Journal of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations

SCOPE

The Journal of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (JDFR) is an open-access (OA) journal indexed in Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) and is committed to the advancement of scholarly knowledge by encouraging discussion among several branches of international studies, foreign relations, diplomacy, strategic and security studies, and development studies. The primary objective of JDFR is to enhance international studies, foreign policy, and diplomacy as an art and science within the context of Malaysia in particular and the world in general. Founded in 1999, the Journal publishes scholarly and perspective articles, as well as book reviews whose content and approach are of interest to a wide range of scholars and policymakers. As such, readership consists of individuals in government, business, and academia, locally, regionally, as well as internationally. JDFR is published by an Editorial Board from the Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR), Malaysia and the editor-in-chief is the Director General of IDFR.

PEER REVIEW

All research articles submitted to JDFR will be subjected to initial editorial screening. Articles that pass the initial editorial screening will be sent for an anonymous peer review. The authors must ensure that the necessary corrections are made as per the comments of reviewers.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

JDFR does not accept manuscripts that have already been published or are being considered for publication elsewhere. All submissions should be emailed to psedidfr@idfr.gov.my, and the authors of articles must provide a short paragraph of their respective profiles consisting of 120 words in the email. Manuscripts will be edited for accuracy, organisation, clarity, coherency, and consistency. Copyedited manuscripts will be sent to the authors for approval before a final proof is produced before going to the press. Further editions upon final proofs are strongly discouraged.

For the format and style, please refer to JDFR Contributors' Guide 2026.

For the template for articles, please refer to JDFR Template for Articles 2026.