Call for Submissions: Contribute to the 2026 APAC Journal

The Asia Pacific Affairs Council (APAC), a student group of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, is seeking contributions for the 2026 edition of its annual publication, The APAC Journal. Columbia students across disciplines are invited to submit in three categories: research papers, op-eds, and photo essays.

This year’s theme is “Resilience and New Horizons”—“exploring how communities, countries, and individuals across the Asia-Pacific adapt, innovate, and imagine new futures in the face of ongoing global challenges.”

The deadline for research paper proposals is December 5, 2025, and February 28, 2026, for op-eds and photo essays. All submissions should reflect this year’s theme, center on the Asia Pacific Region, and maintain graduate-level research and writing standards.

The APAC Journal aims to raise awareness and understanding of critical issues spanning Northeast, Southeast, and Inner Asia. The publication prides itself on being multidisciplinary in scope, with a purview that includes, but is not limited to, such areas as public policy, economics, security, political science and the social sciences, and technological innovation. Past issues of The APAC Journal are available to download here.
 
Click here for further information and to submit. 

Readers with questions about the application process or APAC Journal can contact APAC President and Editor-in-Chief Yingyi Tan via the email address <[email protected]>.