🎉 Our December Issue is out 🎉

It also marks a turning point, since from 2026 onwards, we will move to continuous article publishing.

👉 Read more about what this means in this editorial by @ajdah.bsky.social and @matthiasleese.bsky.social: rdcu.be/eSvK8

📚 Changes to JIRD’s publication model

📆 From 2026, we will adopt a "Continuous Article Publishing" (CAP) system, where all articles accepted for publication will be integrated directly into a single annual volume.

👉 Find out more about the changes this brings in this editorial: rdcu.be/eNhyc

📚 Want to publish a guest-edited Special Issue or Special Collection with us?

📆 Don’t miss the submission deadline for this year’s annual call on 30 October 2025!

👉 You can find more information on how to prepare your proposal here: link.springer.com/journal/4126...

At @jird-jour.bsky.social, we have implemented a new AI policy that clarifies what is allowed and what is not. In the latest editorial, @ajdah.bsky.social and I introduce this policy, discuss what is at stake, and explicate our rationale as editors.

Read it as open access here: lnkd.in/eB-p4GNB

📣 Temporary Changes to Our Editorial Team 📣

🌟 From 1 August 2025 onwards, @ajdah.bsky.social will be promoted to interim co-editor-in-chief as maternity cover for @dagmarvorlicek.bsky.social

🌟 During this 11-month period, Ajda's managing editor duties will be assumed by @melikamah.bsky.social

We now have an issue "The Politics of Child and Youth Representation in Global Governance: Confronting International Institutions" tandfonline.com/toc/rglo20/2... . Look at novel contributions on #youth as governance tool, #children's exclusion from politics and #activism strategies 👇

It’s a team effort, for sure! Grateful to be part of such a fantastic group.

After our Associate Editors, we are now happy to also introduce you to our Managing Editors! First up is @ajdah.bsky.social, who is a researcher and a teaching assistant at the University of Ljubljana.