''Legislative Studies Quarterly'' is a quarterly

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published by

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and is the official journal of the Legislative Studies Section of the

American Political Science Association The American Political Science Association (APSA) is a professional association of political science students and scholars in the United States. Founded in 1903 in the Tilton Memorial Library (now Tilton Hall) of Tulane University in New Orleans, ...

. The journal was established in 1976 and the current Co-Editors are Tiffany Barnes, Justin Kirkland, Jason M. Roberts, Jonathan Slapin, Sarah Treul. The executive editor is Brian Crisp (

Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis (WashU or WUSTL) is a private research university with its main campus in St. Louis County, and Clayton, Missouri. Founded in 1853, the university is named after George Washington. Washington University i ...

). The journal publishes articles on legislative systems, processes, and behavior, including

parliaments In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...

and

legislatures A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known a ...

, their relations to other

political institutions In political science, a political system means the type of political organization that can be recognized, observed or otherwise declared by a state. It defines the process for making official government decisions. It usually comprizes the govern ...

, their functions in the political system, and the activities of their members both within the institution and outside. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2015

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of 0.810, ranking it 80th out of 163 journals in the category "Political Science". In 2020, the impact factor has raised to 2.159 (Clarivate Analytics), ranking it 82nd out of 183 in the category of "Political Science".

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