International Relations Journals
There are a number of international relations journals, or peer reviewed/scholarly journals in international relations, international studies and international affairs. These international relations journals are in different disciplines, and many are also also interdisciplinary outlets. The journals publish the most new research on topics related to international relations. While some of the journals are very specific in terms of region or sub-field, others are general to overall issues in international relations. There are also peer reviewed journals that focus primary on theory, or others on international organizations, human rights, international development, etc… The links that we will include below will help in finding different international relations journals. While there are hundreds of academic journals, below are listed some of the often-cited publications. Students and practitioners are encouraged to find and read the international relations journals that focus on the themes that you are most interested in.
There are many ways to get access to these scholarly journals. One can subscribe to different outlets directly. Or, if one is attending a college or university, the institution may have a subscription to the journal. Most colleges and universities carry the top-noted international relations journals. And if the libraries do not have the journal in their database, institutions usually have an inter-library loan system where they can request the journal or article from another institution.
Furthermore, there are also a number of open-access international relations journals being published online. These are still scholarly journals, of which the articles go through the same rigid peer review process.
There are no shortages of scholarly journals and publications related to the field of international relations.
International Relations Journals
Acta Politica
Alternatives-Social Transformation and Humane Governance
American Journal of International Law
American Journal of Political Science
American Political Science Review
Annals of American Academy of Political and Social Science
Australian Journal of International Affairs
Biosecurity and Bioterrorism-Biodefense Strategy Practice and Science
British Journal of Political Science
British Journal of Politics & International Relations
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Cambridge Review of International Affairs
Columbia Journal of Transnational Law
Comparative Political Studies
Comparative Politics
Conflict Management and Peace Science
Cooperation and Conflict
Cornel International Law Journal
Democratization
Emory International Law Review
European Journal of International Law
European Journal of International Relations
European Journal of Political Research
Forced Migration Review
Foreign Affairs (non-peer reviewed)
Foreign Policy (non-peer reviewed)
Global Governance
Global Jurist
Government and Opposition
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
International Affairs
International Interactions
International Journal
International Journal for Peace Studies
International Journal of Conflict and Violence
International Journal of Transitional Justice
International Organization
International Politics
Internasjonal Politikk
Internationale Politik
International Security
International Relations
International Studies Quarterly
Issues and Studies
Journal of Conflict Resolution
Journal of Democracy
Journal of International Relations and Development
Journal of Law and Economics
Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce
Journal of Peace Research
Journal of Politics
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
Journal of Strategic Studies
Marine Policy
Melbourne Journal of International Law
Millennium: Journal of International Studies
Nations and Nationalism
Ocean Development and International Law
Oxford Journal of Refugee Studies
Peace Studies Journal
Perspectives on Politics
Policy Studies Journal
Policy Science
Political Geography
Political Science
Political Science Quarterly
Political Quarterly
Politics and Society
Politische Vierteljahneschrift
PS: Political Science and Politics
Revue Francaise de Science Politique
Review of International Organizations
Review of International Studies
Revisita Italiana di Scienza Politica
Security Dialogue
Security Studies
Social Science Quarterly
Space Policy
Stanford Journal of International Law
Studies in Comparative and International Development
Studies in Conflict & Terrorism
Survival
Terrorism and Political Violence
The Canadian Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies
War in History
Washington Quarterly
Women and Politics
World Policy Journal
World Politics
World Today
International Relations Subfield Journals
International Political Economy Journals
Common Market Law Review
Emerging Markets: Finance and Trade
Journal of the Common Market Studies
Journal of Political Economy
Journal of World Trade
Review of International Political Economy
Review of World Economics
Social Choice and Welfare
Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv (Review of World Economics)
World Economy
World Trade Review
European Politics Journals
East European Politics and Societies
European Union Politics
Journal of European Public Policy
Revista de Derecho Comunitario Europeo
Scandinavian Political Studies
West European Politics
Latin American Politics Journals/South American Politics Journals
Latin American Politics and Society
Human Rights Journals
African Human Rights Law Journal
African Human Rights Law Reports
Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law
Australian Journal of Human Rights
BMC International Health & Human Rights
Columbia Human Rights Law Review
Essex Human Rights Review
Harvard Human Rights Journal
Health and Human Rights
Human Rights
Human Rights and Human Welfare
Human Rights Law Review
Human Rights Quarterly
Human Rights Review
Humanity: An International Journal of Human Rights, Humanitarianism, and Development
International Journal of Human Rights
International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies
International Journal of Transitional Justice
Journal of Human Rights
Journal of Human Rights Practice
Journal of Humanitarian Assistance
Journal for Peace and and Justice Studies
Journal of Peacebuilding and Development
Law and Inequality
Nordic Journal of Human Rights
Northwestern Journal of International Human Rights
Sur: International Journal of Human Rights
Tribal Law Journal
Yale Human Rights & Development Law Journal
East Asian Politics Journals
Asia Europe Journal
Asian Journal of WTO & International Health Law and Policy
Asian Perspective
Australian Journal of International Affairs
Chinese Journal of International Law
International Relations of the Asia-Pacific
Journal of the Japanese and the International Economies
Korean Journal of Defense Analysis
Korea Observer
North Korean Review
Pacific Focus
Pacific Review
Asia Politics Journals
Communist and Post Communist Studies
Europe-Asia Studies (Soviet Studies)
Post-Soviet Affairs
Russian and East European Finance and Trade
Middle East Politics Journals
Middle East Policy
Uluslararasi Iliskiler (International Relations)
Islam Journals
Islam and Muslim Societies: A Social Science Journal
Muslim World Journal
Muslim World Journal of Human Rights
(Some of the international relations journals were cites from Journal-Ranking.com, the University of Minnesota Human Rights Library, as well as Ian McLean, Andre Blais, James C. Garand, and Michel Giles’ article entitled, Comparative Journal Rankings: A Survey Report.
