The following list of journals is provided as an educational resource to INSCT students and faculty. It is not a complete list of journals to which security and legal scholars can subscribe or submit their work, and we welcome your additions to the list (send to wmparker@syr.edu). INSCT is neither endorsing nor ranking any of the journals on the list.
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American Journal of International Law
Mission: The distinguished American Journal of
International Law (AJIL) has been published quarterly since
1907. It features articles, editorials, notes and comments by
pre-eminent scholars on developments in international law and
international relations. The Journal contains summaries and
analyses of decisions by national and international courts and
arbitral or other tribunals, and of contemporary U.S. practice
in international law. Each issue lists recent publications in
English and other languages, many of which are reviewed in
depth. The Journal is indispensable for all professionals
working in international law, economics, trade and foreign
affairs.
Frequency: Quarterly
Publisher: Columbia University School of Law,
University of Miami School of Law
Website:
http://www.asil.org/ajil.cfm
American Political Science Review
Mission: The American Political Science Review
(APSR) strives to publish scholarly research of exceptional
merit, focusing on important issues and demonstrating the
highest standards of excellence in conceptualization,
exposition, methodology, and craftsmanship. Because the APSR
reaches a diverse audience of scholars and practitioners,
authors must demonstrate how their analysis illuminates a
significant research problem or answers an important research
question, of general interest in political science. For the same
reason, authors must strive for a presentation that will be
understandable to as many scholars as possible, consistent with
the nature of their material.
Frequency: Quarterly
Publisher: Dept. of Political Science, UCLA
Website:
http://www.apsanet.org/content_3222.cfm
Asian Studies, Journal of
Mission: JAS publishes the very best empirical and
multidisciplinary work on Asia, spanning the arts, history,
literature, the social sciences, and cultural studies. Experts
around the world turn to this quarterly journal for the latest
in-depth scholarship on Asia’s past and present, for its
extensive book reviews, and for its state-of-the-field essays on
established and emerging topics. With coverage reaching from
South and Southeast Asia to China, Inner Asia, and Northeast
Asia, JAS welcomes broad comparative and transnational studies
as well as essays emanating from fine-grained historical,
cultural, political, or literary research and interpretation.
The JAS also publishes clusters of papers representing new and
vibrant discussions on specific themes and issues.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Cambridge University
Website:
http://www.aasianst.org/publications/JAS.htm
Astropolitics
Mission: Astropolitics: The International
Journal of Space Politics and Policy is a peer-reviewed academic
journal. The journal is dedicated to policy relevant and
interdisciplinary analysis of civil, commercial, military, and
intelligence space activities. Committed to the highest
editorial standards, Astropolitics is the international journal
of choice for the academic, policy-maker and professional in the
space community.
Frequency: 3 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge
Website:
http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=journal&issn=1557-2943
China Security
Mission: Established in 2003, China Security
is a quarterly English-language policy journal that expresses
diverse Chinese views on a range of security issues of
importance to China, Asia, Sino-American relations, and the
world. With offices in both Beijing and Washington, we draw from
specialists in all major policy research and analysis centers
inChina, including academic institutions, think tanks, the
government, the military and media. We also invite top
U.S.-China experts to submit articles in order to provide
balance and promote dialogue. China Security is a peer-reviewed,
referenced, interdisciplinary publication with editorial
independence. While readers may agree or disagree with the ideas
presented in any one issue, it is our purpose to present a
diversity of views rather than forward a particular body of
beliefs.
Frequency: Quarterly
Publisher: World Security Institute
Website:
http://www.chinasecurity.us/
Civil Wars
Mission: Sub-state and intra-state violent
contests have long preoccupied both academics and policy makers.
In the post-Cold War era there has however been a renewed
interest in the causes, the conduct and the ending of civil
wars. Civil Wars will reflect these preoccupations. The journal
has a broad academic and intellectual remit designed to be both
multi and interdisciplinary. Civil Wars brings together academic
pieces on all aspects of civil wars, including pieces on key
topics such as why state building can degenerate into civil war,
how ethnic conflict turns into civil war, the ethics of
intervention and the resource implications of such conflicts but
also welcomes historical work on conflicts such as the US,
Spanish or Chinese civil wars. Attention is also paid to the
questions of why civil wars prove so intractable. Civil Wars
intends to operate at a cross section of several disciplines and
to address the intellectual faultlines that the study of civil
wars cross and so provides a forum for the discussion of all
aspects of Civil War. Civil Wars will be required reading for
many undergraduate courses in modern history, sociology and
politics and, given its broad and policy relevant material, will
be of interest to those in government, international
organisations and the military.
Frequency: Quarterly
Publisher: Routledge
Website:
http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=journal&issn=1743-968X
Cold War Studies, Journal of
Mission: The Journal of Cold War Studies
features peer-reviewed articles based on archival research in
the former Communist world and in Western countries. Some
articles offer reevaluations of important historical events or
themes, emphasizing the changes of interpretation necessitated
by declassified documents and new firsthand accounts. Other
articles seek to bring new evidence to bear on current
theoretical debates. Many existing theories of international and
domestic politics have relied on generalizations from the Cold
War period, but until very recently the evidence for these
generalizations was tenuous at best. Articles in the Journal of
Cold War Studies use declassified materials and new memoirs from
the former Eastern bloc and Western countries to illuminate and
raise questions about numerous theoretical concerns, including
theories of decision-making, deterrence, bureaucratic politics,
institutional formation, bargaining, diplomacy, foreign policy
conduct, and international relations. Drawing on the latest
evidence, articles in the Journal subject these theories, and
others, to rigorous empirical analysis. The Journal's emphasis
on the use of new evidence for theoretical purposes is in no way
intended to exclude solid historical reassessments, but articles
set within a theoretical context are particularly encouraged.The
Journal's Editorial Board consists of 32 distinguished political
scientists, historians, and specialists on international
relations.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: The MIT Press for the Harvard Project on
Cold War Studies
Website:
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~hpcws/journal.htm
Common Market Studies, Journal of
Mission: JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies is the
leading journal in the field, publishing high quality, and
accessible articles on the latest European Integration issues.
