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The entire publishing process of The Slovak Journal of International Relations follows the ethical principles that are normally expected from this type of publication. Authors, by submitting an article to the editorial board, agree to go through a regular editorial process, including a review process. At the same time, they honestly declare that the article was not, and in the case of its acceptance, will not be offered to the publication elsewhere. The editorial board reviews articles exclusively on the basis of their scientific quality and compliance with the scope of the journal. There is no legal right to publish an article in the Slovak Journal of International Relations (Medzinárodné vzťahy).

Author's Ethics

The author, who has submitted an article to the Slovak Journal of International Relations, honestly declares that:

1. the article is the result of his creative scientific activity (all submitted articles will undergo the process of plagiarism check via Crossref Similarity Check),
2. has a publication right from all co-authors to deal with the article,
3. agrees with the editorial process of the Journal of International Relations and publication of the article, including the incorporation of the article in all databases in which the Slovak Journal of International Relations (Medzinárodné vzťahy) is covered or will be covered in the future,
4. the article was not accepted and will not be offered for publication elsewhere,
5. the list of authors of the article includes all persons who have played a significant contribution role,
6. the list of authors of the article does not include persons who have not significantly contributed to it,
7. the article correctly lists all quotes and does not contain passages and thoughts without mentioning the source,
8. the content of the article is based on actual research,
9. article states sources of research funding in case if contribution was generated within the funding,
10. none of the authors is in conflict with the content of the article in a conflict of interest.

Reviewer’s Ethics

The reviewer commits:

1. to evaluate articles objectively, solely on the basis of their scientific quality,
2. accept the fact that reviews are anonymous from both sides,
3. keep the content of the reviewed articles secret,
4. make reviews personally and without unnecessary delay.

Editor's Code of Ethics

The editor commits:

1. to receive articles on a non-discriminatory basis from all authors,
2. evaluate whether the articles delivered meet the formal and content criteria, whether they are in line with the scope of the journal and, in the event of a negative evaluation, inform the authors without undue delay,
3. keep the contents of the delivered articles in secret,
4. send an article in the specified deadlines to at least two reviewers who are not in close contact with the authors, while maintaining the anonymity of the authors,
5. without undue delay to inform the authors about the outcome of the review process while maintaining reviewers' anonymity, 
6. to include the articles received in the nearest available edition of the journal, taking into account its content balance.

How to prepare an article for the Slovak Journal of International Relations

1. Edit the paper according to template.
2. Print, sign and scan your declaration of originality.
3. Check whether the article explicitly shows its objectives, methods, results and contributions.
4. Make sure the article contains an abstract, keywords, and JEL classification.
5. Make sure you use the name-year citation method (Lipkova 2011, p. 145).
6. Submit the article together with the declaration of originality to the editorial office ().

Issue frequency

The Slovak Journal of International Relations contains two issues annually:

1. Issue: editorial deadline is 15th of September
2. Issue: editorial deadline is 15th of March

Editorial procedures and publishing ethics

All contributions that will be delivered to the editorial office () before the editorial deadline will be included to double-blind peer review process. It is assumed that manuscripts have not yet been published or submitted for publishing elsewhere. The author is responsible for the formal and scientific accuracy of the paper. There is no legal claim to the publication of a journal article. The author is committed to adhere the publishing ethics. The authors are advised to follow the template, otherwise the article will be returned for adaptation which may result in its delayed publication.

Length of the paper

Papers should retain a range of 15-25 pages of B-5 format while maintaining the required formatting. We encourage authors to use a template. Articles that do not conform to the required formatting will be returned for adaptation.

The editorial board also accepts book review of 2-4 pages.

Paper requirements

Each article must clearly identify the research objectives, methods, results and contributions of research. We do not accept articles without unambiguous scientific added value. The recommended structure of the article can be downloaded here: Structure of the scientific article

Each paper must also include:

• abstract and keywords in English language
• 1-3 JEL classification codes of the American Economic Association
• correct determination of all grants and programs with which the article originated
• full name, titles, address, and e-mail of all authors

Submit a paper

Send an article in English language in MS Word (old and new versions) by e-mail to . The preferred file name is Last Name - Article title. From October 15, 2022, we accept articles only in English. Manuscripts in English will be included to the review process and may be published in the first issue of the journal in 2023.

