Policy Studies Journal
© Policy Studies Organization

Edited By: Peter deLeon School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver and Chris Weible School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver
Impact Factor: 1.17
ISI Journal Citation Reports © Ranking: 2010: 13/39 (Public Administration); 31/139 (Political Science)
Online ISSN: 1541-0072
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Mission: “Policy Studies Journal (PSJ) is dedicated to providing scholars with the finest theoretically grounded, empirically sound, and cutting edge research covering all aspects of public policy.”
Editor's Statement
"As the principal outlet for the Public Policy Section of the American Political Science Association and for the Policy Studies Organization (PSO), the Policy Studies Journal (PSJ) is the premier channel for the publication of public policy research. PSJ is best characterized as an outlet for theoretically and empirically grounded research on policy process and policy analysis. More specifically, we aim to publish articles that advance public policy theory, explicitly articulate its methods of data collection and analysis, and provide clear descriptions of how their work advances the literature." More
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Co-Editors,
Dr. Peter deLeon Peter.DeLeon@ucdenver.edu
Dr. Christopher Weible Chris.Weible@ucdenver.edu
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