LibGuides: Political Science: Journals

Political Science Journals serve as vital platforms for scholarly discourse and the dissemination of political research. These publications feature peer-reviewed articles, essays, and reviews authored by experts in the field, offering invaluable insights, analysis, and perspectives on various political topics, systems, and regions. Political science journals are crucial in advancing political scholarship, fostering intellectual exchange, and shaping the trajectory of political inquiry.

Researchers and students rely on these journals to stay abreast of current political scholarship, engage with cutting-edge research, and explore emerging trends in the field. Additionally, political science journals provide a forum for publishing original research, enabling scholars to share their findings, interpretations, and methodologies with a broader audience.

Political science journals contribute significantly to preserving, interpreting, and understanding political phenomena through their rigorous editorial processes and commitment to academic excellence. They are indispensable repositories of scholarly research, critical analysis, and intellectual discourse within political science.

Political science journals cover diverse topics, systems, and regions, providing invaluable insights into the complexities of political events, movements, and systems. By publishing articles, essays, and reviews authored by experts in the field, these journals contribute to advancing political scholarship and refining debates within the discipline.

Moreover, political science journals play a pivotal role in shaping the direction of political inquiry, identifying emerging trends, and promoting interdisciplinary dialogue. Whether accessed in print or online, political science journals serve as essential resources for researchers, students, and enthusiasts seeking to engage critically with the complexities of political phenomena and systems.

American Journal of Political Science The American Journal of Political Science (AJPS), published four times each year, is one of the most widely-read political science journals in the United States. AJPS is a general journal of political science open to all members of the profession and to all areas of the discipline of political science.
American Political Science Review The American Political Science Review (APSR) is the longest running publication of the American Political Science Association (APSA). APSR, first published in November 1906 and appearing quarterly, is the preeminent political science journal in the United States and internationally. APSR features research from all fields of political science and contains an extensive book review section of the discipline. In its earlier days, APSR also covered the personal and personnel items of the profession as had its predecessor, the Proceedings of the APSA.
British Journal of Political Science The British Journal of Political Science (BJPolS) is a broadly based journal that covers developments across a wide range of countries and specialisms. Contributions are drawn from all fields of political science (including political theory, political behavior, public policy, and international relations), and articles from scholars in related disciplines (sociology, social psychology, economics, and philosophy) appear frequently. With a reputation established over 50 years of publication, the BJPolS is widely recognized as one of the premier journals in its field.
International Organization International Organization is a leading peer-reviewed journal that covers the entire field of international affairs. Subject areas include: foreign policies, international relations, international and comparative political economy, security policies, environmental disputes and resolutions, European integration, alliance patterns and war, bargaining and conflict resolution, economic development and adjustment, and international capital movements.
International Security International Security publishes lucid, well-documented essays on all aspects of the control and use of force. Its articles cover contemporary policy issues, and probe historical and theoretical questions behind them. Essays in International Security have defined the debate on American national security policy and have set the agenda for scholarship on international security affairs.
Journal of International Affairs
Political Analysis Political Analysis publishes peer reviewed articles that provide original and significant advances in the general area of political methodology, including both quantitative and qualitative methodological approaches. It is the official journal of the Society for Political Methodology and the Political Methodology Section of the American Political Science Association.
Political Psychology Political Psychology is an interdisciplinary journal dedicated to the analysis of the interrelationships between psychological and political processes. The field draws on diverse disciplinary sources including cultural and psychological anthropology, cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, economics, history, international relations, philosophy, political science, political theory, psychology of personality, social psychology, and sociology.
Political Research Quarterly Political Research Quarterly (PRQ) is a refereed scholarly journal publishing original research in all areas of political science. PRQ is published by the University of Utah and is the official journal of the Western Political Science Association. Most issues also feature field essays integrating and summarizing current knowledge in particular research areas. PRQ is published in March, June, September, and December.
Political Science Research and Methods Political Science Research and Methods (PSRM) is a general political science journal dedicated to publishing original scholarly work of the highest quality from all subfields of political science. The journal specifically focuses on research applying rigorous methods to empirical or theoretical problems and promotes a rigorous scientific approach to the study of politics. PSRM welcomes work at the intersection of political science and related disciplines such as economics and sociology.
Research and Politics Research and Politics (RAP) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal on research in political science and related fields through open access publication of the very best cutting-edge research and policy analysis. The journal provides a venue for scholars to communicate, rapidly and succinctly, important new insights to the broadest possible audiences while maintaining the highest standards of quality control. Please see the Aims and Scopes tab for further information.
World Politics World Politics, founded in 1948, is an internationally renowned quarterly journal of political science published in both print and online versions. Open to contributions by scholars, World Politics invites submission of research articles that make theoretical and empirical contributions to the literature, and review articles bearing on problems in international relations and comparative politics.