Articles delivered between September 16th and December 15th will be included in the review process for inclusion to the first issue. Articles delivered between March 16th and June 15th will be included to the second issue.

There is no necessity to submit a printed version of the article.

In addition to the article, it is necessary to send a signed and scanned declaration of originality. All submitted articles will undergo the process of plagiarism check via the Crossref Similarity Check anti-plagiarism tool, which is a tool of iThenticate.

Next steps

Upon receipt of the contribution to the editorial office, the executive editor will review the content and formalities of the article and return it to the author for completion if needed. An anonymous review process will take place in the first month after the closing of editorial deadline – each article will be submitted for review by two reviewers. The review process takes approximately 4-6 weeks. Based on the outcome of the review process, the article will be accepted for publication, returned to the author for prompt completion or rejected. The articles will be published in both the printed and online versions of the journal in March or December. Each author has a claim for one printed copy of the issue without further purchase. Submitting and publishing the article is free of charge.

Scientific journal of international political, economic, cultural and legal relations published by Faculty of International Relations at the University of Economics in Bratislava

Journal is registrated in Ministry of Culture of the Slovak republic, registration number EV 4785/13. Journal is covered by ERIH PLUS, ProQuest, EBSCO, EconPapers, RePEc a EconBiz.

ISSN 1336 - 1562 (printed)

ISSN 1339 - 2751 (online)

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Slovak Journal of International Relations 2/2024

Year 2024, Volume XXII., Issue 2, pages 110-182

Contents

110-124: Milan Kurucz

ŠTRUKTURÁLNE ASPEKTY SUVERENITY A SLOVENSKÁ ZAHRANIČNÁ POLITIKA PO PARLAMENTNÝCH VOĽBÁCH 2023

STRUCTURAL ASPECTS OF SOVEREIGNTY AND THE SLOVAK FOREIGN POLICY AFTER PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS 2023

125-144: Matthew David Huntley

FRANCÚZSKE A NEMECKÉ STRATEGICKÉ NARATÍVY: DIVERGENCIA ALEBO KONVERGENCIA?

FRENCH AND GERMAN STRATEGIC NARRATIVES: DIVERGENCE OR CONVERGENCE?

145-161: Laura Nyilas

ZNAKY ZAHRANIČNEJ POLITIKY MAĎARSKA A KRAJÍN VYŠEGRÁDSKEJ SKUPINY

FEATURES OF THE FOREIGN POLICY OF HUNGARY AND THE VISEGRAD COUNTRIES

162-182: Zebo Kuldasheva

PRACOVNÁ MIGRÁCIA V STREDNEJ ÁZII: PROBLÉMY, DOPADY A STRATEGICKÉ RIEŠENIA

LABOR MIGRATION IN CENTRAL ASIA: ISSUES, IMPACTS, AND STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS 

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Medzinárodné vzťahy 2/2024 - Slovak Journal of International Relations 2/2024

Year 2024, Volume XXII., Issue 2, pages 110-182

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110-124: Milan Kurucz

ŠTRUKTURÁLNE ASPEKTY SUVERENITY A SLOVENSKÁ ZAHRANIČNÁ POLITIKA PO PARLAMENTNÝCH VOĽBÁCH 2023

STRUCTURAL ASPECTS OF SOVEREIGNTY AND THE SLOVAK FOREIGN POLICY AFTER PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS 2023

125-144: Matthew David Huntley

FRANCÚZSKE A NEMECKÉ STRATEGICKÉ NARATÍVY: DIVERGENCIA ALEBO KONVERGENCIA?

FRENCH AND GERMAN STRATEGIC NARRATIVES: DIVERGENCE OR CONVERGENCE?

