''International Theory'' is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed

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published triannually by

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for promoting theoretical scholarship about the positive, legal, and normative aspects of world politics. The publishers state that it is intended as a forum where scholars can develop theoretical arguments in depth without an expectation of extensive empirical analysis. It was established in 2009 by

Duncan Snidal Duncan Snidal, FBA is professor of international relations at Nuffield College, University of Oxford and professor emeritus at University of Chicago. Snidal has research interests in international relations theory, institutional organizations, coop ...

and

Alexander Wendt Alexander Wendt (born 12 June 1958) is an American political scientist who is one of the core social constructivist researchers in the field of international relations, and a key contributor to quantum social science. Wendt and academics such as ...

, and edited by them along with Christian Reus-Smit until March 2019. The current

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are Toni Erskine (

Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies an ...

), Stefano Guzzini ( Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and

Uppsala University Uppsala University ( sv, Uppsala universitet) is a public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in operation. The university rose to significance during ...

) and David A. Welch (

Balsillie School of International Affairs The Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) is a centre for advanced research and teaching on global governance and international public policy, located in Waterloo, Ontario. As one of the largest social sciences initiatives in Canada, t ...

University of Waterloo The University of Waterloo (UWaterloo, UW, or Waterloo) is a public research university with a main campus in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is on of land adjacent to "Uptown" Waterloo and Waterloo Park. The university also operates ...

). According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2019 2-year

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of 2.000, ranking it 53rd out of 181 journals in the category "Political Science" and 25th out of 95 journals in the category "International Relations", and a 5-year impact factor of 3.041, placing it 38th of 181 and 18th of 95 in these two categories respectively.

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