For Early Career Researchers, publishing journal articles and books is essential, yet often daunting. How to set up your original research and speak to existing debates? How to tailor your writing to specific journals or publishers? How do peer review processes work? How to pitch a book project? Especially in interdisciplinary fields like International Political Economy (IPE) – where scholars work on diverse topics like sustainability, finance, trade or reproduction – this can be even more challenging. At the same time, pressures to publish have never been greater. Publishing can be a difficult, often frustrating task. Yet, it can also be very productive, improving the quality of one’s work.
This workshop attempts to tackle these issues head-on by providing detailed feedback on manuscripts, demystifying the peer review process and engaging in discussions with experienced book and journal editors on how to publish. Our aim is to work with manuscripts that are close to submission and – plainly speaking – “make them publishable” in what we hope will be an intellectually stimulating, productive, and supportive environment. To that end, we will work in small review groups to provide feedback. Participants are expected to read and give detailed written feedback on two papers assigned prior to the workshop, and to then discuss this with the authors. Moreover, experienced editors from IPE journals and book series will provide advice and answer questions about scope, requirements and peer-review processes.
Programme
The Workshop
For Early Career Researchers, publishing journal articles and books is essential, yet often daunting. How to set up your original research and speak to existing debates? How to tailor your writing to specific journals or publishers? How do peer review processes work? How to pitch a book project? Especially in interdisciplinary fields like International Political Economy (IPE) – where scholars work on diverse topics like sustainability, finance, trade or reproduction – this can be even more challenging. At the same time, pressures to publish have never been greater. Publishing can be a difficult, often frustrating task. Yet, it can also be very productive, improving the quality of one’s work.
This workshop attempts to tackle these issues head-on by providing detailed feedback on manuscripts, demystifying the peer review process and engaging in discussions with experienced book and journal editors on how to publish. Our aim is to work with manuscripts that are close to submission and – plainly speaking – “make them publishable” in what we hope will be an intellectually stimulating, productive, and supportive environment. To that end, we will work in small review groups to provide feedback. Participants are expected to read and give detailed written feedback on two papers assigned prior to the workshop, and to then discuss this with the authors. Moreover, experienced editors from IPE journals and book series will provide advice and answer questions about scope, requirements and peer-review processes.
Programme
The Workshop will be a 1.5-day event at the Goethe University Frankfurt, from 4-5 December 2025. It will include the following activities:
- Pitching-to-peers: a three-minute presentation of papers in front of the group
- Group feedback: intense discussion of papers in small groups of three
- Open peer review: demonstrate the peer review process using a sample paper
- Meet the editors: presentation by and exchange with journal and book editors in IPE
Submissions
Two types of works can be submitted for this workshop: papers and book proposals from the field of IPE.
We invite papers that are close to submission or have been submitted before but have not been accepted. Please submit an extended abstract (400-500 words). Please also include a one-page list of key references and indicate the targeted journal(s).
We also invite book proposals for monographs, especially from those who plan to revise their dissertation. Please submit a synopsis of your book (400-500 words). Please also include a paragraph that provides context for your book project (e.g. if you are revising a dissertation, if this is a new project, how complete the manuscript is) and indicate the targeted publisher(s).
Submissions for both paper and book proposals should include: (1) an outline of the research question; (2) a summary of key findings and contribution to the literature; (3) brief description of the methodological/theoretical framework; and (4) an indication of the empirical data used.
Submissions should be sent to ipoe@dvpw.de by 15 July 2025.
Funding
Limited funding might be available to support unfunded participants. If you would like to apply for financial assistance, please include a short case for support (max. 200 words) when submitting your abstract.
Timeline:
- Application deadline: 15 July 2025
- Notification of acceptance: 1 August 2025
- Papers due: 15 November 2025
- Written feedback/comments due: 1 December 2025
- Workshop: 4-5 December 2025
