Political Science Quarterly is an American double blind peer-reviewed academic journal covering government, politics, and policy, published since 1886 by the Academy of Political Science. Its editor-in-chief is Robert Y. Shapiro. Each issue consists of five or six articles as well as up to 40 book reviews.
The Journal of Strategic Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering military and diplomatic strategic studies. It was established in 1978 by Frank Cass & Co. with John Gooch as founding editor-in-chief. The current editors-in-chief are Joe Maiolo and Thomas G. Mahnken. It is currently published by Routledge.
Public Opinion Quarterly is an academic journal published by Oxford University Press for the American Association for Public Opinion Research, covering communication studies and political science. It was established in 1937 and according to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2015 impact factor of 1.429, ranking it 20th out of 79 journals in the category "Communication", 37th out of 163 journals in the category "Political Science" and 18th out of 93 journals in the category "Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary". The journal was originally sponsored by Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Its first editor-in-chief was former diplomat DeWitt Clinton Poole.
The American Political Science Review is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all areas of political science. It is an official journal of the American Political Science Association and is published on their behalf by Cambridge University Press. The journal was established in 1906. It is considered a flagship journal in political science.
The American Journal of Political Science is a journal published by the Midwest Political Science Association. It was formerly known as the Midwest Journal of Political Science. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 5.044, ranking it 1st out of 165 journals in the category "Political Science". According to SCImago Journal & Country Rank it ranks 3rd best in the field of Political Science and Sociology. Also by other authors it is ranked among 5 best journals in political science. The journal publishes articles on all areas of political science.
The Journal of Peace Research is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes scholarly articles and book reviews in the fields of peace and conflict studies, conflict resolution, and international security. It was established by Johan Galtung in 1964 and has been published since 1998. Nils Petter Gleditsch was editor-in-chief from 1983 to 2010; between 2010 and 2017 the editor was Henrik Urdal, and as of July 2010 the editor is Gudrun Østby.
The Journal of Conflict Resolution is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering research on international conflict and conflict resolution. It was established in 1957 and is published by SAGE Publications. The editor-in-chief is Paul Huth.
Social Forces is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal of social science published by Oxford University Press for the Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It concentrates on sociology but also has a multidisciplinary approach, publishing works from the fields of social psychology, anthropology, political science, history, and economics. Each issue includes between 20 and 25 articles. In addition, the journal also publishes book reviews.
African Affairs is a peer-reviewed academic journal published quarterly by Oxford University Press on behalf of the London-based Royal African Society. The journal covers any Africa-related topic: political, social, economic, environmental and historical. Each issue also includes a section of book reviews.
West European Politics is a peer-reviewed academic journal of comparative politics focusing on Western Europe. It was established in 1978 and serves as one of the main publication venues in that field. Its founding editors-in-chief were Vincent Wright and Gordon Smith; the current editors are Klaus Goetz, Anand Menon and Wolfgang C. Müller. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2015 impact factor of 1.464, ranking it 36th out of 163 journals in the category "Political Science".
The European Journal of Political Research (EJPR) is a major journal of European political science sponsored by the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR). It is one of the most highly respected journals in the discipline, and the first journal of the ECPR.
Parliamentary Affairs is a British peer-reviewed quarterly academic journal. Founded in 1947, it focuses on the government and politics of the United Kingdom, and also covers parliamentary systems across the world. It is published by the Oxford Journals section of Oxford University Press, in partnership with the Hansard Society, which was created to promote parliamentary democracy throughout the world. The journal is available online, and also produces podcasts. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has an impact factor of 1.798 in 2018, ranking it 60th out of 176 journals in the category "Political Science". It is edited by Philip Cowley, Jon Tonge and David S. Moon.
American Politics Research is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the subfield of American politics in the discipline of political science. The journal's editor-in-chief is Costas Panagopolous. It was established in 1973 and is currently published by SAGE Publications.
Comparative Political Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal. It was established in 1968 by SAGE Publications, who continue to publish it today. The editors are David J. Samuels, University of Minnesota, and Benjamin W. Ansell, University of Oxford. The journal publishes methodological, theoretical, and research articles in the field of comparative politics at both the cross-national and intra-national levels.
Political Theory is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering political science. Lawrie Balfour has been the editor-in-chief since 2016. From 2005 to 2012 the journal's editor-in-chief was Mary G. Dietz ; she was succeeded by Jane Bennett. Joshua Foa Dienstag, Elisabeth Ellis (University of Otago, and Davide Panagia became editors in 2021. The journal was established in 1973 and is published by SAGE Publications.
Political Research Quarterly is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the field of political science. The editor-in-chief is Charles Anthony Smith ; with associate editors: Andrew Flores, Jennifer Garcia, Stephen Andrew Nuno, Davin Phoenix, Julia Jordan-Zachary, Heather Smith-Cannoy, Christopher Stout, Jami Taylor, Angelia Wilson, and Wendy Wong ; and managing editor: Jacob Sutherland.
Theory & Society is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering theoretical analyses of social processes and phenomena. It was established by Alvin Gouldner in 1974. It is published by Springer Science+Business Media and the editor-in-chief is Janet Gouldner. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2018 impact factor of 1.9. On average, it takes the editorial staff two years before they make a decision whether or not to accept an article.
British Journal of Political Science is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all aspects of political science.
Scandinavian Political Studies is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering political science in the Nordic countries published by Wiley-Blackwell. The current joint editors-in-chief are Åse Gornitzka and Carl Henrik Knutsen.
Policy & Politics is a quarterly British peer-reviewed academic journal covering public policy and political science. It was established in 1972 and is published by the Policy Press of the University of Bristol. Its mission statement says that it "is committed to advancing our understanding of the dynamics of policy-making and implementation."
