About the Journal
The Georgetown Journal of International Affairs (GJIA) is the flagship academic publication of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Staffed by current Georgetown University undergraduates and graduates, GJIA uses the student lens to engage with and question prevailing ideas within international affairs. We publish original, policy-oriented analyses by scholars and practitioners—ranging from the mainstream to the underrepresented. GJIA challenges reader assumptions with nuanced insights highlighting the dynamism and complexity of the modern world.
History
The first issue of GJIA was published in the spring of 2000. Since then, GJIA has served as a resource for scholars, business leaders, policy makers, and students of international relations alike, cultivating a dialogue accessible to those with all levels of knowledge about foreign affairs and international politics. GJIA publishes a peer-reviewed edition sold online, indexed in academic databases, and distributed in bookstores around the country. GJIA also publishes shorter pieces on our website on a rolling basis.
Online Edition
As a rolling publication, GJIA Online seeks to uniquely pair the intellectual curiosity of Georgetown students with the experience of accomplished thinkers, thereby constantly empowering perspectives that inform accessible and prescriptive analysis.
Print Edition
On an annual basis, GJIA releases a peer-reviewed volume surveying enduring international trends. Organized around a central theme, each print edition explores multifaceted perspectives of a single, complex idea while also offering extended analyses of independent issues. The GJIA print edition serves readers wishing to delve deeper into longer form international relations discourse.
Find our print editions indexed in Project MUSE, JSTOR, ProQuest, HeinOnline (Law Journal Library), and CIAO.
Student Lens
The Georgetown Journal of International Affairs (GJIA) provides staff with a platform to actively participate in the discourse on international affairs. Through roles in editing, writing, and critical thinking, staff members gain essential skills and the opportunity to interact with high-level experts. As a student-run journal, the team manages every aspect of publication, applying creative and analytical thinking to enhance GJIA’s impact and presence as a professional academic journal.
At its heart, GJIA is driven by student curiosity, allowing staff to influence the international affairs landscape by producing insightful analysis on underrepresented topics. As the flagship publication of the School of Foreign Service, GJIA embodies the school’s values, promoting intellectual exploration and dedication to international discourse. Since its first publication in 2000, GJIA has become a key resource for scholars, leaders, and students, with works featured in academic databases and bookstores nationwide, alongside timely articles on its website.
Relation to the Johns Hopkins University Press and Project Muse
The Johns Hopkins University Press publishes the annual print edition for the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. Hopkins Press is home to one of the most prominent journal publication programs of any U.S.-based university press. It provides print and digital book distribution and sales services for a distinguished list of university presses and nonprofit institutions.
Editions 17 to present are viewable on ProjectMUSE, which promotes creating and disseminating essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide. Forged from a partnership between a university press and a library, Project MUSE is a trusted part of the academic community it serves.