145-161: Laura Nyilas

ZNAKY ZAHRANIČNEJ POLITIKY MAĎARSKA A KRAJÍN VYŠEGRÁDSKEJ SKUPINY

FEATURES OF THE FOREIGN POLICY OF HUNGARY AND THE VISEGRAD COUNTRIES

162-182: Zebo Kuldasheva

PRACOVNÁ MIGRÁCIA V STREDNEJ ÁZII: PROBLÉMY, DOPADY A STRATEGICKÉ RIEŠENIA

LABOR MIGRATION IN CENTRAL ASIA: ISSUES, IMPACTS, AND STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS 

Medzinárodné vzťahy 1/2024 - Slovak Journal of International Relations 1/2024

Year 2024, Volume XXII., Issue 1, pages 5-101

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5-22: Eva Grebe

VÝZNAM MÄKKÝCH ZRUČNOSTÍ V KONTEXTE SÚČASNÝCH EKONOMICKÝCH VZŤAHOV A MEDZINÁRODNEJ MOBILITY ŠTUDENTOV

THE IMPORTANCE OF SOFT SKILLS IN THE CONTEXT OF CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENT MOBILITY

23-35: Vaselina Uzunova

AFGANISTAN V AMERICKO-IRÁNSKYCH VZŤAHOCH V 90. ROKOCH

AFGHANISTAN IN US-IRAN RELATIONS IN THE 1990S

36-53: Karol Janas, Barbora Jánošková

KOMPARÁCIA VYBRANÝCH ASPEKTOV REGIONÁLNEJ SAMOSPRÁVY V KRAJINÁCH V4

COMPARISON OF SELECTED ASPECTS OF REGIONAL SELF-GOVERNMENT IN THE V4 COUNTRIES

54-72: Lidiia Karpenko

SCENÁROVÝ PRÍSTUP V ANALÝZE INVESTIČNEJ POLITIKY V PODMIENKACH GLOBALIZÁCIE

THE SCENARIO APPROACH OF THE COUNTRY INVESTMENT POLICY IN THE CONDITIONS OF GLOBALIZATION

73-101: Dorota Harakaľová

PODANIA ŠTÁTOV NA PREDĹŽENIE KONTINENTÁLNEHO ŠELFU V SEVERNOM ĽADOVOM OCEÁNE

SUBMISSIONS OF STATES IN RESPECT OF EXTENDED CONTINENTAL SHELF IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN

Medzinárodné vzťahy 2/2023 - Slovak Journal of International Relations 2/2023

Year 2023, Volume XXI., Issue 2, pages 109-190

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109-134: Barbora Janubová

ZELENÝ EXTRAKTIVIZMUS V LÍTIOVOM TROJUHOLNÍKU

GREEN EXTRACTIVISM IN LITHIUM TRIANGLE

135-154: Temitope Peter Ola

BEZPEČNOSTNÁ RADA OSN A GLOBÁLNA STABILITA

UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND GLOBAL STABILITY

155-172: Mukesh Shankar Bharti

INDICKO–FRANCÚZSKE OBRANNÉ A BEZPEČNOSTNÉ PARTNERSTVO

INDO–FRENCH DEFENCE AND SECURITY PARTNERSHIP

173-185: Radoslav Štefančík, Beáta Biliková, Svitlana Goloshchuk

Sekuritizácia MIGRÁCIE PO RUSKEJ VOJENSKEJ INVÁZII NA UKRAJINU

SECURITIZATION OF MIGRATION AFTER RUSSIA’S MILITARY INVASION OF UKRAINE

186-190: Souvik Chatterjee

LAKHAN MEHROTRA: ODYSEA DIPLOMATA

LAKHAN MEHROTRA: THE ODYSSEY OF A DIPLOMAT: THROUGH THE CORRIDORS OF TIME

Medzinárodné vzťahy 1/2023 - Slovak Journal of International Relations 1/2023

Year 2023, Volume XXI., Issue 1, pages 5-100

Obsah/Contents

5-28: . Irah Kučerová

CEZNÁRODNÁ ANALÝZA V EÚ: KONCEPČNÁ MAPA EURÓPSKEJ ÚNIE – ODKLON SEVERU OD JUHU

CROSS-NATIONAL ANALYSIS IN THE EU: NORTH–SOUTH CLEAVAGES AS A CONCEPTUAL MAP OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

29-44: Kristína Baculáková, Michaela Čiefová, Rudolf Kucharčík

RIEŠENIA PRE INTELIGENTNÉ MESTÁ A KVALITA OVZDUŠIA V ČASE PANDÉMIE COVID – PRÍPADOVÁ ŠTÚDIA BRATISLAVY

SMART CITY SOLUTIONS AND THE AIR QUALITY IN THE COVID TIMES – CASE STUDY OF BRATISLAVA

45-60: Gökhan Demirtaş, Atahan Demirkol

TRADIČNÍ EKONOMOVIA ALEBO EKONOMOVIA TRETIEHO SVETA? VPLYV PRÁV DUŠEVNÉHO VLASTNÍCTVA NA EKONOMICKÝ RAST V ROZVOJOVÝCH KRAJINÁCH

