simple as is compatible with clarity. Avoid unnecessary complexity, coloring, and excessive detail. If your article has embedded links or videos, be sure to test the link and make sure it still works before submission. Photos add value to an article if appropriate to the text. Authors should insert photos into the text, but they may be moved by the EB Chairman to adjust for spacing. All photos require a caption, and identification of the photo’s owner, whether an author’s work, or credited to outside source.

Authors are responsible for obtaining all necessary approvals and/or security clearances from their institution/organization PRIOR to submitting material. Also include any disclaimers required by your chain of command. The Journal will not become involved in clearance determinations.

When submitting an article or book review, authors need to include full name of all authors, author service and rank (if appropriate), current position and/or assignment of author(s), number of words, and telephone number. Include a short bio (2 to 3 sentences) about yourself

Articles are subject to editing by the FAO Journal Staff to ensure that space constraints of the publication are met, and all submissions are subject to minor editing for format, brevity and grammar as required. The Journal is a peer-reviewed publication, and all articles are reviewed by the Journal

Editorial Board for appropriateness, content, organization, and presentation to determine

suitability for publication in the FAO Journal. Once approved by the editorial board, content is published via www.FAOAjournal.substack.com.

Have a book review to submit? See guidance below:

Submit all book reviews to Editor@faoa.org. Submit reviews in Microsoft Word format; 12-point Times New Roman font; single space. Include the full name of the reviewer(s), reviewer(s) service and rank (if appropriate), a short (Two or three sentence paragraph) biography. See format below.

A book review is designed to present the book to a prospective reader. Review the author’s main points, the quality of writing, the logic (or lack thereof) of the author’s points and/or analysis. There is no specific minimum or maximum length for a book review. However, the ideal length is between 500 and 900 words.

The book selected for review should be recently published (within the past year) and of a subject matter likely to be of interest to the varied international affairs backgrounds of the readership.

Format:

Start your review with “BOOK REVIEW” in first line, book title in second line (BOLD TEXT). Follow with a bulletized introduction to the book, which includes:

a. Author

b. Reviewer

c. Publisher, year of publication, Library of Congress ISBN (Include all applicable ISBN-10 and ISBN-13 numbers for hard cover, soft cover, e-book, and audio book)

d. Image of the book cover

e. Text of the review

f. About the reviewer