Round Table

The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs and Policy Studies is the leading journal for coverage of policy issues concerning the contemporary Commonwealth and its members’ roles in international affairs. Founded in 1910, it is the UK's oldest international affairs journal. It provides analysis and commentary on all aspects of international affairs and policy issues relating to the Commonwealth and its 56 member countries. An interdisciplinary journal with a particular focus on the Commonwealth and its member countries and on policy-related issues, The Round Table publishes high-quality research about all aspects of the Commonwealth from its member countries and beyond. The journal also publishes shorter opinion pieces, book reviews, and occasional documentation relating to the Commonwealth in its many historical and contemporary aspects. It welcomes contributions from a wide range of subject areas in the humanities and the social sciences, including, as they relate to the Commonwealth and its member countries: politics international relations history economics identity, values and faith environmental policies development studies area/regional studies small states health policies education policies law and legal systems sports policies arts and culture The journal welcomes interdisciplinary contributions, and proposals for special issues, especially those which provide in-depth analysis of topics relevant to the contemporary Commonwealth and its member countries. Peer review: Once submitted articles have been assessed for suitability by the editor and approved for further consideration, they will be double anonymized peer-reviewed by independent, anonymous expert referees. Opinion pieces, book reviews, and speeches or lectures do not go through peer review but are reviewed instead by the journal's editorial team.