Political Theory (journal)

Political Theory  
Language English
Edited by Jane Bennett[1]
Publication details
Publisher
Publication history
1973-present
Frequency Bi-monthly
0.576
Indexing
ISSN 0090-5917
LCCN 73641963
OCLC no. 39266906
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Political Theory is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of Political Science. From 2005 to 2012 the journal's editor was Professor Mary G. Dietz (Northwestern University),[2] she was succeeded by Professor Jane Bennett (Johns Hopkins University - Department of Political Science).[1] It has been in publication since 1973 and is currently published by SAGE Publications.

Scope

Political Theory publishes articles on political philosophy from philosophical, ideological and methodological perspectives. The journal provides an interdisciplinary forum for the development and exchange of political ideas. Political Theory contains articles which aim to address historical-political thought, modern political theory and the history of ideas and critical assessments of current work.

Abstracting and indexing

Political Theory is abstracted and indexed in, among other databases: SCOPUS, and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2014 impact factor of 0.576, ranking it 99th out of 161 journals in the category "Political Science".[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Political Theory An International Journal of Political Philosophy - editor details". Sage Publishing. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  2. "Profile of Professor Mary G. Dietz". Department of Political Science, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  3. "Journals Ranked by Impact: Political Science". 2014 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2015.

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