For 40 years it has been the forum for the development and
evaluation of theoretical and empirical issues in the politics
and economics of European integration, focusing principally on
developments within the EU. JCMS is committed to deepening the
theoretical understanding of European integration and aims to
achieve a disciplinary balance between political science,
economics and international relations, including the various sub
disciplines such as international political economy. Each year a
special book issue is devoted to a comprehensive review of the
activities of the European Union in the previous year.
Frequency: 5 issues per year
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, in association with UACES,
the University Association for Contemporary European Studies
Website:
http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0021-9886&site=1
Comparative Strategy
Mission: The collapse of the Soviet Union and the rise
of new, potentially hostile regional powers have totally
transformed the strategic landscape, forcing a rethinking of the
basic assumptions behind Western foreign and defense policy.
Drawing on historical perspectives and insights from leading
international analysts, Comparative Strategy provides a
contextual framework for considering the critical security
issues of today and tomorrow.
Frequency: 5 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge
Website:
http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=journal&issn=1521-0448
Conflict Resolution, Journal of
Mission: The Journal of Conflict Resolution is an
interdisciplinary journal of social scientific theory and
research on human conflict. It focuses especially on
international conflict, but its pages are open to a variety of
contributions about intergroup conflict, as well as between
nations, that may help in understanding problems of war and
peace. Reports about innovative applications, as well as basic
research, are welcomed, especially when the results are of
interest to scholars in several disciplines.
Frequency: 6 issues per year
Publisher: Sage
Website:
http://jcr.sagepub.com/
Conflict, Security & Development
Mission: Conflict, Security & Development
offers policy-relevant analysis of the immense economic and
political changes taking place at the global level and their
impact on developing and transitional countries. There is
growing recognition of the need for more integrated
international responses to the problems that these societies
face, which combine development, security and diplomatic
instruments. The journal bridges traditional development and
security studies through its focus on cross-cutting policy
agendas, such as conflict prevention and security-sector reform,
and also establishes connections with related disciplines,
including international relations, anthropology, political
economy and regional studies. Not only does the journal fill
this analytical vacuum with fresh, objective and intellectually
provocative research, but it also offers a forum for the cross-fertilisation
of ideas and for reasoned and rigorous debate between the
academic and policy communities in both the North and the South.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge / King's College London
Website:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/14678802.asp
Contemporary Security Policy
Mission: One of the oldest peer reviewed
journals in international conflict and security, Contemporary
Security Policy promotes theoretically-based research on policy
problems of armed violence, peace building and conflict
resolution. Since it first appeared in 1980, CSP has established
its unique place as a meeting ground for research at the nexus
of theory and policy. Spanning the gap between academic and
policy approaches, CSP offers policy analysts a place to pursue
fundamental issues, and academic writers a venue for addressing
policy.
Frequency: 3 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge
Website:
http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=journal&issn=1743-8764
Defence and Peace Economics
Mission: Defence and Peace Economics embraces
all aspects of the economics of defence, disarmament, conversion
and peace. Examples include the study of alliances and
burden-sharing; military spending in developed and developing
nations; arms races; terrorism; country surveys; the impact of
disarmament on employment and unemployment; the prospects for
conversion and the role of public policy in assisting the
transition; the costs and benefits of arms control regimes; the
arms trade; economic sanctions; the role of the United Nations.
Further topics can be grouped around efficiency issues including
budgeting, the military production function, procurement
policies, defence industries, military manpower, internal
markets in the armed forces and public choice issues.
Contributions can be theoretical or policy-oriented; and they
might be based on case studies or projects, countries or
industries. Whilst the emphasis will be on economics articles,
good quality contributions from other relevant and related
disciplines will be considered, as too will articles from
industrialists, practitioners and policy-makers.
Frequency: 6 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge
Website:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/10242694.asp
Defense & Security Analysis
Mission: Defense & Security Analysis is an
independent, interdisciplinary and international journal which
is mainly concerned with the field of defense theory and
analysis. Whilst endeavouring to be scholarly in both content
and style, it is designed to be a forum for exchange of data,
ideas and methodological approaches among the professional
military, their supporting bureaucracies and academic and
independent researchers involved in the analysis of defense
policy. A wide range of methodological approaches to defense
matters will be encompassed - quantitative, qualitative and
speculative.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge
Website:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/14751798.html
Diplomatic Courier
Mission: A global affairs magazine that connects the diplomatic
and policy leadership to the next generation of leaders in
diplomacy and foreign policy. The Diplomatic Courier magazine
publishes quarterly in print and weekly online. The Diplomatic Courier is an independent publication
both in its voice and its organization. Though it publishes
opinions from all political spectrums, it strictly follows the
most important ideals of freedom of expression, individualism,
and fair and balanced journalism. Like no other publication of
international affairs, the Courier provides a forum for
generations in foreign policy to exchange ideas by publishing
established voices alongside new and young voices (under 35).
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Independent
Website: http://www.diplomaticourier.org/
Energy Security, Journal of
Mission: The coverage of the Journal of Energy Security is
global in scope. Our objective is to provide a venue for well
stated, interesting and provocative analysis of energy security
issues, often missing in the mainstream press. While no subject
is necessarily excluded, potential contributors should
familiarize themselves with some of the main issues associated
with the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security
(www.iags.org): oil dependency, alternative transportation fuels
and vehicles, energy and terrorism, etc. IAGS retains the right
to edit submitted manuscripts in both content and length. In
every case, we do our best to work directly with the
contributing author to arrive at a publishable product
acceptable both to the Journal staff and to the contributing
author.
Frequency: 6 issues per year
Publisher: Institute for the Analysis of Global Security
Website: http://www.ensec.org/
European Journal of International Relations
Mission: European Journal of International Relations is the
journal of the Standing Group on International Relations (SGIR)
of the European Consortium for Political Research. The Journal's
remit is to represent the wide range of interests encompassed by
the Standing Group, covering the whole of International
Relations. Building on its European base, the peer-reviewed
content of the journal has evolved during its first decade to
reflect global subjects and cutting edge theory debates that
address and reflect the whole of the International Relations
community wherever located. EJIR has become a major independent
voice in the worldwide scholarly debates about international
relations. The Journal represents no particular school or
approach, nor is it restricted to any particular methodology.
