Polity is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal.[1] It was established in 1968 at the University of Massachusetts, has been housed at the University of Connecticut, and is now based in the City University of New York (CUNY). It is the official journal of the Northeastern Political Science Association.[2] The journal is published by the University of Chicago Press and the editors-in-chief are Alyson Cole, Robyn Marasco, and Charles Tien (City University of New York).
| Discipline | Political science |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Alyson Cole, Robyn Marasco, Charles Tien |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1968–present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Hybrid | |
| 1.0 (2022) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Polity |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0032-3497 (print) 1744-1684 (web) |
| LCCN | 77000100 |
| JSTOR | 00323497 |
| OCLC no. | 56364330 |
| Links | |
The journal covers research on all aspects of political life, particularly focusing on race, gender, class, colonialism, and empire. Every issue features original articles and the section “Ask a Political Scientist”, an interview with a scholar of politics on pressing issues and controversies.[3] Biannually, the journal publishes a “Classics Revisited” feature aiming at new engagements with classic texts in the field.
Polity Prize
editSince 2006 an annual prize for the best research article is awarded by the Northeastern Political Science Association.[4]
Abstracting and indexing
editThe journal is abstracted and indexed in:
- Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Sciences[5]
- EBSCO databases[6]
- Index Islamicus[6]
- ProQuest databases[6]
- Scopus[7]
- Social Sciences Citation Index[5]
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 1.0.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Garand, James C.; Giles, Michael W.; Blais, André; McLean, Iain (2009). "Political Science Journals in Comparative Perspective: Evaluating Scholarly Journals in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom". PS: Political Science & Politics. 42 (4): 695–717. doi:10.1017/S1049096509990205. S2CID 154440079.
- ^ Havard, William C. (Autumn 1968). "Polity: Its Origins and Objectives". Polity. 1: 3–10. doi:10.1086/POLv1n1ms3233973. S2CID 151771046.
- ^ Cole, Alyson; Marasco, Robyn; Tien, Charles (2024-01-01). "Trajectories". Polity. 56 (1): 1–6. doi:10.1086/727985. ISSN 0032-3497.
- ^ "ABOUT THE POLITY PRIZE". Polity homepage. The University of Chicago Press. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ a b "Web of Science Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ a b c "Polity". MIAR: Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals. University of Barcelona. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "Source details: Polity". Scopus Preview. Elsevier. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "Polity". 2022 Journal Citation Reports (Social Sciences ed.). Clarivate. 2023 – via Web of Science.