Yonsei Journal of International Studies

[YJIS - CALL FOR PAPERS]
The Yonsei Journal of International Studies (YJIS) is now accepting papers for our Spring 2026 issue! We welcome submissions from scholars at all academic and professional levels worldwide.

For more information on the submission process, visit the the link below: https://theyonseijournal.com/submissions/

📅 Deadline: February 1, 2026, 11:59 PM KST
📋Submission form: https://forms.gle/gydVyAm467uohDAj8

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YJIS is a triannual interdisciplinary journal housed at Yonsei University’s Graduate School of International Studies in Seoul, South Korea. We are operated by a team of graduate students and faculty editors, with the advice of an international editorial board of scholars and professors abroad.
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* For inquiries, contact our editorial team at: [email protected]

Cambodia has signed major international agreements against human trafficking — but how effectively are these commitments being implemented? This paper evaluates the gap between legal ratification and on-the-ground enforcement, highlighting persistent challenges in governance, victim protection, and institutional coordination.

“Ratification alone is not enough; without credible implementation, international obligations remain purely symbolic.”

👉 Read the full article: https://theyonseijournal.com/commitments-and-consequences-volume17-issue2-summer-2025/


(Photo credit: Cambodianess - Military and local authorities crack downed on migrant smuggling in Kamrieng, Battamban Province on May 4. Photo from RCAF.)
https://cambodianess.com/article/dramatic-rise-in-human-trafficking-in-cambodia-due-to-covid-19)

After five years of negotiations, WTO member states finally agreed upon the stabilized text for the Joint Statement Initiative on E-Commerce. However, why did the US refuse to sign the statement? This paper aims to answer the question, considering how current state policies are influencing America’s decision-making.

“The United States’ isolationist tendencies cause the nation to move away from multilateral systems, including the Joint Statement Initiative.”

👉 Read the full article here: https://theyonseijournal.com/commitments-and-consequences-volume17-issue2-summer-2025/

(Photo credit: https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/ecom_e/joint_statement_e.htm)

Why do South Korea and Japan continue to struggle with historical disputes despite shared security interests and deep economic ties? This article argues that diverging historical memories, shifting domestic politics, and the lack of early institutional frameworks prevented the two states from reaching the kind of stable reconciliation seen in post-war Europe.

“Lasting reconciliation need not begin with historical issues but with cooperation despite them.”

👉 Read the full article here: Why Did South Korea and Japan Not Become Like France and Germany? Questions of Historical Memory, Security, and the Search for Stability (Noah Roth)
https://theyonseijournal.com/commitments-and-consequences-volume17-issue2-summer-2025/



(Photo credit: Yomiuri Shimbun file photo: Japan and South Korean flags, https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/world/asia-pacific/20241127-224714/)

[CALL FOR PAPERS]

The Yonsei Journal of International Studies (YJIS) is now accepting papers for our Spring/Summer 2024 issue. The submission guidelines and submission form are on our website:

https://theyonseijournal.com/submissions/

Deadline for submissions: March 17th, 2024 (12PM KST)

The Yonsei Institute for North Korean Studies (YINKS) invites you to the first lecture in the 2023-2024 Yonsei-James T. Laney Lecture Series: On America and the World.

Speaker: Dr. Charles Kupchan
Date: September 26, 2023 (via Zoom)
RSVP: https://forms.gle/HgR1FNTC7x5zHLnV9
You may also scan QR code on the poster.

[CALL FOR PAPERS - EXTENDED]

We are extending the call for papers for the Fall/Winter 2023 issue! You can find the submission guidelines and submission form through this link:
https://theyonseijournal.com/submissions/

Deadline for submissions: September 15, 2023 (12PM KST)

[Call for Papers] HanPil: Studies on Korea and the Philippines Vol. 7

: Studies on Korea and the Philippines is a refereed journal in English published by the Korea Research Center, University of the Philippines.

Under the special theme, “De-globalization, Transnationalism, and Diaspora between Korea and the Philippines,” HanPil Vol. 7 (to be published in 2024) wishes to shed light on past and present forms of migration between Korea and the Philippines, any changes or significance in time of de-globalization, and policy suggestions to enhance transnational movements between Korean and Filipino nationals. This theme is also in line with the Korean community association’s commemoration of its 100th year of migration history, recorded since Korean revolutionists stepped on Philippine soil during the Japanese occupation of Korea.

HanPil invites potential authors from various disciplinal fields to contribute manuscripts that touch upon issues and aspects of Korea-Philippines’ relations as well as those that discuss contemporary affairs related to Koreans and the study of Korea in the Philippines, and Filipinos in Korea.

○ Submission Guide Download: https://bit.ly/HanPil2023
○ Submission Deadline: August 28 (Monday) 2023. 23:59 (GMT+8)
○ Contact: UP Korea Research Center (필리핀국립대학교 한국학연구소) [email protected]

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[CALL FOR PAPERS]

The Yonsei Journal of International Studies (YJIS) is now accepting papers for our Fall/Winter 2023 issue. You can find the submission guidelines and submission form through this link:

https://theyonseijournal.com/submissions/

Deadline for submissions: September 13, 2023 (12PM KST)

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[LATEST ISSUE]

The Yonsei Journal of International Studies Volume 15 Issue 1 (Spring/Summer 2023) is now available online:

https://theyonseijournal.com/within-and-beyond-the-peninsula-volume-15-issue-1-spring-summer-2023/

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