Instead, it seeks to foster an awareness of methodological and
epistemological questions in the study of International
Relations, and to reflect research and developments of a
conceptual, normative and empirical nature in all the major
sub-areas of the field. The Journal also seeks to strengthen
ties with cognate areas in social science and beyond, in
particular with international history, international law and
international economics. Its purpose is to stimulate and
disseminate theory-aware research and scholarship in
International Relations throughout the international academic
community.
Frequency: 4 times per year
Publisher: Sage Publications / University of Exeter, UK
Website:
http://ejt.sagepub.com/
European Security
Mission: European Security is a forum for discussing
challenges and approaches to security within the region as well
as for Europe in a global context. The journal seeks to publish
critical analyses of policies and developments in European
institutions and member states, their relations with European
and other immediate neighbours, and their relations with the
wider world, including other regional and international
organisations. It is also interested in non-European
perspectives on Europe in a global context. Whilst the journal
is particularly interested in stimulating debate between varied
theoretical approaches, it strongly encourages policy debates on
topical issues that combine conceptual and empirical analyses.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge
Website:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/europeansecurity
Foreign Affairs
Mission: Since its founding in 1922, Foreign Affairs
has been the leading forum for serious discussion of American
foreign policy and international affairs. It is published by the
Council on Foreign Relations, a non-profit and nonpartisan
membership organization dedicated to improving the understanding
of U.S. foreign policy and international affairs through the
free exchange of ideas.
Frequency: 6 issues per year
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Website:
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/
Foreign Policy Bulletin
Mission: Foreign Policy Bulletin aims to be the leading
reference periodical for primary source documentation in
American foreign policy and international affairs, by providing
a timely, systematic record of United States foreign policy.
Unaffiliated with any government institution, this unique
quarterly brings together major speeches, statements, public
reports, and public remarks from U.S. officials; excerpts from
Congressional debates; and relevant texts and reports from
international organizations.
Frequency: 4 times per year
Publisher: Cambridge University
Website:
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=FPB
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Global Change, Peace & Security
Mission: Global Change, Peace & Security is a leading refereed
journal that addresses the difficult practical and theoretical
questions posed by a rapidly globalising world. By focusing on
the international dimension of political, economic and cultural
life, it cuts across the traditional boundaries that separate
states, economies and societies, as well as disciplines and
ideologies. Global Change, Peace & Security seeks to illuminate
the sharp and often perplexing contradictions of an increasingly
integrated yet fragmented world. Ethno-nationalism, the break-up
of established states, and religious and civilizational
divisions coexist with new forms of economic and financial
integration. Gross violations of human rights, environmental
degradation, large and uncontrolled population movements, and
rapidly expanding transnational crime are taking place at a time
of unparalleled UN activism, and the rise of a host of new legal
and institutional arrangements, both regionally and globally.
Frequency: 3 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge
Website: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/gcps
Homeland Security, Journal of
Mission: The Journal of Homeland Security is provided
by ANSER, a not-for-profit, public sector research institute. It
is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to the discussion and
analysis of issues related to the subject of Homeland Security.
The Journal publishes feature articles, book reviews,
commentaries and articles focusing on science and technology
relevant to the field of homeland security. Feature articles are
usually reviewed by at least two referees for significance and
scholarliness. Feature authors will be informed whether papers
are accepted, require revision prior to publication, or are
rejected.
Frequency:
Publisher: Homeland Security Institute
Website:
http://www.homelandsecurity.org/journal/
Homeland Security Affairs
Mission: Homeland Security Affairs is the peer-reviewed online
journal of the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland
Defense and Security (CHDS), providing a forum to propose and
debate strategies, policies, and organizational arrangements to
strengthen U.S. homeland security. The instructors,
participants, alumni, and partners of CHDS represent the leading
subject matter experts and practitioners in the field of
homeland security. Homeland Security Affairs captures the best
of their collective work, as well as that of scholars and
practitioners throughout the nation, through peer-reviewed
articles on new strategies, policies, concepts and data relating
to every aspect of Homeland Security. These articles constitute
not only the “smart practices” but also the evolution of
Homeland Security as an emerging academic and professional
discipline.
Frequency: 3 issues per year
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense
and Security (CHDS)
Website: http://www.hsaj.org/
Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Journal of
Mission: The Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency
Management publishes original, innovative, and timely articles
describing research or practice in the fields of homeland
security and emergency management. JHSEM publishes not only
peer-reviewed articles, but also news and communiqués from
researchers and practitioners, and book/media reviews. Content
comes from a broad array of authors representing many
professions, including emergency management, engineering,
political science and policy, decision science, and health and
medicine, as well as from emergency management and homeland
security practitioners. The journal seeks to provide new
information and understanding of emergency management (EM) in
the homeland security (HS) environment, and to foster a
community of persons who share these interests. JHSEM was
created in 2004 to provide high-quality, peer-reviewed content
in the new realm of homeland security and to discuss the
relationships between emergency management (for natural,
technological, industrial, and terrorism events) and the new
field of homeland security. The electronic journal format allows
us to offer high quality content on a broad range of topics, and
to do so in a timely and inexpensive manner. JHSEM also
publishes articles and important research on public health in
the context of homeland security and emergency management, on
topics such as preparing for and managing disease outbreaks,
such as pandemic flu and SARS. Health events and developments
are increasingly interrelated with homeland security and
emergency management. By bridging these issues, JHSEM helps
widen single disciplinary perspectives.
Frequency: 1 issue per year
Publisher: Berkeley Electronic Press
Website:
http://www.bepress.com/jhsem/
Intelligence & National Security
Mission: Intelligence has never played a more prominent role in
international politics than it does now at the opening of the
twenty-first century. National intelligence services are larger
than ever and play a more public role than ever before in the
policy making process of important states and their role evolves
constantly along with the character of international relations.
