This paper analyzes students, recent graduates, and emerging scholars' involvement
in academic publishing, specifically by studying the impact of their publications
in Politikon, the International Association for Political Science Students' Journal,
and their academic careers. The results of a standardized self-administered survey
serve to assess authors' motivations and impact of publish ing with IAPSS Politikon.
The data show that publishing with Politikon has helped emerging researchers get more
experience concerning the publication process and has improved their research, writing,
and analyzing skills. Additionally, an essential part of them said they increased
their educational background or obtained a new higher position after publishing with
Politikon. In fact, 50 per cent of these scholars said they were promoted after publishing
with the journal. Furthermore, Politikon, establishes a platform for Global South
scholarship to be at the forefront of Political Science/International Relations debates
and knowledge production. This implies the importance of Politikon in the early career
of scholars by giving them the right tools to develop professionally and by reaching
scholars from all around the world, especially from the Global South in an effort
to contribute to global international relations and global governance reform.
