The Journal of International Studies is a refereed academic journal published annually by the College of Law, Government and International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia published by UUM Press. Its main objective is to provide a channel for the publication of articles based on empirical research, original thoughts, comparative study and commentaries in international relation studies, international business, foreign relations, diplomacy, political science, strategic and security studies, and related fields
Journal of International Studies (JIS) is a refereed journal published yearly (December) by Universiti Utara Malaysia. Its main objective is to provide a channel for the publication of articles based on research, original thought and commentaries in politics, international relations, international business and other related fields. This journal would not only benefit academicians and practitioners but also the general readers. The views expressed contained therein are those of the individual authors and not necessarily those of the editorial board or the University. Journal of International Studies (JIS) welcomes original contributions not previously published in any journal. JIS has been indexed and abstracted in Google Scholar, Malaysian Citation Index (MyCite), ASEAN Citation Index (ACI), Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and Index Copernicus.
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.
Associate Prof. Dr. Ratnaria Wahid
School of International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia
Prof. Dr. Ahmad Bashawir Haji Abdul Ghani
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Department of Asian Studies, The University of Adelaide, Australia
School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Professor Dr. Christian Bueger
Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Department of International Relations, University Gajah Mada, Indonesia
School of International Studies, Peking University, China
Prof. Dr. Mohd Kamarulnizam Abdullah
School of International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia
Prof. Dr. Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Sani
School of International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia
Prof. Dr. Kamarulzaman Askandar
School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Associate Prof. Dr. Muhammad Fuad Othman
School of International Studies,Universiti Utara Malaysia
Associate Prof. Dr. Mohd Afandi Salleh
Faculty of Law and International Relations, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia
Associate Prof. Dr. Khairul Azman Mohamad Suhaimy
Department of Social Sciences, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Associate Prof. Dr. Nik Abdul Halim Nik Abdullah@Abdullah
School of International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia
Associate Prof. Dr. Rabiul Islam
School of International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia
Department of Ports and Maritime Transportation, Faculty of Maritime Studies, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah
College of Engineering & IT, University of Dubai, Dubai – UAE
School of International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia
Nor Arpizah Atan
UUM Press