Journal of Democracy

Journal of Democracy
DisciplinePolitical science
LanguageEnglish
Edited byWilliam J. Dobson, Tarek Masoud
Publication details
History1990–present
Publisher
FrequencyQuarterly
No
4.66 (2021)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4J. Democr.
Indexing
ISSN1045-5736 (print)
1086-3214 (web)
LCCN90640838
OCLC no.33892627
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The Journal of Democracy is a quarterly academic journal established in 1990 and an official publication of the National Endowment for Democracy's International Forum for Democratic Studies. It covers the study of democracy, democratic regimes, and pro-democracy movements throughout the world.[1]

In addition to scholarly research and analysis, the journal incorporates reports from activists on the ground, updates on elections, and reviews of recent literature in the field. Writers published in the journal have included Václav Havel,[2][3] the Dalai Lama,[4] and Zbigniew Brzezinski.[5][6] The journal is published by the Johns Hopkins University Press.

The editors of the Journal of Democracy commission most articles but do consider unsolicited articles. The journal does not perform formal peer review on all submissions, but some "are sent to outside scholars or specialists for comments and evaluation."[7][8]

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 4.663 impact factor as of 2021.

  1. ^ "About the Journal of Democracy". Journal of Democracy. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Civil Society After Communism: Rival Visions*". Journal of Democracy. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "Transcending the Clash of Cultures: Democracy's Forgotten Dimension". Journal of Democracy. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "Buddhism, Asian Values, and Democracy". Journal of Democracy. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "The New Challenges to Human Rights". Journal of Democracy. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  6. ^ "Will China Democratize? Disruption Without Disintegration". Journal of Democracy. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  7. ^ Robinson, William I. (1996). Promoting polyarchy: Globalization, US intervention, and hegemony. Cambridge University Press. p. 99.

    Robinson further criticized the Journal of Democracys sponsor, the National Endowment for Democracy, for having funded the independent Polish labor-unions (e.g., Solidarity) during the 1980s. Robinson wrote that Poland was "targeted for destabilization" and NED-aided Polish unions "were encouraged to mount explicitly political actions, and to mount them against governments, not business management". (p. 103).

  8. ^ "Submissions". Journal of Democracy. The Johns Hopkins University Press. Retrieved May 29, 2024.