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Policy Studies Journal

Published on behalf of the Policy Studies Organization and the Public Policy Section of the American Political Science Association

Edited by:
Peter deLeon School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver and Chris Weible School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver


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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.

We conscientiously work to simultaneously maximize the quality of the reviews through a rigorous blind peer review process and minimize the length of time for a paper to wend its way through the submission-review-decision process; both of which will strengthen the writing and reduce the authors' wait in the "not knowing limbo" regarding the fate of their manuscript. Our avowed goal is to process each manuscript from submission to decision in sixty days. Authors can therefore submit their best work to the journal without concern that a paper will disappear for months in an editorial black hole. Final publication is generally within six months of acceptance. Thus, the total time from submission to publication is under a year.

We accept a variety of manuscripts including those on public policy theory, policy analysis and evaluation, methodological approaches to policy research, synthetic reviews, point/counterpoints, and public policy founders. To these ends, we welcome initial exchanges if a potential contributor has an idea and would like some initial editorial thoughts. Although we emphasize empirical analysis, we also wish to encourage submissions from authors whose current work might be more theoretic.

Co-Editors,
Dr. Peter deLeon Peter.DeLeon@ucdenver.edu
Dr. Christopher Weible Chris.Weible@ucdenver.edu

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