ISA Publications

ISA Publications

The International Studies Association publishes five premier academic journals, and co-sponsors a sixth. International Studies Quarterly (ISQ) started in conjunction with the Association as its flagship journal. The International Studies Review (ISR) is critically acclaimed for its synthesis of theory and literature, and its broad interdisciplinary and multinational perspective on the field. International Studies Perspectives (ISP) focuses on teaching, policy application, and controversies in the field. Foreign Policy Analysis provides a peer-reviewed outlet for the highest quality academic research into the processes, outcomes and theories of foreign policy. International Political Sociology debuted as an interdisciplinary journal responding to the diversification of both scholarly interests and regional concerns in contemporary international studies. And finally, ISA is proud to sponsor International Interactions, an interdisciplinary journal publishing original empirical, analytic, and/or theoretical research in the general field of international relations. The journal has particular interest in research that focuses upon the broad range of relations and interactions among the actors in the global system. With these journals and our new quarterly electronic newsletter ISA strives to bring you the latest news about the field and its practitioners. The combined circulation of our journals (both individual and institutional subscribers) is worldwide in scope (world circulation map PDF file) and has seen significant increases, particularly in online access (online access PDF file), over the last decade.

Our publisher, Blackwell, is one of the world's leading academic publishers. With 923 staff members in offices in the US, UK, Australia, Japan, Denmark, and Germany, Blackwell publishes over 700 journals in partnership with more than 550 academic and professional societies.

International Studies Quarterly (ISQ)

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 Blackwell Publishing.

Note to our contributors: The ISQ will not be processing new submissions in August, but we will be accepting reviews and making decisions on manuscripts already received. You may submit your manuscript during August if you wish, but it will not be processed before September 1, at the earliest. Confirmations and responses to e-mail queries may be a bit slower than usual during this period as the staff will be on break during part of this time.

Publication: 4 times yearly.

NEW ADDRESS AS OF DECEMBER 15, 2008
Managing Editor: William R. Thompson
International Studies Quarterly
Department of Political Science
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405 USA
Fax: 812-855-2027
Email: intstudq@indiana.edu
web:  http://www.indiana.edu/~iuisq/

Online Access: Online access to the full-text of ISA journals can be found on the ISA website (login required).

Sample Copy: To view a free sample of ISQ online, visit:
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/isqu

Data Archive: The ISQ data archive is located here.

Reprints: Requests for reprints of ISA journal articles may be addressed to Blackwell Publishing using this link.

International Studies Review (ISR)

The International Studies Review provides a window on current trends and research in the field of international studies. In it, scholars, educators, and policymakers can find pertinent information about new books in international studies as well as analytic reviews of recent trends and controversies in scholarship around the world. Published four time a year, the Review will 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 the major issues in international studies and identify promising opportunities for research; and (c) educators keep up with new ideas and research. 

Contents

The Review contains four distinct sections. 

Reflection, Evaluation, and Integration: The heart of each issue is made up of two or three extended essays that synthesize scholarship, clarify debates, pose new perspectives on existing research, identify new directions in the field, or provide insight into scholarship in various parts of the world.

Reviews of Books: As many as 20 short pieces review single books or sets of two or three related books that have been published within the past year.

Featured Book Reviews: Each issue also contains three or four extended reviews of books. These will be books that have been published outside the United Sates and written in languages other than English, or books that make a particularly important contribution to the field, wherever they are published.

The Forum: A goal of the Review is to stimulate lively dialogue and debate about the nature of and future directions for international studies. The Forum provides an outlet for debates over concepts, theories, current research, or even about reviews that have been published in the International Studies Review itself.

Focus

The focus of the International Studies Review is on books and research dealing with international institutions and the foreign policies, international interactions, and international relationships of such political actors as national governments, subnational groups, and international governmental and nongovernmental organizations.

At the same time, the Review is committed to engaging the entire international studies community in a creative dialogue. Over time the essay and book reviews will give attention to such diverse topics as security studies, international regime theory, international trade and finance, comparative studies, development studies, feminist international theory, peace studies, foreign policy analysis, international organizations, international communication, intelligence studies, international law, environmental studies, as well as various types of research methodologies.

