British Journal of Political Science

British Journal of Political Science is one of the longest-established generalist journals in political science, founded in 1971 by Cambridge University Press in the United Kingdom and published as one volume per year ever since. It has long been recognised as one of the premier titles in the field.British Journal of Political Science（英国政治学杂志）是政治学领域历史最悠久的综合性期刊之一，由剑桥大学出版社（英国）于 1971 年创刊，至今仍以每年一卷的形式持续出版，长期被视为本领域最负盛名的刊物之一。^[1]

Scope

• The journal is a broadly based title aiming to cover developments across a wide range of countries and specialisms, drawing contributions from across the world rather than from British and American academia alone.期刊定位为基础广泛、覆盖面宽的综合性刊物，旨在追踪不同国家与不同专业方向上的研究进展，稿件来自全球各地而不仅限于英美学界。^[2]
• Contributions are drawn from all fields of political science, including political theory, political behaviour, public policy and international relations.征稿范围涵盖政治学的所有分支，包括政治理论、政治行为学、公共政策与国际关系等方向。*
• Articles from scholars in related disciplines appear frequently, including work from sociology, social psychology, economics and philosophy, which reflects an explicitly interdisciplinary orientation.期刊明确欢迎相关学科的学者投稿，来自社会学、社会心理学、经济学与哲学的文章频频出现，体现其明确的跨学科取向。*
• Under its editorial policy the journal remains methodologically neutral, committed to no methodological orthodoxy above and beyond the normal canons of scholarship, and asks only for clear and consistent use of words, logical and mathematical validity, and appropriate evidence to substantiate empirical statements.按编辑方针，期刊在方法论上保持中立，不奉行任何凌驾于常规学术规范之上的方法论正统，只要求用词清晰一致、逻辑与数学论证有效、并以适当证据支撑经验性陈述。*
• One explicit criterion governs selection, namely that innovative and authoritative work addressed to problems of general significance to students of politics will be published whatever the periods or places drawn upon for evidence.一项明确的取舍标准是，欢迎一切针对政治学学习者具有普遍意义的问题的研究，无论其取材于何种时期或地域。*

这一取向使本刊区别于以特定国别或单一子领域为限的专业刊物，也区别于只刊综述与书评的期刊。它既要求理论雄心，也要求可检验的经验证据，并允许作者从多国材料出发讨论一般性命题。正因如此，本刊在国际政治学界的引用与投稿分布一直保持广泛覆盖，也解释了它为何能长期维持较高的自引率与稳定的影响力。

History

• 1971: the journal was founded in the United Kingdom with Brian Barry of the University of Essex as its first editor, and the masthead also lists Anthony King as a founding editor.1971：创刊于英国，首任主编为埃塞克斯大学的 Brian Barry，卷首另列 Anthony King 为创刊编辑。*
• 1972 to 1992: editorship turned over rapidly, with Anthony King, Ivor Crewe and Graham Wilson among those in charge, and David Sanders joining in 1992 and serving until 2009.1972 至 1992：主编更替频繁，先后由 Anthony King、Ivor Crewe、Graham Wilson 等人执掌，David Sanders 自 1992 年起加入并长期任职至 2009 年。*
• 1993 to 2011: Albert Weale and Sarah Birch joined the board in 1993 and 2001 respectively, forming with Sanders and others a long period of editorial stability.1993 至 2011：Albert Weale 与 Sarah Birch 分别自 1993 年与 2001 年起进入编委，与 Sanders 等人共同构成一段长期稳定的编委阵容。*
• From 2012: the journal entered a phase of shared editorship, with Shaun Bowler, Rob Johns, Rene Lindstaedt, Sona Golder, Tobias Böhmelt, Paul Bou-Habib and Lucas Leemann joining in turn, Lucas Leemann serving as lead editor from 2017.2012 年以后：期刊进入由多位学者共同担任主编的阶段，Shaun Bowler、Rob Johns、Rene Lindstaedt、Sona Golder、Tobias Böhmelt、Paul Bou-Habib 与 Lucas Leemann 相继加入，Lucas Leemann 自 2017 年起担任首席主编。*
• Since 2022: the board has continued to expand, with Ruth Dassonneville, Lucy Barnes, Tiffany Barnes and Zeynep Somer-Topcu joining in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 respectively, keeping the structure of one lead editor supported by several co-editors.2022 年以来：编委继续扩充，Ruth Dassonneville、Lucy Barnes、Tiffany Barnes 与 Zeynep Somer-Topcu 分别于 2022、2023、2024、2025 年加入，主编团队保持一人担任首席主编、多人分担的格局。*

Editors

本刊不设单一主编，而是由一位首席主编统领多名分工编辑共同决定取舍，这一安排与其方法论中立的编辑方针相呼应：分散的主编席位让政治学的各个子领域——从政治理论到国际关系、从选举研究到政治经济学——都能在编委层面获得常设的代表。

• Lead editor: Lucas Leemann of the University of Zurich in Switzerland has served as lead editor since 2017 and is among the longest-serving members of the editorial team.首席主编：Lucas Leemann，任职于苏黎世大学（瑞士），自 2017 年起担任本刊首席主编，是主编团队中任期最长者之一。*
• The editors also include Cristina Bodea of Michigan State University in the United States, Tobias Böhmelt and Paul Bou-Habib of the University of Essex in the United Kingdom, Shaun Bowler of the University of California, Riverside in the United States, Ruth Dassonneville of the University of Montreal in Canada, Lucy Barnes of University College London in the United Kingdom, Tiffany Barnes of the University of Kentucky in the United States, and Zeynep Somer-Topcu of the University of Texas at Austin in the United States.分工编辑：现任编辑还包括 Cristina Bodea（密歇根州立大学（美国））、Tobias Böhmelt 与 Paul Bou-Habib（埃塞克斯大学（英国））、Shaun Bowler（加州大学河滨分校（美国））、Ruth Dassonneville（蒙特利尔大学（加拿大））、Lucy Barnes（伦敦大学学院（英国））、Tiffany Barnes（肯塔基大学（美国））与 Zeynep Somer-Topcu（得克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校（美国））。*
• Journal administration: the journal also has a journal administrator who coordinates manuscript workflow and daily editorial affairs.期刊行政：期刊另设一名期刊管理员，负责稿件流程协调与编务日常事务。*
• Complete roster: the full membership of the editorial team and the affiliations of each editor are as listed on the journal's official information page, which is updated with each volume.完整名单：主编团队的全部成员及其所属机构以期刊官方信息页所列为准，该名单随卷次更新。*