Get Your Analysis Published

We welcome submissions from doctoral and early-career researchers, established academics, and practitioners working within European and international institutions. There is no restriction based on nationality or affiliation – what matters is the quality and relevance of your analysis.

Yes. Co-authored submissions are welcome. Please list all contributors on the submission form, and designate one author as the primary point of contact for editorial correspondence.

Yes, you may submit more than one abstract. Each proposal is assessed independently on its own merits. We do ask that each submission represents a distinct argument rather than variations of the same idea.

Submitting an abstract is free — there is no cost to have your proposal reviewed. If your abstract is accepted, a €50 publication fee applies.

It covers editorial review and feedback, typesetting, permanent open-access hosting, promotion across our channels, and your author profile. As an independent, open-access publication, we don’t charge readers or run advertising — the fee is what keeps every article freely available. It applies only to accepted papers; you’re never charged to submit or be reviewed.

Acceptance of an abstract is an invitation to develop your paper, not a guarantee of publication. If a manuscript does not meet our standards for rigour, relevance, or originality after review and revision, it may not proceed. In such cases, we provide clear editorial reasoning so that authors understand the decision.

The European Governance Lab is a peer-reviewed policy publication rather than a traditional academic journal. We maintain rigorous editorial standards while publishing concise, timely analysis intended to reach a policy audience quickly — without the extended timelines of conventional journals.

Your work reaches a genuinely international audience — policy professionals, researchers, and students across more than 50 countries. Our contributors themselves come from institutions such as the European Commission, NATO, UN and leading European universities, and your analysis joins theirs in that company.

Absolutely — and we encourage it. Your article is open-access and yours to share freely.

Generative AI may be used to assist with language, structure, or editing. However, the substance, argument, and analysis must be your own original work. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy and integrity of their submission, including all sources and citations.