TRADITIONAL ECONOMISTS OR THIRD WORLDISTS? THE EFFECT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

61-78: Ekrem Yaşar Akçay, Halil Emre Deniş

EFEKT NOVA V ZAHRANIČNEJ POLITIKE TURECKA: TURECKO-AMERICKÉ VZŤAHY (1945-1964)

NOVA EFFECT IN TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY: TURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS (1945-1964)

79-100: Anna Rivna

HOSPODÁRSKY A POLITICKÝ VÝVOJ UKRAJINY: VÝZNAM PRIAMYCH ZAHRANIČNÝCH INVESTÍCIÍ

ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF UKRAINE: IMPORTANCE OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

Medzinárodné vzťahy 4/2022 - Slovak Journal of International Relations 4/2022

Year 2022, Volume XX., Issue 4, pages 299-392

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299-326: Josef Smolík, Michaela Zemanová

POLITICKÝ VÝVOJ KUBÁNSKÉ REPUBLIKY V LETECH 2000–2021

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA IN 2000–2021

327-345: Temitope Peter Ola

PRÍNOSY ZÁKONU O RASTE A PRÍLEŽITOSTIACH PRE AFRIKU DO MEDZINÁRODNÉHO OBCHODU SUBSAHARSKEJ AFRIKY

CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

346-372: Martin Winkler

MEDZINÁRODNÉ ZMLUVY AKO PRAMEŇ MEDZINÁRODNÉHO PRÁVA – VYBRANÉ OTÁZKY

INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AS A SOURCE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW – SELECTED ISSUES

373-388: Radoslav Ivančík

BEZPEČNOSTNÁ A OBRANNÁ POLITIKA EURÓPSKEJ ÚNIE V KONTEXTE KONFLIKTU NA UKRAJINE

SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE

389-392: Patrícia Šimková

JULIA EBNER: DO TMY: TAJNÝ ŽIVOT EXTRÉMISTOV

JuLIA EBNER: GOING DARK: THE SECRET SOCIAL LIVES OF EXTREMISTS

Medzinárodné vzťahy 3/2022 - Slovak Journal of International Relations 3/2022

Year 2022, Volume XX., Issue 3, pages 183-290

Obsah/Contents

183-205: Radoslav Ivančík

POSILNENIE EURÓPSKEJ BEZPEČNOSTI A OBRANY: SKUTOČNE NÁROČNÁ ÚLOHA PRE EURÓPSKU ÚNIU

STRENGTHENING EUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENCE: A TRULY DEMANDING TASK FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION

206-227: Zuzana Rozkošová

PROBLEMATICKÉ DEFINOVANIE POJMU TERORIZMUS A S TÝM SÚVISIACE PORUŠOVANIE ĽUDSKÝCH PRÁV V KONTEXTE BOJA PROTI TERORIZMU NA PRÍKLADE RUSKEJ FEDERÁCIE

PROBLEMATIC DEFINITION OF TERRORISM AND ASSOCIATED HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

228-249: Patrik Šváb

STYLIZOVANÁ FAKTA EKONOMICKÝCH KRIZÍ NA PŘÍKLADU CHILE

STYLIZED FACTS OF ECONOMIC CRISES: THE EXAMPLE OF CHILE

250-276: Siyang Liu

„SPOLUPRÁCA 17+1“ V STREDNEJ A VÝCHODNEJ EURÓPE: ANALÝZA EURÓPSKYCH A AMERICKÝCH FAKTOROV A TRENDOV

“17+1 COOPERATION” IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE: ANALYSIS OF EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN FACTORS AND TRENDS

277-290: Atahan Demirkol

AKO JE MOŽNÉ, ŽE EŠTE NEDOŠLO K TRETEJ SVETOVEJ VOJNE?

WHY IS THERE NO THIRD WORLD WAR YET?