For Additional Information

The International Studies Review is a publication of the International Studies Association. It is published by Blackwell Publishers and edited through the Global Affairs Institute of the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. Authors are encouraged to check the guidelines for doing essay reviews before submitting such reviews.  Those interested in becoming part of the journals international panel of book reviewers should send an email indicating their interest along with a current CV.  Manuscripts and questions should be directed to:

For further information, please contact: isr@uconn.edu
http://www.isr.uconn.edu/

Specific guidelines for submission can be found here. 

Additional Guidelines:

• Essay Guidelines
• Featured Books Guidelines
• Multiple Books Guidelines
• Single Books Guidelines

Publication: 4 times yearly.

Co-Editors: Jennifer Sterling-Folker and Mark Boyer

Online Access: Online access to the full-text of ISA journals can be found on the ISA website (login required).

Sample Copy: To view a free sample copy online, visit: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/misr

Reprints: Requests for reprints of ISA journal articles may be addressed to Blackwell Publishing using this link.

International Studies Perspectives (ISP)

International Studies Perspectives (ISP) publishes articles that bridge the interests of researchers, teachers, and practitioners working within any and all subfields of international studies. The journal is devoted to four types of contribution:

• Policy research and commentary: Articles in this category are addressed to current or recent policy debates, highlight the degree to which these debates are (or should be) informed by existing scholarly literature and contemporary research, and are directed to an audience consisting of both academics and practitioners.

• Pedagogical analyses:  Colleges and universities around the world have placed renewed emphasis on innovative teaching methods in the field of international studies, and ISP provides an outlet for high quality pedagogical analysis.  Active learning approaches, curriculum development, multimedia methods, and other topics have been discussed in the journal's pages.

• Visions of the discipline:  These contributions offer insights into current trends in international studies, including developments in fields other than political science, and controversial debates in the discipline.  Articles in this category also seek to connect such trends and debates to developments in policy research and pedagogy.

• Pieces of interest to the international studies profession:  Articles on the profession deal with such topics as publishing in international studies, the job market, and professional development.  This section also includes sometimes humorous (but always insightful) "pieces on our craft."

Editorial Policies:  Manuscripts accepted for review will be examined by two or more active scholars qualified to provide editorial input to ISP, in addition to review by at least one member of the editorial team.  The editors are responsible for all final decisions on the publication of manuscripts.

Publication: 4 times yearly.

Original manuscripts that fall within the mission of ISP outlined above should be sent to:

Editors
International Studies Perspectives
Mark O. Hatfield School of Government
Portland State University
P.O. Box 751
Portland, OR 97207-0751 USA
E-Mail:  ispj@pdx.edu

Online Access: Online access to the full-text of ISA journals can be found on the ISA website (login required).

Sample Copy: To view a free sample copy online, visit: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/insp

Submission Guide: For complete submission information please see the website at http://www.ispj.pdx.edu.

Reprints: Requests for reprints of ISA journal articles may be addressed to Blackwell Publishing using this link.

Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA)

Foreign Policy Analysis provides a peer-reviewed outlet for the highest quality academic research into the processes, outcomes and theories of foreign policy. Reflecting the diverse, comparative and multidisciplinary nature of the field, Foreign Policy Analysis provides an open forum for research publication that enhances the communication of concepts and ideas across theoretic, methodological, geographical and disciplinary boundaries. By emphasizing accessibility of content for scholars of all perspectives and approaches in the editorial and review process, Foreign Policy Analysis serves as a source for efforts at theoretical and methodological integration and deepening the conceptual debates throughout this rich and complex research tradition.

Foreign policy analysis, as a field of study, is characterized by its actor-specific focus. The underlying, often implicit argument is that the source of international politics and change in international politics is human beings, acting individually or in groups. In the simplest terms, foreign policy analysis is the study of process, effects, causes or outputs of foreign policy decision-making in either a comparative or case-specific manner.

Foreign Policy Analysis is distributed to all members of the International Studies Association, as well as several thousand institutional and library subscribers. As a result, the review guidelines are intended not only to insure the highest quality in the research published, but also to provide value to such a large and diverse audience. Authors are asked to insure that their articles are written to be accessible to all researchers in international studies. Submissions are open to all and all submissions will be evaluated on the quality of their content with the additional consideration of broad accessibility.