Intelligence and National Security is the world's leading
academic journal on the role of intelligence in international
relations. It examines this issue from a wide range of
disciplinary approaches deployed by authors from around the
world. Articles on the historical development of professional
intelligence agencies provide new perspectives on the evolution
of intelligence as a factor in state power in both the domestic
and international contexts. Contemporary issues are also
addressed using conceptual tools developed in the fields of
sociology, law, anthropology, philosophy, political science and
international relations. These perspectives are complemented by
contributions from a range of former practitioners, drawn from
various national backgrounds, providing yet another perspective
on the nature and impact of intelligence on national and
international security and the course of world politics. Topics
addressed include the history of intelligence, representations
of intelligence in popular culture, public understandings and
expectations of intelligence services, intelligence and ethics,
the privatisation of intelligence practices and the role of
non-government agencies, the challenges of analysis and warning,
the political and cultural dynamics of intelligence practices,
the issue of liaison and internal cooperation and the role of
intelligence services as instruments of state control in both
historical and contemporary contexts.
Frequency: 6 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge
Website:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/02684527.asp
International and Comparative Law Quarterly
Mission: International & Comparative Law Quarterly (ICLQ)
publishes papers on public and private international law and
also comparative law. It has maintained its pre-eminence as one
of the earliest and most important journals of its kind,
encompassing human rights and European law. The journal
encourages innovative and original articles that explore the
interconnectedness between the legal subject areas, moving
across the boundaries that divide the law in a way that provides
vital analysis at a time when formal distinctions, in
scholarship and between jurisdictions, are becoming less
relevant. The ICLQ attracts scholarship of the highest standard
from around the world, which contributes to the maintenance of
its truly international frame of reference. The 'Shorter
Articles, Comments, and Notes' and 'Current Developments'
sections particularly enable the discussion of highly topical
legal issues.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Cambridge University
Website:
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=ILQ
International Journal of Intelligence & Counterintelligence
Mission: The International Journal of Intelligence and
Counter-Intelligence serves as a medium for professionals and
scholars to exchange opinions on issues and challenges
encountered by both government and business institutions in
making contemporary intelligence-related decisions and policy.
At the same time, this quarterly serves as an invaluable
resource for researchers looking to assess previous developments
and events in the field of national security. Dedicated to the
advancement of the academic discipline of intelligence studies,
the International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence publishes articles and book reviews focusing
on a broad range of national security matters. As an
independent, non-partisan forum, the journal presents the
informed and diverse findings of its contributing authors, and
does not advocate positions of its own.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge
Website:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/08850607.asp
International Journal of Middle East Studies
Mission: The International Journal of Middle East Studies
publishes original research on politics, society and culture in
the Middle East from the seventh century to the present day. The
journal also covers Spain, south-east Europe, and parts of
Africa, South Asia, and the former Soviet Union for subjects of
relevance to Middle Eastern civilization. Particular attention
is paid to the history, politics, economics, anthropology,
sociology, literature, and cultural studies of the area and to
comparative religion, theology, law, and philosophy. Each issue
contains approximately 50 pages of detailed book reviews.
Subscribers to the print version also receive the Review of
Middle East Studies free. Published under the auspices of the
Middle East Studies Association of North America.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Cambridge University
Website:
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=mes
International Organization
Mission: International Organization (IO) 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, regional integration, alliance patterns and war,
bargaining and conflict resolution, economic development and
adjustment, and international capital movements. The journal is
continuously ranked among the top journals in the field.
Although this journal does not publish book reviews, IO
publishes high-quality review essays that survey new
developments in a particular area of study, synthesize important
ideas, and raise key issues for future scholarship. For more
information, please see the full instructions for Review Essay
submissions. Published on behalf of the International
Organization Foundation.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Cambridge University
Website:
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=INO
International Peacekeeping
Mission: International Peacekeeping examines the theory and
practice of peacekeeping and peace operations as instruments of
policy at an international level. From a broader perspective the
journal also reflects debates about peacebuilding and monitoring
of agreements, preventive deployments, sanctions, international
policing, protection of aid in internal disputes, and the
relationship between peacekeepers, state authorities, rival
factions, civilians and non-governmental organizations. The
journal promotes debate on these issues in the fields of
international politics, military studies, international law and
development studies. International Peacekeeping is an important
source of analysis for institutes and universities with an
interest in international relations, security and strategic
studies, the history of the United Nations, peace research and
conflict resolution. Policy-makers, officials, NGO workers,
journalists and students with an interest in the United Nations
and its various agencies will find this journal an invaluable
forum for the discussion of current issues.
Frequency: 5 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge
Website:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13533312.asp
International Security
Mission: The growing debate concerning the soundness and
direction of international security policies both in the United
States and abroad signals a revival of intellectual ferment as
well as intuitive uneasiness. Nations are increasingly defining
their security not only in the conventional modes of military
strength, economic vigor, and governmental stability, but also
in terms of capabilities previously less central: energy
supplies, science and technology, food, and natural resources.
Two hundred years ago, a new state could secure its sovereignty
and well-being through an ill-trained militia and a converted
merchant fleet. Today, globalization has forced transnational
concerns—such as trade, terrorism, and the environment—to be
essential elements in the security considerations of any
prospering society. We view international security as embracing
all factors that have a direct bearing on the structure of the
nation-state system and the sovereignty of its members, with
particular emphasis on the use, threat, and control of force.
Our goal is to provide timely analyses of these issues through
contributions that reflect diverse points of view and varied
professional experiences. This interdisciplinary journal is
offered as a vehicle for communication among scholars,
scientists, industrialists, military and government officials,
and members of the public who bear a continuing concern for this
aspect of international life.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
at Harvard University
Website:
http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/project/58/quarterly_journal.html
International Studies Quarterly
Mission: International Studies Quarterly, the official journal
of the International Studies Association, seeks to acquaint a
broad audience of readers with the best work being done in the
variety of intellectual traditions included under the rubric of
international studies. Therefore, the editors welcome all
submissions addressing this community's theoretical, empirical,
and normative concerns. First preference will continue to be
given to articles that address and contribute to important
disciplinary and interdisciplinary questions and controversies.
As part of an ongoing movement toward concerns over community
access to data employed in empirical enquiries, and the related
possibilities for replication and cumulation, the editors will
require authors whose articles are accepted for publication to
ensure that their data are fully accessible. Authors of
quantitative empirical articles must make their data available
for replication purposes. A statement of how that is done must
appear in the first footnote of the article. Required material
would include all data, specialized computer programs, program
recodes, and an explanatory file describing what is included and
how to reproduce the published results. ISQ is published four
times a year for the International Studies Association by Wiley
Periodicals, Inc. Individuals may obtain International Studies
Quarterly at a reduced rate through membership in the
International Studies Association.
