''International Organization'' is a quarterly

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that covers the entire field of international affairs. It was established in 1947 and is published by

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on behalf of the International Organization Foundation. The

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are Brett Ashley Leeds and Layna Mosley. ''International Organization'' is considered the leading journal in the field of

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, and one of the top journals in

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. In a 2005 survey of international relations scholars on "which journals publish articles that have the greatest impact" in their field, about 70% included ''International Organization'' among the 4 "top journals", ranking it first among 28 journals. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2022

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of 7.8, ranking it 3rd out of 187 journals in the category "Political Science" and 1st out of 96 journals in the category "International Relations". The journal was founded in 1947 by the

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, a philanthropic institution. In its early years, the journal focused on the United Nations, but expanded its scope over time to become a general international relations journal. The journal has been credited with helping to establish the subfield of international political economy within international relations.

Robert Keohane Robert Owen Keohane (born October 3, 1941) is an American political scientist working in the fields of international relations and international political economy. Following the publication of his influential book '' After Hegemony'' (1984), he h ...

and Joseph Nye, who joined the journal in 1968, played an important role in steering the journal from scholarship focused on the UN to generalist scholarship in international relations. Keohane and Nye broadened the definition of

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so that it did not exclusively refer to

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s. In the 1990s, the journal played an important role in expanding the theoretical pluralism of international relations scholarship, bringing prominence to social theories (such as rational choice and constructivism) alongside the traditional realist and liberal theoretical frameworks. Keohane was editor of the journal from 1972 to 1980.

Peter J. Katzenstein Peter Joachim Katzenstein Fellow of the British Academy, FBA (born February 17, 1945) is a German-American political scientist. He is the Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies at Cornell University. Katzenstein has made inf ...

was editor of the journal from 1980 to 1986. Stephen D. Krasner was editor of the journal from 1986 to 1991. Lisa Martin was the first female editor of the journal from 2001 to 2006. The journal has been a flagship journal of international relations since the mid-1970s.

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