The University of Sarajevo - Institute for the Research of Crimes against Humanity and International Law has initiated the procedure of launching a scientific journal called Yearbook of the Institute for the Research of Crimes against Humanity and International Law.
Domestic and international recognized experts and scientists have accepted the invitation to become members of the Editorial Board. The decision on the appointment of members of the Editorial Board of the Yearbook, adopted on April 14, 2025, established the following composition:
• Gregory Stanton, George Mason University
• Samuel Totten, University of Arkansas
• Eric Ndushabandi, University of Rwanda
• Rosa Aloisi, Trinity University
• Onur Uraz, Hacettepe University
• Nike Wentholt, Utrecht University for Humanities
• Sarah Wagner, George Washington University
• James Waller, University of Connecticut
• Selman Dursun, University of Istanbul
• Hariz Halilovich, RMIT Melbourne
• Safet Bandžović, University of Sarajevo – Institute of History
• Adnan Jahić, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Tuzla
• Ermin Kuka, University of Sarajevo – Institute for the Research of Crimes against Humanity and International Law
• Merisa Karović Babić, University of Sarajevo – Institute for the Research of Crimes against Humanity and International Law
• Enis Omerović, Faculty of Law, University of Zenica
• Zilha Mastalić Košuta, University of Sarajevo – Institute for the Research of Crimes against Humanity and International Law
• Hikmet Karčić, University of Sarajevo – Institute for the Research of Crimes against Humanity and International Law
The main goal of the Yearbook is to become recognizable and indexed in as many relevant international scientific databases as possible through continuous publication. Special attention will be paid to publishing papers in English, thereby striving to achieve greater international accessibility and visibility of published research.
The Yearbook will publish scientific papers dealing with crimes against peace, genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law, as well as reviews of relevant books. Papers may include historical, legal, sociological, criminological, economic, demographic, psychological, political, cultural, medical, ecological and other approaches relevant to the comprehensive scientific research of crimes.
The editorial board accepts only previously unpublished papers in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian and English. Papers are subject to double-blind peer review. By submitting a paper, the authors confirm that the text is original, that all necessary permissions for the use of copyrighted materials have been obtained, and that the same paper is not being considered for publication in another publication.
Once again, we invite all interested authors to submit their works, prepared in accordance with the Instructions for Authors, no later than October 15, 2025, to the e-mail address: godisnjak@iziz.unsa.ba.