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Journal of Micronational Studies
I've been looking at some of my old (not quite finished) history-related articles on micronationalism in my offline archive today, and I was thinking that they don't quite fit with the Coprieta Standard's presentation.
To that extent, I was considering reviving the old RIMA Journal as a bi-annual publication on micronational history, but I felt that that concentration might limit others from contributing if they desired. As such, I've come up with a proposal to launch the Journal of Micronational Studies (yeah, not the most unique name, alternative suggestions welcomed!), which would invite academic-style articles on the following fields of study within the context of micronationalism (in no particular order):
1. History
2. Warfare
3. Economics
4. Law
5. Political Science
6. Humanities
7. Infrastructure
8. Statistics / Demographics
9. Theology
10. Geography
These fields are broad and can include topics from all segments of micronationalism, whether simulationist or secessionist or something else. The Journal is intended to expand knowledge on all aspects of micronationalism.
The goal would be to publish an issue in the spring and another in the autumn of each year, provided that there are sufficient contributions. I was thinking that the magic number would be at least three articles; if less, the articles that are contributed would be held until that magic number is attained for publication, at which point the Journal would be released at the earliest opportunity (spring or autumn).
If you want to click on the following link, you can see a draft cover page that I've developed for the Journal: http://www.micronationhistory.info/JMS-draftCover.pdf (let me know if it loads weird. I've used default MS Word fonts, so everyone should see the file in the proper format I hope).
As the cover indicates, there are two vacancies on the Review Board. If you are interested in becoming a Reviewer please let me know either in this thread or by sending me a PM. All members of the Review Board are essentially tasked with editorial review of contributed articles, which isn't an intensive job by any means if you're concerned about how much of your free time it would take up. The Review Board, when it's formed, would also likely set some minimum guidelines for contributed content.
In closing, I wouldn't mind if people would let me know whether this is something they'd like to see proceed and if it is something that you would be personally interested in contributing content to. I likely wouldn't have the time between the Journal, the Coprieta Standard, and my micronation-specific commitments to turn out three articles myself every six months, so I'd certainly appreciate any commitment that others can provide to the project, especially since it will provide for a stronger variety of content and views.
To that extent, I was considering reviving the old RIMA Journal as a bi-annual publication on micronational history, but I felt that that concentration might limit others from contributing if they desired. As such, I've come up with a proposal to launch the Journal of Micronational Studies (yeah, not the most unique name, alternative suggestions welcomed!), which would invite academic-style articles on the following fields of study within the context of micronationalism (in no particular order):
1. History
2. Warfare
3. Economics
4. Law
5. Political Science
6. Humanities
7. Infrastructure
8. Statistics / Demographics
9. Theology
10. Geography
These fields are broad and can include topics from all segments of micronationalism, whether simulationist or secessionist or something else. The Journal is intended to expand knowledge on all aspects of micronationalism.
The goal would be to publish an issue in the spring and another in the autumn of each year, provided that there are sufficient contributions. I was thinking that the magic number would be at least three articles; if less, the articles that are contributed would be held until that magic number is attained for publication, at which point the Journal would be released at the earliest opportunity (spring or autumn).
If you want to click on the following link, you can see a draft cover page that I've developed for the Journal: http://www.micronationhistory.info/JMS-draftCover.pdf (let me know if it loads weird. I've used default MS Word fonts, so everyone should see the file in the proper format I hope).
As the cover indicates, there are two vacancies on the Review Board. If you are interested in becoming a Reviewer please let me know either in this thread or by sending me a PM. All members of the Review Board are essentially tasked with editorial review of contributed articles, which isn't an intensive job by any means if you're concerned about how much of your free time it would take up. The Review Board, when it's formed, would also likely set some minimum guidelines for contributed content.
In closing, I wouldn't mind if people would let me know whether this is something they'd like to see proceed and if it is something that you would be personally interested in contributing content to. I likely wouldn't have the time between the Journal, the Coprieta Standard, and my micronation-specific commitments to turn out three articles myself every six months, so I'd certainly appreciate any commitment that others can provide to the project, especially since it will provide for a stronger variety of content and views.
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I would be very interested in reading such a journal, and I might have a few ideas for some articles I'd like to write.
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Looks good, I hope many people consider contributing. I certainly will. I imagine it would be possible for a group of individuals to collaborate on a project if they choose, which might open up interesting avenues of research and writing where time constraints might hamper or prevent individual efforts.
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This very much appeals to my academic side. Count me in for some articles in the future
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We have one remaining vacancy on the Review Board if anyone is interested!
