Editor-in-Chief's Message

Dear MJIP Community,

At the onset of the new academic year in 2025-26, it is my utmost pleasure to address you in my role as the Editor-in-Chief. The MEF Journal of International Politics (MJIP) is a meticulously run and interdisciplinary journal catering to undergraduate research in political sciences, international relations, and economics.

Our aim for this period will be to make MJIP a fully student-run publication and a respected member of the global academic community. The main focus will be on making connections with overseas student journals and raising the academic standards of our publication to get ourselves included in the undergraduate student journal databases.

For this purpose, we will enhance our peer-review mechanism and collaboration with academic advisors and alumni. We will also maintain a commitment to publishing two issues in a year, consisting of research articles, book reviews, special interviews, and so on.

Running concurrently with MJIP is the launch of MJIP Compass during the 2025-26 academic year. MJIP Compass is an entirely new and independent platform that provides open and non-academic content. Whereas MJIP continues to be an academic journal that only publishes research papers in international politics, MJIP Compass delivers bite-sized summaries of up-to-date developments taking place in the world without the need to adhere to traditional academic parlance.

In this new era, MJIP opens its submission to undergraduate students globally to foster innovative quality pieces to promote our development into a prestigious academic journal publication.

It is my pleasure to extend my gratitude to all the students, professors, and alumni who are MJIP supporters.

Sincerely,

Burak Dikici 

Editor-in-Chief of MJIP