Frequency: 4 times per year
Publisher: Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Website:
http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0020-8833
International Studies Review
Mission: The International Studies Review (ISR) provides a
window on current trends and research in international studies
worldwide. Published four times a year, ISR is intended to help:
(a) scholars engage in the kind of dialogue and debate that will
shape the field of international studies in the future, (b)
graduate and undergraduate students understand major issues in
international studies and identify promising opportunities for
research, and (c) educators keep up with new ideas and research.
To achieve these objectives, ISR includes analytical essays,
reviews of new books, and a forum in each issue. Essays
integrate scholarship, clarify debates, provide new perspectives
on research, identify new directions for the field, and present
insights into scholarship in various parts of the world. Book
reviews focus on books published within the past year that
contribute conceptually and empirically to international
studies. The books reviewed are from across the globe. The Forum
provides an outlet for debates over concepts, theories, methods,
and the state of current research as well as reactions to pieces
published in ISR.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Website:
http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=1521-9488
International Theory
Mission: International Theory (IT) promotes theoretical
scholarship about the positive, legal, and normative aspects of
world politics respectively. IT is open to theory of absolutely
all varieties and from all disciplines, provided it addresses
problems of politics, broadly defined and pertains to the
international. IT welcomes scholarship that uses evidence from
the real world to advance theoretical arguments. However, IT is
intended as a forum where scholars can develop theoretical
arguments in depth without an expectation of extensive empirical
analysis. IT’s over-arching goal is to promote communication and
engagement across theoretical and disciplinary traditions. IT
puts a premium on contributors’ ability to reach as broad an
audience as possible, both in the questions they engage and in
their accessibility to other approaches. This might be done by
addressing problems that can only be understood by combining
multiple disciplinary discourses, like institutional design, or
practical ethics; or by addressing phenomena that have broad
ramifications, like civilizing processes in world politics, or
the evolution of environmental norms. IT is also open to work
that remains within one scholarly tradition, although in that
case authors must make clear the horizon of their arguments in
relation to other theoretical approaches. All articles are
peer-reviewed.
Frequency: 3 times per year
Publisher: Cambridge University
Website:
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=int
Joint Force Quarterly
Mission: Joint Force Quarterly is published for the
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, by the Institute for National
Strategic Studies, National Defense University, to promote
understanding of the integrated employment of land, sea, air,
space, and special operations forces. The journal focuses on
joint doctrine, integrated operations, coalition warfare,
contingency planning, military operations conducted across the
spectrum of conflict, and joint force development. We at Joint
Force Quarterly seek research papers and essays of approximately
5,000 words or less that promote continuing joint education and
improve interagency orchestration of all instruments of national
power. JFQ readers are typically subject matter experts who can
take an issue or debate to the next level of application or
utility. Quality manuscripts harbor the potential to save lives
and national treasure. When framing your argument, please focus
on the so what? question. That is, does your research,
experience, or critical analysis improve the understanding or
performance of the reader? Speak to implications from the
operational to strategic level of influence and tailor the
message for an interagency readership without using acronyms or
jargon. Also, write prose, not terse bullets. Even the most
prosaic doctrinal debate can be interesting if presented with
care! Share your professional insights and improve national
security.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Institute for National Strategic Studies,
National Defense University
Website:
http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/jfq_pubs/
Korean Journal of Defense Analysis
Mission: Since its first publication in 1989,
The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis has been covering a broad
range of topics related to foreign policy, defense and
international affairs in the Asia-Pacific region. As the oldest
SSCI registered English journal of political science in Asia,
The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis has promoted efforts to
provide an arena for sharing initiatives and new perspectives on
military and security issues of the Asia-Pacific region. To
offer better support to this idea of active intercommunication
amongst scholars and defense experts around the globe, The
Korean Journal of Defense Analysis made a decision to publish
quarterly, starting from 2005. The Editorial Board of The Korean
Journal for Defense Analysis, which publishes the journal in
March, June, September, and December, always welcomes
contributions of quality articles on the aforementioned topics.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge
Website:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/rkjd and
http://kida.re.kr/eng/publication/publication_01_1.htm
Latin American Studies, Journal of
Mission: Journal of Latin American Studies presents
recent research in the field of Latin American studies in
economics, geography, politics, international relations,
sociology, social anthropology, economic history and cultural
history. Regular features include articles on contemporary
themes, specially commissioned commentaries and an extensive
section of book reviews.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Cambridge University
Website:
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=LAS
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Medicine, Conflict & Survival
Mission: Medicine, Conflict and Survival is an
international journal for all those interested in health aspects
of violence and human rights. It covers: The causes and
consequences of war and group violence; The health and
environmental effects of war and preparations for war,
especially from nuclear, radiological, chemical and biological
weapons of mass destruction; The influence of war and
preparations for war on health and welfare services and the
distribution of global resources ; The abuse of human rights,
its occurrence, causes and consequences; The ethical
responsibility of health professionals in relation to war,
social violence and human rights abuses; Non-violent methods of
conflict resolution; Medical and humanitarian aid in conflict
situations; Relationships between the environment, development
and global security; The roles and responsibilities of
governments and of international governance in reducing the risk
of violent conflict. Medicine, Conflict and Survival (originally
published under the title of Medicine and War) was founded in
1985 and is published quarterly by Routledge. The journal
continues to play an important role in debates around health,
peace and violence.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge
Website:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/mcs
Military Ethics, Journal of
Mission: Journal of Military Ethics (JME) is
an international, peer-reviewed journal devoted to normative
aspects of military force. The journal publishes articles
discussing justifications for the resort to military force (jus
ad bellum) and/or what may justifiably be done in the use of
such force (jus in bello). The scope of JME also includes
research/discussion on ethical issues in military training, as
well as the post-conflict role of military forces. JME seeks to
include articles from a variety of academic disciplines and
cultural backgrounds. Articles may adopt theoretical, empirical
or historical approaches. All research articles in this journal
have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor
screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous
referees.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge
Website:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/15027570.asp
National Security Law and Policy, Journal of
Mission: The Journal of National Security Law
& Policy is the nation's only journal devoted exclusively to
national security law and policy. Issues feature current
articles by creative thinkers from academia--including
disciplines other than law--as well from the military,
intelligence, law enforcement, public health, and civil
liberties communities. The Journal's mission is to publish
rigorous analytical thinking about the greatest challenges
facing the nation and contribute to the formulation of fair,
credible solutions that balance our need for liberty and
security. Unlike most law journals, the Journal is peer-reviewed
and faculty edited. The Journal involves the top national
security law and policy experts on its very distinguished
Editorial Team. The Journal welcomes submissions of articles,
essays, and book reviews that analyze timely national security
challenges and recommend policy solutions. Submissions should be
made by e-mail to Molly Pyle, managing editor. Please include
author resumes.
