About the Journal
The Journal of Power Cartography (JPC) is an international, peer-reviewed academic journal published bi-monthly by Allahabad Academic Press. JPC is dedicated to mapping the shifting geographies of power in world politics, bringing together scholars, strategists, and policy practitioners to examine how power is contested, projected, and reconfigured across territory, geopolitics, and global strategic affairs.
The journal publishes rigorous, original research spanning classical and critical geopolitics, international relations theory, security and strategic studies, border and territorial disputes, economic statecraft, and the evolving domains of maritime, space, and cyber power. JPC's guiding approach is genuinely cartographic — tracing how influence, sovereignty, and strategy are drawn, redrawn, and defended across regions, actors, and eras.
Each bi-monthly issue features full-length peer-reviewed research articles, strategic commentary on current affairs, cartographic essays pairing visual and analytical insight, book reviews, and dialogues with practitioners, diplomats, and policymakers. The journal welcomes contributions from established scholars as well as early-career researchers working at the intersection of geography, power, and international relations.
JPC follows a double-blind peer review process and is committed to timely, transparent editorial decisions given its accelerated bi-monthly publication schedule. The journal aims to become an essential reference point for understanding the strategic contours of the twenty-first century — from great-power competition and regional rivalries to non-state actors and emerging technologies of influence.
Focus and Scope
- Classical and critical geopolitics
- International relations theory and practice
- Security and strategic studies
- Territorial disputes, borders, and sovereignty
- Economic statecraft and resource geopolitics
- Maritime, space, and cyber domains of power
- Regional and area studies (South Asia, Indo-Pacific, Middle East, Europe, Americas)
Publication Frequency:
Bi-monthly — 6 issues annually (January, March, May, July, September, November)
Peer Review Process
All submissions undergo double-blind peer review by a minimum of two independent reviewers. Given the journal's bi-monthly cycle, editors aim for an initial decision within 4–6 weeks of submission.
