Editorial Policy

Arab Insight is an international and interdisciplinary quarterly policy journal dedicated to providing diverse perspectives on vital Middle Eastern issues that impact the region's strategic development and its relations with the United States and the world. The journal seeks to improve the understanding of the Middle East amongst American policy practitioners and the public by providing authoritative analyses on critical security issues.

Manuscript Types

Analyses

Arab Insight contains scholarly articles that provide analytical descriptions of, and prescriptions for addressing, problems that represent a major challenge or trend in the Middle East. We welcome authors to provide new thinking about practical policy recommendations. We do not accept opinion pieces. Article length should be 3,000 to 4,500 words. We welcome papers written either in Arabic or English. Translated pieces will be subject to final review of the authors. All analyses must be documented with footnotes, endnotes, and/or include a list of sources or bibliography.

Book and Literature Reviews

Each issue also contains reviews of recently published Arabic books and other forms of literature (monographs and journal articles) on the topic area. These materials have been published in the Middle East, are written in Arabic, and make an important contribution to the field.

Style and Content

The best guide to what we are looking for, in terms of both substance and style, is what we have already published. Prospective authors should start by examining current and recent issues of the journal. We rely on authors to ensure the veracity and originality of their statements. All articles must be supported with footnotes or endnotes. Unless otherwise informed, we assume any article submitted to us is being offered exclusively, and that no article accepted for publication will be published elsewhere simultaneously in any form without our knowledge.

Edit/Review

All submitted manuscripts are first reviewed by the editors, and, whenever possible, responses given to authors within two weeks regarding initial acceptance of articles.

Call for papers

Arab Insight welcomes unsolicited manuscripts and article proposals written in Arabic or English. Each quarterly issue of the journal focuses on a specific issue but is open for submissions on other timely subjects related to areas of Middle East politics.

Submissions should be sent via email to: Mohamed@taqrir.org     or

Arab Insight
Editor in Chief
World Security Institute
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Arab Insight

Articles in Arab Insight do not represent any consensus of opinion. While readers may agree or disagree with the ideas set out in these articles, it is our purpose to present a diversity of views rather than subscribe to a particular body of beliefs. The analyses, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in Arab Insight are solely those of the individual authors and should not be attributed to the World Security Institute or any other individuals or organizations in the Middle East or the United States.