Opinion & Commentary

The Opinion & Commentary stream features short opinion articles in political and social sciences by undergraduate and postgraduate students. These pieces offer analytically grounded reflections on contemporary developments and public debates, remaining more concise than full research papers while anchored in scholarly insight.

What we are looking for

Length and format

Review process

Original opinion articles in political and social sciences.
Submissions must not be currently under review elsewhere.
Scholarly grounded reflections with a clear evidentiary basis.

Maximum length: 3,000 Chinese characters or 2,000 English words.
Concise, argumentative, and insightful editorial style.
Standard academic citations for all referenced evidence.

All submissions undergo a streamlined editorial review to ensure clarity, rigor, and relevance to public debates. Our editors evaluate pieces based on analytical depth and the strength of the provided evidence.