''Politics and the Life Sciences'' (PLS) is a

peer-reviewed Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work ( peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer revie ...

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that was first published in 1982 with Thomas Wiegele as the editor. It is published by

Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by King Henry VIII in 1534, it is the oldest university press in the world. It is also the King's Printer. Cambridge University Pr ...

on behalf of the

Association for Politics and the Life Sciences The Association for Politics and the Life Sciences (APLS) was formed in 1981 and exists to study the field of biopolitics Biopolitics refers to the political relations between the administration or regulation of the life of species and a localit ...

. Broadly speaking, PLS seeks to promote and disseminate peer-reviewed research on the relationship between biological mechanisms, broadly construed, and political behavior and institutions. It publishes rigorously conducted empirical research, both quantitative and qualitative, that tests clearly articulated theoretical assertions and rigorously argued theoretical essays that are intended to stimulate further scientific research. The journal welcomes the submission of full-length research articles and short research notes, meta-analyses, replications, introductions to new research tools, theoretical essays, and letters.

Editors

* 1981-1991 : Thomas C. Wiegele, Northern Illinois University * 1991-2001 : Gary R. Johnson,

Lake Superior State University Lake Superior State University (colloquially Lake State, Lake Superior State, Soo Tech, and LSSU) is a public college in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It is enrolls approximately 2,000 students. Due to its proximity to the Canadian border, and th ...

* 2001-2008 : Robert Hunt Sprinkle,

University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of ...

* 2008–2016 : Erik P. Bucy,

Indiana University Indiana University (IU) is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana. Campuses Indiana University has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration of IUPUI. *Indiana Universi ...

* 2017–2020 : Margaret E. Kosal,

Georgia Institute of Technology The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech or, in the state of Georgia, as Tech or The Institute, is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1885, it is part ...

, and Tony E. Wohlers, Cameron University * 2020–present : Gregg R. Murray,

Augusta University Augusta University (AU) is a public university, public research university and academic medical center in Augusta, Georgia. It is a part of the University System of Georgia and has satellite medical campuses in Savannah, Georgia, Savannah, Alba ...

Indexing and archiving

The journal is indexed by

International Political Science Abstracts ''International Political Science Abstracts/Documentation Politique Internationale'' (''IPSA'')http://www.bl.uk/eresources/images/ipsa.pdf SOCIAL SCIENCES International Political Science Abstracts HELP SHEET, British Library is a bimonthly peer-r ...

and partially indexed in

MEDLINE MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, or MEDLARS Online) is a bibliographic database of life sciences and biomedical information. It includes bibliographic information for articles from academic journals covering med ...

. In January 2007 the journal was added to BioOne as part of its second collection BioOne.2, and in October 2008 it was added to

JSTOR JSTOR (; short for ''Journal Storage'') is a digital library founded in 1995 in New York City. Originally containing digitized back issues of academic journals, it now encompasses books and other primary sources as well as current issues of j ...

with a 3-year moving wall.

References

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