Medzinárodné vzťahy 2/2022 - Slovak Journal of International Relations 2/2022

Year 2022, Volume XX., Issue 2, pages 83-174

Obsah/Contents

83-99: Temitope Peter Ola, Tosin Akinjobi-Babatunde

NIGERIJSKÉ ŽENY A PANDÉMIA COVID-19

NIGERIAN WOMEN AND COVID-19 PANDEMIC

100-118: Monika Michalcová

„KONZERVAČNÉ LÁTKY“ NÁRODNÉHO ŠTÁTU V ČASE GLOBALIZÁCIE

“PRESERVATIVES” OF NATIONAL STATE IN TIMES OF GLOBALIZATION

119-135: Radoslav Štefančík

STRANY ZELENÝCH VO ŠVAJČIARSKOM STRANÍCKOM SYSTÉME

THE GREEN PARTIES IN THE SWISS PARTY SYSTEM

136-154: Terézia Seresová

MEDZINÁRODNÁ MIGRÁCIA AKO PREDMET VÝSKUMU MEDZINÁRODNÝCH VZŤAHOV

INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION AS AN OBJECT OF RESEARCH IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

155-174: Karol R. Sorby

EGYPT 1971 – ANWAR AS-SĀDĀT A JEHO KONTRAREVOLUČNÝ PREVRAT

EGYPT 1971 – ANWAR AS- SĀDĀT AND HIS COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY COUP

Medzinárodné vzťahy 1/2022 - Slovak Journal of International Relations 1/2022

Year 2022, Volume XX., Issue 1, pages 5-74

Obsah/Contents

5-17: Radoslav Ivančík

KONCEPT MÄKKEJ SILY AKO NÁSTROJ NA ZAISTENIE BEZPEČNOSTI EURÓPSKEJ ÚNIE V RÁMCI BOJA PROTI ISLAMSKÉMU TERORIZMU A RADIKALIZMU

CONCEPT OF SOFT POWER AS A TOOL TO ENSURE THE SECURITY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ISLAMIC TERRORISM AND RADICALISM

18-33: Barbora Krištofová

JOSEPH SAMUEL NYE A KONCEPT MOCI V MEDZINÁRODNÝCH VZŤAHOCH: TEORETICKÝ RÁMEC A PRÍKLADY Z PRAXE

JOSEPH SAMUEL NYE AND THE CONCEPT OF POWER IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND PRACTICAL EXAMPLES

34-57: Irah Kučerová

HISTORICKÝ VÝVOJ HLAVNÝCH MIGRAČNÝCH TOKOV

THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF MAIN MIGRATORY FLOWS

58-71: Andrej Kiner

ŠPANIELSKY HOVORIACI MIGRANTI V SLOVENSKEJ REPUBLIKE

SPANISH-SPEAKING MIGRANTS IN THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

72-74: Karol R. Sorby

GOMBÁR, EDUARD, BAREŠ, LADISLAV, VESELÝ, RUDOLF: DĚJINY EGYPTA

GOMBAR, EDUARD, BARES, LADISLAV, VESELY, RUDOLF: HISTORY OF EGYPT

Medzinárodné vzťahy 4/2021 - Slovak Journal of International Relations 4/2021

Year 2021, Volume XIX., Issue 4, pages 390-368

Obsah/Contents 

294-310: Anastasiia Volodina, Tatyana Podolskaya, Ludmila Tomashevskaya

PLNENIE ENVIRONMENTÁLNYCH VÝZIEV V RUSKU: VÝSLEDKY A PROBLÉMY

RUSSIA MEETS ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES: ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROBLEMS

311-330: Ivan Majchút, Martin Bakič

RUSKO-POBALTSKÉ VZŤAHY

RUSSIAN-BALTIC RELATIONS

331-345: Mariana-Luminița Coman (Linţă)

EFEKTÍVNOSŤ ZDAŇOVANIA VO VYBRANÝCH ČLENSKÝCH ŠTÁTOCH EURÓPSKEJ ÚNIE

THE EFFICIENCY OF TAXATION IN SELECTED EUROPEAN UNION MEMBER STATES

346-361: Ľudmila Lipková

EKONOMIKA AFGANISTANU V 21. STOROČÍ – REALITA, PROBLÉMY A PERSPEKTÍVY

AFGHANISTAN'S ECONOMY IN THE 21ST CENTURY – REALITIES, CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS

362-364: Ondřej Svoboda

INKSTER, NIGEL: VEĽKÉ DELENIE – ČÍNA, AMERIKA A BOJ O TECHNOLOGICKÚ NADVLÁDU

INKSTER, NIGEL: THE GREAT DECOUPLING – CHINA, AMERICA AND THE STRUGGLE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL SUPREMACY