The official journal of the STEP section is the Review of Policy Research (RPR). RPR is an international peer-reviewed journal devoted to the publication of research and analysis examining the politics and policy of science and technology. These may include issues of science policy, environment, resource management, information networks, cultural industries, biotechnology, security and surveillance, privacy, globalization, education, research and innovation, development, intellectual property, health and demographics. The journal encompasses research and analysis on politics and the outcomes and consequences of policy change in domestic and comparative contexts.
The audience for RPR comprises members of the academic community, as well as members of the policy community, including government officials, NGOs and advocacy groups, research institutes and policy analysts.
The Review of Policy Research (RPR) invites original articles that apply and/or develop theoretical approaches to public policy. This includes established as well as emerging perspectives that originate from diverse political and national contexts and/or are located at the intersection of similar disciplines such as political science, public administration, political psychology, and political economy. The journal is open to different research designs, methodological approaches and combinations. RPR is published six times a year under the aegis of the Policy Studies Organization (PSO) and in cooperation with Wiley. As the official journal of the Science, Technology, and Environmental Politics (STEP) section of the American Political Science Association (APSA), RPR has a special interest in STE politics and policy but is open to every other policy field.
The editorial team consists of the general editors Nils C. Bandelow and Johanna Hornung and the editorial director Ilana Schröder. The RPR team can be reached via rpr@ipsonet.org.