I would certainly welcome contributions by all of you and collaborative articles would also be welcomed of course. If you have particular article ideas that you'd like to write on, send me a note. I'd certainly like the first issue to be diverse in the topics it covers if we can arrange our schedules to make it happen.
I would certainly welcome contributions by all of you and collaborative articles would also be welcomed of course. If you have particular article ideas that you'd like to write on, send me a note. I'd certainly like the first issue to be diverse in the topics it covers if we can arrange our schedules to make it happen.
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This sounds an excellent idea, especially considering that in the past I've wrote academic style articles on micronational economics (which are almost certainly woefully out of date now, but at least remind me I've done it before and can do it again). I may end up writing something, time allowing.
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"He showed up three or four years ago and accidentally took over the micronational world by being way more competent and enthusiastic than everyone else. Now he sort of rules us all, but it's a benevolent sort of thing, as far as we know."
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I'm willing to write on theology and also be on the board.Liam Sinclair wrote:We have one remaining vacancy on the Review Board if anyone is interested!
I would certainly welcome contributions by all of you and collaborative articles would also be welcomed of course. If you have particular article ideas that you'd like to write on, send me a note. I'd certainly like the first issue to be diverse in the topics it covers if we can arrange our schedules to make it happen.
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Consider yourself appointed to the remaining Board vacancy!Jezza Rasmus wrote:I'm willing to write on theology and also be on the board.Liam Sinclair wrote:We have one remaining vacancy on the Review Board if anyone is interested!
I would certainly welcome contributions by all of you and collaborative articles would also be welcomed of course. If you have particular article ideas that you'd like to write on, send me a note. I'd certainly like the first issue to be diverse in the topics it covers if we can arrange our schedules to make it happen.
We can certainly use some economics and theology coverage.
I'll message those who have expressed interest in making contributions once the Board has had a chance to develop some basic guidelines regarding articles in the near future.
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Yup, depending on time I'm totally up for contributing.
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I would be interested in contributing some articles to this.
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Is there any sense of how you want it to be written? Referencing systems, word counts and so on? I am happy to help organise things if you need it. My specialisation is in Political Science and Political Economy so I am happy to be down in those areas (economics for political economy, although we are a different breed) for contribution.
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The intent is for all articles to be referenced, albeit some may be less-referenced than others (for example, rebuttal letters to articles generally aren't as intensively referenced, and procedural articles on how to do something might not have any referencing). The exact referencing system to be used is something that is yet to be decided, but my view is that contributors can use any referencing system they wish and we'll standardize things on the publication end. Word counts will need to be considered, in particular a minimum threshold that contributors need to meet or come close to, so that we're not publishing only short articles.
Any suggestions on either of these topics or others relating to the structure of the Journal are certainly welcomed. If anyone wishes to put forward suggestions, please post them in this thread so that the Review Board members can read them over as we work toward a decision on article requirements.
As for specific areas of study, individuals will be welcomed to make contributions on any topic field, and if one wishes to focus on their strengths and make multiple contributions, all the better for meeting the objectives of the Journal, I think.
BTW, my list of fields above doesn't explicitly state Sport, as I missed that somehow. I'll make that change to the Journal description!
Any suggestions on either of these topics or others relating to the structure of the Journal are certainly welcomed. If anyone wishes to put forward suggestions, please post them in this thread so that the Review Board members can read them over as we work toward a decision on article requirements.
As for specific areas of study, individuals will be welcomed to make contributions on any topic field, and if one wishes to focus on their strengths and make multiple contributions, all the better for meeting the objectives of the Journal, I think.
BTW, my list of fields above doesn't explicitly state Sport, as I missed that somehow. I'll make that change to the Journal description!
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Perhaps a general Humanities/Culture section would house anything sporty. Can't see too much specifically academic coming from our sector to merit a separate area
Also, I'd say either Harvard or Wikipedia-style for referencing...
Also, I'd say either Harvard or Wikipedia-style for referencing...
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Of course, a lot of early sector history is drawn from memory by those of us who lived through it, and the original sites/fora have long since disappeared. That makes referencing for factuality somewhat difficult.
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With regards to the history topic, that is a valid point and one that the Journal would be sensitive to when articles are from first hand recollection. That said, where a reference can be made to material still available online, it would certainly be desirable to do that. And as per Craitman's suggestions, I'll lump sports into the humanities section (I was thinking that articles under the Sports category would be more focused on exploring the methods and systematic approaches for conducting simulations).