Electronic submissions are preferred. Current submission details are available here and questions can be directed to any member of the editorial team.

Editorial Team

Editor: Doug Van Belle
        email: Doug.VanBelle@vuw.ac.nz

Editors:
Marijke Breuning
Ralph Carter
Alex Mintz
Philip Nel
Rekha Pande
Jeff Pickering

Online Access: Online access to the full-text of ISA journals can be found on the ISA website (login required).

Sample Copy: To view a free sample copy online, visit: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/fpa

Reprints: Requests for reprints of ISA journal articles may be addressed to Blackwell Publishing using this link.

International Political Sociology (IPS)

International Political Sociology (IPS), responds to the need for more productive collaboration among political sociologists, international relations specialists and sociopolitical theorists. It is especially concerned with challenges arising from contemporary transformations of social, political, and global orders given the statist forms of traditional sociologies and the marginalization of social processes in many approaches to international relations. IPS is committed to theoretical innovation, new modes of empirical research and the geographical and cultural diversification of research beyond the usual circuits of European and North-American scholarship.

Instructions for authors

Manuscripts will be accepted for review on the understanding that their content is original and that the manuscript has not been accepted  for publication or review elsewhere. Manuscripts that fall within the aims and scope of IPS or clearly related to international political sociology must be sent electronically to BOTH didier.bigo@libertysecurity.org and ips@ceri-sciences-po.org.  They should not exceed 10,000 words and should be sent in two files (preferably Word of PDF files). One file should be sent ready for double blind peer review: author shall have removed all self-references and all characteristic that may identify him or her (name, affiliation, title of conference if paper presented in a conference..). The other file should contain the manuscript with all necessary information. Both files should contain a short abstract of the article. Once received, the articles will be sent to relevant outside experts and scholars for a double anonymous peer review.  All new items are published on a space available basis and decisions made on publication are the discretion of the editors of IPS.

Call for Papers - 2008
The call for submissions has been posted here in PDF.

Publication: 4 times yearly.
Publication begins 2007
To view a free sample copy online, visit: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/ips

Editors: Didier Bigo and R.B.J. Walker
International Political Sociology
Center for International Research and Studies / CERI-Sciences-Po
56 rue Jacob
Paris 75006 FRANCE
Telephone: +33 1 58 71 70 73
fax : +33 1 58 71 70 90
E-Mail: ips@ceri-sciences-po.org
Web: http://www.ceri-sciences-po.org/publica/ips/ips.php

Online Access: Online access to the full-text of ISA journals can be found on the ISA website (login required).

Reprints: Requests for reprints of ISA journal articles may be addressed to Blackwell Publishing using this link.

ISA E-Newsletter

The E-Newsletter is an e-mail based newsletter designed to provide timely information about the membership and organizational activities of ISA and related professional societies. The newsletter is sent monthly to all ISA members. Conference announcements, calls for papers, Region and Section news, and general ISA announcements are presented with links to more detailed information appearing on the ISA web page.

ISA news resources:

• The ISA E-Newsletter: The newsletter is sent monthly to all members and web archived here.
• ISA Blog: Regular announcements will continue to be posted to the ISA NEWS & EVENTS website, as well as in a chronological web log (blog) format on the ISA BLOG at http://www.isanet.org/blog/.
• Subscriber Listserv: A private subscriber listserv hosted by Yahoo Groups (to join the listserv, you will first have to sign-in to the ISA website). The listserv is a voluntary e-mail list, members control their own subscription status, no one is added without first asking to be subscribed. By joining the listserv you agree that you would like frequent e-mail announcements from ISA.

All inquiries, suggestions and news submissions should be made to:

Joel A. Davis, Editor
International Studies Association
324 Social Sciences
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
Telephone: (520) 621-7754
Facsimile: (520) 621-5780
E-Mail: isa@u.arizona.edu

ISA Officer's Handbook

International Studies Association Officer's Handbook, the official handbook of the Association, seeks to acquaint a broad audience of readers with the organizational structure and personnel of ISA. The Handbook is published by the International Studies Association Executive Offices. For more information, please see the Handbook website.

Publication: annual.