Frequency: 3 issues per year
Publisher: University of the Pacific, McGeorge School
of Law; Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism
(INSCT) at Syracuse University
Website:
http://www.mcgeorge.edu/x704.xml
Nonproliferation Review, The
Mission: The Nonproliferation Review is a refereed
journal concerned with the causes, consequences, and control of
the spread of nuclear, chemical, biological, and conventional
weapons. The Review features case studies, theoretical analyses,
reports, and policy debates on such issues as individual country
programs, treaties and export controls, terrorism, and the
economic and environmental effects of weapons proliferation.
Authors come from many regions and disciplines. With subscribers
in 50 countries, the Review is an essential resource for
policymakers and scholars worldwide.
Frequency: 3 issues per year
Publisher: Center for Nonproliferation Studies/
Monterey Institute of International Studies
Website:
http://cns.miis.edu/npr/
Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology
Mission: This unique journal is guided by the vision of
a world in which peaceful means of resolving conflict prevail
over violent ones and in which equity and social justice are
hallmarks of all relations--family, community, national, and
international. Its scholarly articles cover a wide array of
topics, including the diverse causes and consequences of war and
other forms of destructive conflict, as well as peace-making and
reconciliation, prevention, and sustainable development. Issues
about children and family, ethnicity, and feminism have been
prominent in articles about both direct and structural violence.
The journal publishes a mixture of empirical, theoretical,
clinical, and historical work, as well as policy analyses, book
reviews, and bibliographic essays. It seeks to be truly
international and welcomes authors from all parts of the world.
Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have
undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor
screening and anonymous refereeing by at least two anonymous
referees.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge
Website:
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t775653690
Peace, Conflict and Development
Mission: Peace, Conflict and Development is a new
open-access journal focusing on contemporary issues in Conflict
and Peace Studies. It aims to publish innovative and accessible
writing on a wide range of topics – human rights, democracy and
democratisation, conflict resolution, environment, security,
war, culture, identity and community, and other related areas of
interest.
Frequency: 2 issues per year
Publisher: Dept of Peace Studies, University of
Bradford, UK
Website:
http://www.peacestudiesjournal.org.uk/
Peace Research, Journal of
Mission: Journal of Peace Research is an
interdisciplinary and international peer reviewed bimonthly
journal of scholarly work in peace research. Edited at the
International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO), by an
international editorial committee, Journal of Peace Research
strives for a global focus on conflict and peacemaking. From its
establishment in 1964, authors from over 50 countries have
published in JPR. The Journal encourages a wide conception of
peace, but focuses on the causes of violence and conflict
resolution. Without sacrificing the requirements for theoretical
rigour and methodological sophistication, articles directed
towards ways and means of peace are favoured.
Frequency: 6 issues per year
Publisher: Sage
Website:
http://jpr.sagepub.com/
Peace Review
Mission: Peace Review is a quarterly, multidisciplinary,
transnational journal of research and analysis, focusing on the
current issues and controversies that underlie the promotion of
a more peaceful world. Social progress requires, among other
things, sustained intellectual work, which should be pragmatic
as well as analytical. The results of that work should be
ingrained into everyday culture and political discourse. We
define peace research very broadly to include peace, human
rights, development, ecology, culture and related issues. The
task of the journal is to present the results of this research
and thinking in short, accessible and substantive essays. Each
issue develops a particular theme but we run both on-theme and
off-theme essays.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge
Website:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/10402659.asp
Perspectives on Politics
Mission: Perspectives on Politics provides political insight on
important problems through rigorous, broad-based research and
integrative thought. The journal enables members of different
subfields to speak with one another--and with knowledgeable
people outside the discipline--about issues of common interest;
it aspires to be provocative, even edgy, while maintaining the
highest academic standards. Each issue of the journal also
features reviews of over 50 books.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: American Political Science Association
Website: http://www.apsanet.org/content_3246.cfm
Policy History, Journal of
Mission: The Journal of Policy History is an
interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed academic journal concerned with
the application of historical perspectives to public policy
studies. The journal encourages submissions researching the
formation and development of public policy, in which diverse
methods and theories are applied to public policy and politics
within a historical perspective. While seeking to inform
scholars interested in policy history, the journal also seeks to
inform policy makers through a historical approach to public
policy. Published through the cooperation of the History
Department at Saint Louis University, the Institute for
Political History, and Cambridge University Press, the Journal
of Policy History gives voice to scholars pursuing the study of
public policy in the United States and other nations, focusing
on the following: Policy origins and development through
historical inquiry, Historical analysis of specific policy areas
and policy institutions, Explorations of continuities and shifts
in policy over time, Interdisciplinary research into public
policy, Comparative historical approaches to the development of
public policy.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Cambridge University
Website:
http://www.slu.edu/departments/jph/
Politics, Journal of
Mission: The Journal of Politics, a leading
general interest journal in political science, publishes
theoretically innovative and methodologically diverse research
in all subfields of the discipline including, but not limited
to, American politics, comparative politics, formal theory,
international relations, methodology, political theory, public
administration and public policy. Our conception of both theory
and method is both broad and encompassing, and we welcome
contributions from scholars around the world.
Frequency:
Publisher: Cambridge University Press for the Southern
Political Science Association.
