''Political Research Quarterly'' is a quarterly

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that covers the field of

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and ...

. The

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is Charles Anthony Smith (University of California, Irvine); with associate editors: Andrew Flores (American University), Jennifer Garcia (Oberlin College), Stephen Andrew Nuno (Northern Arizona University), Davin Phoenix (University of California, Irvine), Julia Jordan-Zachary (Wake Forest University), Heather Smith-Cannoy (Arizona State University), Christopher Stout (Oregon State University), Jami Taylor (University of Toledo), Angelia Wilson (University of Manchester), and Wendy Wong (University of British Columbia); and managing editor: Jacob Sutherland (University of California, Irvine). The journal was established in 1948 and is published by

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on behalf of the

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. It is the official journal of the

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History

Originally named the ''Western Political Quarterly'', it served as the official journal of the Western Political Science Association since it was first published by the

in March, 1948. The relationship between the association and the journal was formalized in 1971. The journal was renamed ''Political Research Quarterly'' in 1992.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in

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and the

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. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2021

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of 2.531, ranking it 67th out of 187 journals in the category "Political Science".

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History

Abstracting and indexing

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