About
Caucasus Edition
The Caucasus Edition: Journal of Conflict Transformation is an independent journal covering peace processes, normalization efforts, and the conflicts they address in the wider Caucasus region. It publishes scholarship, analysis, and reporting from contributors in the region and internationally, with the aim of informing public understanding of these processes and supporting the work of those engaged in them.
Mission & Vision
The Caucasus Edition: Journal of Conflict Transformation works to expand the scholarship on conflict and peace in the Caucasus and to see it applied beyond the academy. It publishes analysis, reporting, and research that improve how the region's conflicts are understood and that inform the processes meant to transform them, drawing on established researchers and emerging ones alike, and on contributors writing from inside the region and outside it.
The Journal works toward a Caucasus at peace, sustained by knowledge that is produced within the region rather than about it. Building that knowledge means supporting the researchers, analysts, and journalists who will produce it.
Team & Editorial Board
Founding History
The Journal was conceived by the alumni of the dialogue programs of the Imagine Center for Conflict Transformation of 2009 and 2010 and founded by the then co-directors of the Center Philip Gamaghelyan and Jale Sultanli. Until Summer 2012, the Journal was managed by the Imagine Center for Conflict Transformation.
In Summer 2012, the Journal became independent of the Imagine Center for Conflict Transformation and was operated by a regional team led by Jale Sultanli, in collaboration, at different times, with Afaq Alizada, Irina Ghaplanyan, Tamar Paladjian and Margarita Tadevosyan.
In Summer 2015, the Imagine Center together with its affiliate the South Caucasus Open School once again assumed the management of the Journal.
Code of Ethics
Caucasus Edition's code of ethics was developed in 2015 by journalists and scholar-practitioners from the South Caucasus, organized by the Imagine Center for Conflict Transformation. The code reflects professional journalism standards: verification of facts, proper attribution, and transparency between reporting and analysis. We do not take sides in regional conflicts—instead, we present diverse perspectives and the grievances of all parties, while avoiding language and framing that perpetuates conflict narratives or dehumanizes groups.
Glossary & Guidelines
Contributor Standards
Accepted contribution types, thematic directions, formatting guides, and submission details are maintained on the For Contributors page.
Supporters
The Journal has been funded at various times with support of grants from the US embassies, Norwegian Atlantic Committee, UK FCO, ACT, Swedish Foreign Ministry, Black Sea Trust, as well as the voluntary work of the editorial team.
Contact
Please contact us with questions or submit articles to the editorial office.