The Journal of Policy History is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed academic journal concerned with the application of historical perspectives to public policy studies. The journal encourages submissions researching the formation and development of public policy, in which diverse methods and theories are applied to public policy and politics within a historical perspective. While seeking to inform scholars interested in policy history, the journal also seeks to inform policy makers through a historical approach to public policy.

Published through the cooperation of the History Department at Saint Louis University, the Institute for Political History, and Penn State University Press, the Journal of Policy History gives voice to scholars pursuing the study of public policy in the United States and other nations, focusing on the following:

-Policy origins and development through historical inquiry

-Historical analysis of specific policy areas and policy institutions

-Explorations of continuities and shifts in policy over time.

-Interdisciplinary research into public policy

-Comparative historical approaches to the development of public policy

On these pages you can find information about how to submit manuscripts to the Journal of Policy History, the contents of past issues, the editors and editorial board, past and furture Policy History Conferences, as well as other information about the journal.

Subscriptions:

Subsciptions to the Journal of Policy History are $36.00/year for individuals and $60/year for institutions. Visit John Hopkins University Press for additional subscription information or to subscribe on-line.