Journal of International Political Theory
Last updated ISSN 1755-0882
Journal of International Political Theory is published by SAGE Publishing in social sciences. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $3,650.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Journal of International Political Theory concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Political Philosophy and Ethics
- Global Peace and Security Dynamics
- War, Ethics, and Justification
- International Relations and Foreign Policy
- Political Theology and Sovereignty
- Peacebuilding and International Security
- International Law and Human Rights
- Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Critical Theory and Philosophy
Key facts
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 1755-0882, 1755-1722 |
| Subject area | Social Sciences |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $3,650 |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 471 |
| Publishing since | 2005 |
| Journal website | www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202228#tabview=ai |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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