Please read our submission guidelines carefully before submitting.
YRIS seeks interesting, diverse, and compelling scholarship on international questions broadly understood: the relations between countries, trends or challenges of transnational or global scope, and the interaction of people and ideas from different countries.
YRIS accepts submissions from undergraduates on any topic or discipline that has broad relevance to international affairs. The top three print submissions will be published in our print issue, and a certain percentage of all submissions will be published on our website.
Our singular exception is for the annual YRIS high school essay contest, which is run every spring with submissions typically due by early summer.
Print Submissions
For print submissions, we accept papers between 2,000 and 8,000 words (roughly 8 to 25 pages double-spaced). For longer pieces, we can suggest portions to excerpt. Submissions for the Global Issue will be accepted until October 11, 2026. Articles submitted until February 19, 2027 will be considered for our Spring Issue. Pieces submitted after February 19, 2027 by Yale authors will be considered for our Acheson Issue; otherwise, they will be considered for our fall Global Issue. Access the submissions form here!
Who can submit? Any undergraduate student from across the world!
Online Submissions
For online submissions, we accept comments and analysis pieces between 500 and 2,500 words (roughly 2 to 8 pages double-spaced) pertaining to current events in international affairs. These pieces can be analytical, research-based, opinion, or based on personal experience. We also accept reviews of books or other media relevant to international affairs. We accept pieces on a rolling basis. Top entries will be selected and published on this website. Access the submissions form here!
Who can submit? Any undergraduate student from across the world!
High School Essay Contest
Submissions for the 2026 High School Essay Contest are now closed! Check back in April 2027 for our new prompt!!
The prompt for this essay contest is: coming soon…
Deadline: June 30, 2027 at 11:59 PM EST
Publishing Guides
We highly recommend you read our full publishing guide before submitting a piece. The Internal Publishing Guide is for Yale Students and the External Publishing Guide is for Non-Yale Students.
YRIS Internal Publishing Guide
YRIS External Publishing Guide
Issue-specific Information
Global Issue
Official solicitation for our Global Issue takes place between October and November. Only submissions from undergraduate students at universities outside of the United States will be considered for publication in the global issue.
Spring Issue
Official solicitation for our Spring Issue takes place between October and February. Submissions from undergraduate students from anywhere in the world will be considered for publication in the Spring Issue.
Acheson Prize Issue
Official solicitation for our Acheson Prize Issue takes place between March and June. The Acheson Prize Issue is open to submissions from Yale undergraduates only.