The British Journal of Politics and International Relations

The British Journal of Politics and International Relations (BJPIR) is an international journal that publishes peer-reviewed, cutting edge scholarship across the full breadth of the fields of international relations, comparative politics, public policy, political theory and politics. As a flagship journal of the UK’s Political Studies Association, BJPIR is the world’s premier outlet for research on British politics.

The journal has always sought to reflect and drive the major currents of debate in political science and international relations, both in the UK and internationally. Building on this legacy, our vision is to be at the forefront of scholarly efforts to understand and address the politics of global challenges, broadly understood. We encourage submissions that nuance our understanding of the inherently political processes through which these challenges are created, experienced, and responded to. We particularly welcome scholarship that generates new perspectives on some of the core assumptions and debates in political studies and international relations.

Above all, BJPIR provides a forum for a diversity of approaches and voices. In keeping with the journal’s founding concerns for disciplinary pluralism, we welcome diverse epistemological and methodological approaches, as well as genuinely interdisciplinary research agendas. We will continuously aim for a bigger proportion of articles from women scholars and support the discipline-wide effort to see gender parity. We are committed to improving the number of submissions and published articles by authors from underrepresented minority groups, scholars from the Global South, and Early Career Researchers (ECRs).

The PSA acknowledges the prevalence of systemic bias and unequal power dynamics within academia and publishing. The PSA believes that the promotion of equality and diversity should be core values for the practice of politics as well as the study, teaching and writing of politics. We are passionate about supporting inclusion in the academy and wider society through our publishing activities.

Working with our journal editors and publishing partner SAGE, we are doing this by:

1. Publishing and amplifying content from diverse, global perspectives, including women, scholars of colour, LGBTQIA+ people, disabled people, and historically marginalised communities.

2. Working to increase diversity of our journals’ editorial boards, peer review processes and author bases.

3. Ensuring that our content and communications are inclusive and accessible, challenging bias and stereotypes.

Read more about the PSA’s commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

Read more about the minimum standards for inclusion and diversity for scholarly publishing developed by the RSC cross-publisher group (which includes SAGE as a member)’

Why publish with the British Journal of Politics and International Relations?

· BJPIR is a flagship journal of the UK’s Political Studies Association, ensuring that articles reach and influence a wide audience.

· BJPIR has an established global reputation for high quality scholarship.

· BJPIR has long been driving forward the research agenda in British politics, Political Studies, and International Relations.

· We value and support work across the full breadth of the fields of international relations (IR), comparative politics, public policy, political theory, political economy, and politics, as well as genuinely interdisciplinary research agendas.

· We welcome original research that contributes to scholarly efforts to understand and address the politics of global challenges, broadly understood.

· BJPIR has established itself as a forum for a diversity of approaches and it is empirically, theoretically, and methodologically pluralist.

· BJPIR aims to serve a wider community of scholars and publish more work from underrepresented communities.

· Tackling structural inequalities is front and centre to how BJPIR is run: from developing our strategy to improving our day-to-day practices.

· We will promote your article widely across different platforms.

· We are publishing cutting-edge research faster - we have reduced the average time to first decision by 27% between 2022 and 2021.

Submit your manuscript today at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/bjpir.