Website:
http://www.journalofpolitics.org/Home
Post-Soviet Affairs
Mission: Quarterly publication featuring the work of prominent
Western scholars on the republics of the former Soviet Union
providing exclusive, up-to-the-minute analyses of the state of
the economy and society, progress toward economic reform, and
linkages between political and social changes and economic
developments. Published since 1985.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Bellwether Publishing, Ltd
Website:
http://bellwether.metapress.com/content/120755/
Public Policy, Journal of
Mission: The Journal of Public Policy applies
social science theories and concepts to significant political,
economic and social issues and to the ways in which public
policies are made. Its articles deal with topics of concern to
public policy scholars in America, Europe, Japan and other
advanced industrial nations. The journal often publishes
articles that cut across disciplines, such as environmental
issues, international political economy, regulatory policy and
European Union processes. Its peer reviewers come from up to a
dozen social science disciplines and countries across three
continents, thus ensuring both analytic rigour and accuracy in
reference to national and policy context.
Frequency: 3 issues per year
Publisher:: Cambridge University
Website:
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=PUP
RUSI Journal
Mission: Published six times a year, The RUSI Journal is the
Institute's flagship publication and a leading forum for the
exchange of ideas on national and international defence and
security issues. First published in 1857, The RUSI Journal is
the oldest publication of its kind in the world and considered
by practitioners and scholars alike to be essential reading for
anyone seeking to understand war and conflict, the UK's and
other states' armed forces and defence and security policies,
and military history. With ten to twelve timely and
policy-relevant articles on contemporary defence and security
matters, two to four scholarly studies on military history
subjects and an expanded reviews section that includes book
reviews and essays on film, art and the media, The RUSI Journal
consistently brings the most innovative and challenging
perspectives to bear on past, present and future issues in the
field.
Frequency: 6 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge
Website:
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t777285713~db=all
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Science & Global Security
Mission: Science & Global Security is an international
journal for peer-reviewed scientific and technical studies
relating to arms control, disarmament, and nonproliferation
policy. Its goals are to help create a common understanding of
the technical basis for new policy initiatives and to provide an
archival source for further works of scholarship and policy
analysis. Articles in the past few years have included technical
studies on the characteristics and verification of centrifuge
uranium enrichment, the monitoring of containers to detect
nuclear material, the risks of accidental launch of ballistic
missiles, Russia's nuclear icebreaker fleet, advances in seismic
monitoring of underground nuclear weapon tests, and the
characteristics and proliferation resistance of new nuclear
reactor concepts and fuel cycles. The articles published in the
journal are written so that their essential conclusions can be
understood by non-specialists, while containing enough technical
detail so that results can be checked and reproduced by
technical analysts. Beyond providing a basis for policy, the
journal publishes review articles and tutorial material suitable
for university courses.
Frequency: 3 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge
Website:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/08929882.html
Security Studies
Mission: Security Studies has firmly established itself as a
leading journal on international security issues. The journal
publishes theoretical, historical, and policy-oriented articles
on the causes and consequences of war, and the sources and
conditions of peace. The journal has published articles on
balancing vs. bandwagoning, deterrence in enduring rivalries,
the Domino theory, nuclear weapons proliferation, civil–military
relations, political reforms in China, strategic culture in Asia
and the Pacific, neorealism vs. neoliberalism on the future of
NATO, Israel's military doctrine, regional vs. universal
organizations in peacekeeping, the three waves of nuclear
debate, the sources and conduct of alliances, strategic bombing,
violence interaction capacity, mass killings of civilians,
ethnic conflicts and their resolution, epidemics and national
security, democracy and foreign-policy decision making, and the
future of security studies.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge
Website:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09636412.asp
Slavic Military Studies, Journal of
Mission: The Journal of Slavic Military
Studies (until 1993 The Journal of Soviet Military Studies)
investigates all aspects of military affairs in the Slavic
nations of central and eastern Europe in historical and
geopolitical context and offers a vehicle for central and
eastern European security and military analysts to air their
views. Its unique international editorial board and diverse
content including translations of newly released Soviet and
Russian documents as well as specialist book reviews make the
journal a must for academics, military figures and civilians
alike who are interested in this region's security and military
affairs.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge
Website:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13518046.asp
Small Wars & Insurgencies
Mission: Small Wars & Insurgencies is directed at providing a
forum for the discussion of the historical, political, social,
economic and psychological aspects of insurgency,
counter-insurgency, limited war, peacekeeping operations and the
use of force as an instrument of policy. Including an
authoritative review section, its aim is to provide an outlet
for historians, political scientists, policy makers and
practitioners to discuss and debate theoretical and practical
issues related to the past, present and future of this important
area of both international and domestic relations.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge
Website:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09592318.asp
Stanford Journal of International Law
Mission: Founded in 1966, the Stanford Journal of International
Law is one of the oldest and most reputable international law
journals in the United States. Publishing two regular issues
each year, the journal seeks to promote scholarship of the
highest quality through timely, innovative, and important pieces
on international and comparative legal topics. The journal
invites contributions from professors, practitioners,
legislators, judges, and Stanford Law School students.
Frequency: 2 issues per year
Publisher: Stanford Law School
Website: http://www.stanford.edu/group/sjil/
Strategic Analysis (India)
Mission: Strategic Analysis is the flagship of IDSA
publications. Published bi-monthly in partnership with Routledge
(Taylor and Francis Group. UK), Strategic Analysis provides a
forum for independent research, commentaries, analysis and
debate on global and regional security issues. An
internationally refereed journal, Strategic Analysis reflects a
whole range of views from within the Indian strategic studies
and International Relations community. It seeks to promote a
better understanding of Indian thinking on contemporary national
and international themes. The coverage and scope is global,
reflecting India's growing global interests and role. The aim of
the journal is to reach out to an international audience
interested in knowing about Indian analysis and perspectives on
global and regional issues; India's foreign and defence
policies; strategic culture, technology orientations, etc.
Frequency: 6 Issues per Year
Publisher: Routledge
Website:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09700161.asp
Strategic Comments
Mission: Strategic Comments is the
International Institute for Strategic Studies’s online source of
analysis of international security and politico-military issues.
