In 1959, a group of scholars and practitioners founded the International Studies Association (ISA) to pursue mutual interests in international studies. Representing 80 countries, ISA has over 4,000 members worldwide and is the most respected and widely known scholarly association in this field.
Endeavoring to create communities of scholars dedicated to international studies, ISA is divided into 6 geographic subdivisions of ISA (Regions) and 23 special interest groups (Sections) which provide opportunities to exchange ideas and research with local colleagues and within specific subject areas.
Our international conferences and annual conventions attract scholars from all over the world. We cooperate with 53 international studies organizations in 32 countries, are a member of the International Social Science Council, and have nongovernmental consultative status with the United Nations.
ISA's journals help define the field and showcase the research in our discipline. The ISA publishes five premier academic journals and co-sponsors a sixth. The International Studies Quarterly is our flagship journal and is one of the top ranked journals in our field. International Studies Review tracks worldwide trends, synthesizing theory and literature with a broad interdisciplinary and multinational perspective. International Studies Perspectives is focused on teaching, research, and the state of the profession. Foreign Policy Analysis provides a peer-reviewed outlet for academic research into the processes, outcomes and theories of foreign policy. International Political Sociology is an interdisciplinary journal responding to the diversification of both scholarly interests and regional concerns in contemporary international studies. Lastly, we co-sponsor International Interactions, an interdisciplinary journal that focuses upon the broad range of relations and interactions among the actors in the global system.
