Policy & Politics
An International Journal
The multi-disciplinary journal analysing the theory, origins and impact of public policy
Editors: Geetanjali Gangoli, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, UK and Tony Fitzpatrick, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham, UK
Volume 37, 2009, 4 issues: January, April, July and October
ISSN 0305 5736 Online ISSN: 1470-8442
“Policy & Politics has become a leading journal tackling policy issues concerning East Asia as well as other parts of the world. It now provides an indispensable academic forum for Asian policy practitioners and academics.” Professor Huck-ju Kwon, Seoul National University, Korea
"Broad in scope and empirically grounded, Policy & Politics delves into the most pressing issues of the day. This widely-cited journal offers original analyses and lively debate by prominent academics in the field - mandatory reading for social and public policy scholars."
Neil Gilbert, Chernin Professor of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley
About this journal
Policy & Politics is the leading journal in the field of public policy with an enviable reputation for publishing peer-reviewed papers of the highest quality. It explores the fit between theory and empirical applications and links macro-scale political economy debates with micro-scale policy studies.
ISI Social Science Citation Index
Policy & Politics is consistently ranked in the top ten in Public Administration with an impact factor of 0.910 in the 2007 ISI Social Science Citation Index.
Australian Research Council journal rankings
Policy & Politics scored 'A' in the 2007 Research Journal Ranking Review List by the Australian Research Council. These rankings are produced as part of the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) initiative.
Abstracting and indexing
Policy & Politics is abstracted in ASSIA (Applied Social Science Index and Abstracts), British Humanities Index, EBSCO Publishing Library Services, GEOBASE (Online and CD-Rom), Geographical Abstracts: Human Geography, International Development Abstracts, ISI Journal Citation Reports, Social Science Edition, Political Science and Public Administration categories, PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service), Studies on Women Abstracts, Australian Family & Society Abstracts.
Policy & Politics Annual Lectures
This year’s Policy & Politics lecture was given by Jonathan Evans, the Director General of the Security Service. The annual lecture was established in 1996 to enhance further the international profile of the journal. As a public lecture offered by the University of Bristol it provides an opportunity to hear experts reflect on topics of major contemporary significance. Click here for details of past lectures.
ALPSP Learned Journals Collection (ALJC)
Policy & Politics is available to consortia and other library customers via the ALPSP Learned Journals Collection. For more information, please visit www.alpsp-collection.org