Editor: Joel Davis

All inquiries, suggestions and submissions should be made to:  isa@u.arizona.edu

International Interactions (II)

International Interactions is a leading interdisciplinary journal that publishes original empirical, analytic, and theoretical studies of conflict and political economy.  The journal has a particular interest in research that focuses upon the broad range of relations and interactions among the actors in the global system.  Relevant topics include ethnic and religious conflict, interstate and intrastate conflict, conflict resolution, conflict management, economic development, regional integration, trade relations, institutions, globalization, terrorism, and geopolitical analyses.  The journal aims to promote interaction among social science disciplines by encouraging interdisciplinary work among political scientists, economists, sociologists, anthropologists, geographers, statisticians, and mathematicians.

EDITORIAL TEAM

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Paul F. Diehl, Editor-in-Chief
John A. Vasquez
Robert Pahre
Xinyuan Dai
Colin Flint
ps-intinteract@illinois.edu

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

International Interactions is interested in publishing articles that make theoretical and empirical advances in the scientific study of conflict and political economy.  Articles concerned primarily with reviewing literature or making normative policy prescriptions will not be considered.

Manuscripts should be no more than 40 pages for full-length articles and no more than 17 pages for research notes and commentaries.  Manuscripts should be double-spaced and written in 12 point font. They should also be in either Microsoft Word format or submitted as a pdf file.  Please send us one identifiable and one anonymous manuscript.  We assume that the submission has not been published elsewhere and is not being simultaneously reviewed by any other journal. Discovery of the contrary will lead to a halt of the review process. International Interactions is now edited using the online management system, Critical Math.  Please send manuscripts to our page on Critical Math: http://interactions.criticalmath.com. You will receive a confirmation e-mail from our staff that your manuscript is out for review within days of submission.  The editors strive to make a decision on your manuscript within roughly 90 days of submission.  Please do not hesitate to contact the editorial team if you have not received a confirmation email within a week of submitting your manuscript or have not received a decision within 90 days of submission.  Our email address is ps-intinteract@illinois.edu.

Submit Your Manuscripts Here:
http://interactions.criticalmath.com 

EDITORS

Name	University Affiliation
Katherine Barbieri	University of South Carolina
Errol Henderson	Penn State University
Kelly Kadera	University of Iowa
Douglas Lemke	Penn State University
Zeev Maoz	University of California-Davis
James Lee Ray	Vanderbilt University
Beth Simmons	Harvard University
Alastair Smith	New York University
Harvey Starr	University of South Carolina
Frank Zagare	University at Buffalo, SUNY
Nils Petter Gleditsch	PRIO
Thomas Volgy	University of Arizona
Jacek Kugler	Claremont Graduate College
Brian Pollins	Ohio State University
Michael Tomz	Stanford University
Jon Pevehouse	University of Chicago
Barbara Koremenos	University of Michigan
Simon Hug	University of Geneva
Gerald Schneider	University of Konstanz
Ahmer Tarar	Texas A&M University
Randall Stone	University of Rochester
Paul Hensel	University of North Texas
Sara M. Mitchell	University of Iowa
Daniel Geller	Wayne State University
Michael P. Colaresi	University of Colorado
William Reed	Rice University
Barbara Walter	University of California-San Diego
Steve Chan	University of Colorado
Kristen Gleditsch	University of Essex
Patrick Regan	Binghamton University
Dave Clark	Binghamton University
Vesna Danilovic	University at Buffalo, SUNY
Claudio Cioffi-Revilla	George Mason University
Christian Davenport	University of Notre Dame
Gary Goertz	University of Arizona
Quan Li	Texas A&M University
T.V. Paul	McGill University
Thomas Koenig	University of Mannheim
David Carment	Carleton University
Patrick James	University of Southern California
Robert Franzese	University of Michigan
Jacob Bercovitch	University of Canterbury
John O’Loughlin	University of Colorado (Geography)
Shannon O’Lear	University of Kansas (Geography)
Sabine Carey	University of Nottingham
Joanne Gowa	Princeton University
Lisa Martin	University of Wisconsin
Henry Yeung	National University of Singapore
Erik Melandar	Uppsalla University, Sweden
Doug Gibler	University of Alabama
Thomas Weiss	City University of New York

 

For more  information, please see the Taylor & Francis International Interactions website.

Online Access: Online access to the full-text of ISA journals can be found on the ISA website (login required).