Published ten times per year, with five articles in each issue,
Strategic Comments briefing papers offer succinct and cogent
insights of consistent authority to its core readership of
policy-makers, journalists, business executives and foreign
affairs analysts. Since its foundation in 1995, Strategic
Comments has harnessed the considerable expertise of the
Institute's research staff and members, as well as the broader
strategic studies community. Each article, around 2,000 words in
length, is supported by graphic features that complement the
insights contained within the text. Each issue is delivered to
subscribers or syndication recipients by an email message upon
publication.
Frequency: 10 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge
Website:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13567888.asp and
https://www.iiss.org/publications/strategic-comments/
Strategic Studies, Journal of
Mission: Over the last twenty years, the reshaping of
the world politics and the development of innovative military
technologies has placed a huge question mark beside the efficacy
of force in contemporary statecraft. Consequently, the field of
strategic studies has never been of greater significance than it
is today. Since the appearance of the first issue in 1978, The
Journal of Strategic Studies has taken a lead in promoting fresh
thinking in the field among practitioners and academics alike.
The defining feature of The Journal of Strategic Studies is its
commitment to multi-disciplinary approach. The editors welcome
articles that challenge our historical understanding of man's
efforts to achieve political ends through the application of
military and diplomatic means; articles on contemporary security
and theoretical controversies of enduring value; and of course
articles that explicitly combine the historical and theoretical
approaches to the study of modern warfare, defence policy and
modern strategy. In addition to a well-established review
section, The Journal of Strategic Studies offers its diverse
readership a wide range of 'special issues' and 'special
sections'. Recent editions have focused on the disarmament of
Germany in the inter-war years, the rise of China and
counter-insurgency warfare.
Frequency: 6 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge
Website:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/01402390.asp
Studies in Conflict & Terrorism
Mission: Terrorism and insurgency are now the
dominant forms of conflict in the world today. Fuelled by
moribund peace processes, ethnic and religious strife, disputes
over natural resources, and transnational organized crime, these
longstanding security challenges have become even more violent
and intractable: posing new threats to international peace and
stability. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism aims to cast new
light on the origins and implications of conflict in the 21st
century and to illuminate new approaches and solutions to
countering the growth and escalation of contemporary sub-state
violence. The journal thus seeks to publish the best theoretical
and empirical studies that contribute to a better understanding
of the causes of these conflicts and the measures required to
achieve their resolution. In a world of diverse and changing
threats, enigmatic adversaries, and continued uncertainty, the
editor' goal is to provide fresh insight, thoughtful analysis,
and authoritative prescriptions to the most pressing concerns
that affecting global security in the 21st century.
Frequency: 12 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge
Website:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/tf/1057610X.html
Survival
Mission: Survival, the Institute's bi-monthly
journal, is a leading forum for analysis and debate of
international and strategic affairs. With a diverse range of
authors, thoughtful reviews and review essays, Survival is
scholarly in depth while vivid, well-written and policy-relevant
in approach. Shaped by its editors to be both timely and
forward-thinking, the journal encourages writers to challenge
conventional wisdom and bring fresh, often controversial,
perspectives to bear on the strategic issues of the moment.
Survival is essential reading for practitioners, analysts,
teachers and followers of international affairs. Each issue also
contains Book Reviews of the most important recent publications
on international politics and security.
Frequency: 6 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge
Website:
http://www.gbhap.com/journals/titles/00396338.asp and
http://www.iiss.org/publications/survival/
Terrorism and Political Violence
Mission: Terrorism and Political Violence
reflects the full range of current scholarly work from many
disciplines and theoretical perspectives. It aims to give
academic rigour to a field which hitherto has lacked it, and
encourages comparative studies. In addition to focusing on the
political meaning of terrorist activity, the journal publishes
studies of various related forms of violence by rebels and by
states, on the links between political violence and organized
crime, protest, rebellion, revolution, and human rights.
Symposia are a regular feature covering such subjects as:
terrorism and public policy; religion and violence; political
parties and terrorism; technology and terrorism; and right-wing
terrorism. A truly interdisciplinary journal, it is essential
reading for all academics, decision makers and security
specialists concerned with understanding political violence.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge
Website:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09546553.asp
Washington Quarterly, The
Mission: Published by CSIS, The Washington
Quarterly is a journal of international affairs, analyzing
global strategic changes and their public policy implications.
It addresses topics such as: the U.S. role in the world; the
emerging great powers; missile defenses and weapons of mass
destruction; global perspectives to reduce terrorism; regional
issues and flashpoints; the implications of global political
change; views from the U.S. Congress; contributors are drawn
from outside as well as inside the United States and reflect
diverse political, regional, and professional perspectives.
Essays are authoritative yet written for the international
affairs generalist. Policymakers in the executive and
legislative branches and members of the academic, corporate, and
media communities value TWQ as a source of incisive, independent
thinking about international political and security challenges
and policies. TWQ has subscribers in more than 50 countries. Not
peer reviewed.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: the MIT Press for the Center for Strategic
and International Studies
Website:
http://www.twq.com/
World Politics
Mission: World Politics, founded in 1948, is
an internationally renowned quarterly journal of political
science published by Cambridge University Press and produced
under the editorial sponsorship of the Princeton Institute for
International and Regional Studies at Princeton University. The
journal is published in both print and online versions. Open to
contributions by all scholars, the editors invite submission of
analytical/theoretical articles, review articles, and research
notes bearing on problems in international relations and
comparative politics. It does not publish strictly historical
material, articles on current affairs, policy pieces, or
narratives of a journalistic nature. Articles submitted for
consideration are unsolicited, except for review articles, which
are usually commissioned.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Website:
http://www.princeton.edu/~piirs/publications/world_politics.html
World Trade Review
Mission: The World Trade Review was
established at the initiative of the Secretariat of the World
Trade Organization (WTO) in close cooperation with Cambridge
University Press. It is an independent journal - the Editor and
all but one member of the Editorial Board are drawn from
university faculties - that includes articles written from
economic, legal, political and inter-disciplinary perspectives
on issues of relevance to the multilateral trading system.
Priority is given to papers that, along with being academically
rigorous, are also accessible to government policy officials and
the wider public. The journal also includes shorter articles
seeking to rebut or challenge published papers.
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Cambridge University Press and the WTO
Website: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=WTR
