Aims & Scope
Aims
SIGn Journal of Political Science aims to provide a scholarly platform for academics, researchers, practitioners, and professionals to examine contemporary political phenomena, develop theoretical and empirical knowledge, and contribute to the advancement of political science at national, regional, and global levels.
The journal seeks to strengthen political science scholarship in Indonesia while facilitating scholarly engagement with regional and global developments, including transformations in political institutions, governance, democracy, political participation, representation, public opinion, political communication, security, international relations, political economy, identity, environmental politics, and digital politics. It welcomes manuscripts employing diverse theoretical perspectives, research designs, and methodological approaches, provided that they meet scientific standards and demonstrate a substantive contribution to understanding political processes, institutions, behavior, ideas, and power relations.
SIGn Journal of Political Science publishes scientific articles in English to broaden access to readers and contributors worldwide. Editorial consideration is primarily based on the accuracy and reliability of the data and evidence, the appropriateness of the theoretical and methodological approach, the objectivity and coherence of the analysis, the relevance of the political issue examined, and the significance and originality of the contribution presented by the authors.
Scope
SIGn Journal of Political Science publishes original scholarly works addressing contemporary political ideas, institutions, processes, behavior, power relations, and transformations across a broad range of political science fields. The journal’s scope includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:
Political Theory, Philosophy, and Ideology
- Political Philosophy
- Political Theory and Political Thought
- Ideology and Political Ideas
- Democracy, Justice, Freedom, and Political Authority
- Citizenship and Political Community
- Contemporary Political Thought
Political Institutions, State, and Governance
- Political Superstructure
- Executive and Legislative Politics
- Political Institutions and Institutional Change
- Governance and State Capacity
- Public Policy and Political Decision-Making
- Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
- Regional Autonomy and Local Politics
- Decentralization and Multilevel Governance
Political Organizations, Interest Groups, and Representation
- Pressure Groups and Interest Groups
- Political Parties and Party Systems
- Political Organizations and Movements
- Political Representation
- Interest Articulation and Aggregation
- Lobbying, Advocacy, and Political Influence
Elections, Political Participation, Public Opinion, and Political Behavior
- Elections and Citizen Participation
- Electoral Systems and Representation
- Voting Behavior
- Public Opinion
- Political Participation and Civic Engagement
- Political Psychology
- Political Trust, Attitudes, and Behavior
Political Communication, Media, and Digital Politics
- Political Communication
- Media and Politics
- Digital Politics and Political Participation
- Social Media, Platforms, and Political Communication
- Political Campaigns and Digital Mobilization
- Information Technology and Politics
- Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms, and Political Processes
- Digital Governance and Internet Politics
Democracy, Citizenship, Identity, and Political Inclusion
- Democracy and Autocracy
- Democratization and Democratic Resilience
- Citizenship and Migration
- Gender and Politics
- Race, Ethnicity, and Politics
- Religion and Politics
- Identity Politics
- Political Inclusion, Representation, and Inequality
Comparative Politics and Political Development
- Comparative Politics
- Comparative Political Institutions
- Comparative Political Behavior
- Political Development and Institutional Transformation
- State–Society Relations
- Comparative Governance
- Regional and Area-Based Political Studies
International Politics, Foreign Policy, Security, and Geopolitics
- International Politics
- International Relations
- Foreign Policy
- Defense and National Security
- International Security
- Conflict, Peace, and Security Studies
- Geopolitics and Strategic Studies
- International Cooperation and Global Governance
Political Economy, Development, and Inequality
- Political Economy
- Comparative Political Economy
- Politics of Development
- State, Markets, and Economic Governance
- Class, Inequality, and Redistribution
- Politics of Labour and Welfare
- Global Political Economy
Environment, Science, Technology, and Emerging Political Issues
- Environmental Politics
- Climate Politics and Governance
- Politics of Natural Resources
- Science, Technology, and Politics
- Politics of Innovation and Technological Change
- Energy Politics and Governance
- Politics of Sustainability and Environmental Justice
Political Methodology and Research Innovation
- Political Methodology
- Quantitative and Qualitative Political Research
- Comparative and Multi-Method Research
- Experimental Political Science
- Survey Research and Public Opinion Methods
- Political Networks and Relational Analysis
- Computational and Data-Driven Political Research
The journal particularly welcomes research that connects political ideas, institutions, organizations, behavior, participation, governance, political economy, international relations, security, identity, communication, technology, and environmental change in explaining contemporary political phenomena. Interdisciplinary studies involving economics, sociology, communication, law, technology, environment, history, psychology, or related disciplines are welcomed when political processes, power relations, institutions, political behavior, or governance constitute substantive components of the research problem, theoretical or conceptual framework, analysis, and scholarly contribution.
Manuscripts should demonstrate a clear relationship between the political problem or research question, theoretical or conceptual framework, methodology, data or evidence examined, findings or analysis, and the scholarly contribution claimed by the authors. Studies that primarily address another discipline without substantive engagement with politics, political institutions, political behavior, power, governance, representation, public decision-making, or international political relations fall outside the journal’s principal scope and may be declined during the initial editorial screening.
