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| Presidential Studies Quarterly | |
|---|---|
| Title | Presidential Studies Quarterly |
| Discipline | Political Science; Presidency studies |
| Abbreviation | PSQ |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press for the Center for Presidential Studies at Texas A&M University (note: avoid linking journal name) |
| Country | United States |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| History | 1971–present |
Presidential Studies Quarterly is a peer-reviewed academic journal focusing on the study of the President of the United States, presidential elections, executive leadership, and the intersection of the presidency with national and international institutions. It publishes original research, book reviews, and symposia that engage with historical episodes such as the Watergate scandal, the New Deal, and the Cold War, as well as contemporary administrations like Reagan administration, Clinton administration, Bush administration, and Obama administration. Contributors often connect presidential decision-making to events like the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Iran-Contra affair, the Gulf War, and the War on Terror.
The journal was founded in 1971 amid scholarly interest sparked by crises including the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal, attracting contributors who studied figures such as Richard Nixon, Lyndon B. Johnson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Early volumes featured analyses of constitutional episodes such as the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson debates and comparative work referencing leaders like Charles de Gaulle and Winston Churchill. Over decades the journal documented presidential transitions tied to the 1976 United States presidential election, the 1980 United States presidential election, the 1992 United States presidential election, and the 2008 United States presidential election, while publishing archival-based studies drawing on collections from the Library of Congress, the National Archives, and presidential libraries such as the Nixon Presidential Library, Roosevelt Library, and Kennedy Library.
The journal covers scholarship on presidential leadership, institutional presidency, executive-legislative relations, and presidential rhetoric. Articles frequently reference legal frameworks and cases like United States v. Nixon, statutes including the War Powers Resolution, and political phenomena exemplified by the New Deal coalition, the Southern realignment, and the Tea Party movement. Comparative pieces examine presidencies of figures such as Charles de Gaulle, Juan Perón, Nelson Mandela, Václav Havel, and Giorgio Napolitano, while thematic issues address crises like the Great Depression, the 1973 oil crisis, the September 11 attacks, and the 2008 financial crisis. Methodological approaches span archival research using the National Archives and Records Administration, quantitative analysis with data from the American National Election Studies, and interdisciplinary links to work on leadership by scholars engaging with texts such as The Federalist Papers and decision-making theories influenced by the study of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt.
The journal operates with an editorial board comprising scholars affiliated with institutions like Harvard University, Yale University, Georgetown University, University of Virginia, Stanford University, Columbia University, Princeton University, University of Michigan, and Texas A&M University. The peer-review process is double-blind and enlists referees who have published on presidents such as Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Andrew Jackson, Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, and Herbert Hoover. Special issues are often guest-edited by experts who have worked on projects linked to archives at the Presidential Libraries and research centers including the Brookings Institution, the American Enterprise Institute, the Hoover Institution, and the Cato Institute.
Published quarterly, each issue typically includes research articles, presidential studies notes, book reviews, and symposia. The journal appears under the imprint of a major academic press and is associated with scholarly gatherings such as panels at the annual meetings of the American Political Science Association, the Southern Political Science Association, and the International Political Science Association. Contributors have included historians and political scientists known for work on figures like Eleanor Roosevelt (biographers), Robert Kennedy (historians), and constitutional scholars who study cases such as Marbury v. Madison.
The journal is abstracted and indexed in major databases and services including JSTOR, Scopus, Web of Science, EBSCOhost, and ProQuest. It is discoverable through library catalogs like the Library of Congress and institutional repositories at universities such as University of Texas at Austin, University of California, Berkeley, University of Chicago, and University of Michigan. Citation tracking links scholarship in the journal to citation indices that record influence alongside works on presidential topics such as biographies of George Washington, studies of Benjamin Franklin, and archival editions from the National Archives.
Scholars cite the journal for contributions to debates about executive power examined in contexts including the Supreme Court of the United States decisions, the Impeachment of Bill Clinton, the Impeachment of Donald Trump, and analyses of presidential war-making in the aftermath of the Vietnam War and the Iraq War. The journal’s articles inform curricula at departments and centers like the Harvard Kennedy School, the Kennedy School of Government, the Woodrow Wilson School, and the Baker Institute for Public Policy. Reviews and citations in books and edited volumes from presses such as Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Princeton University Press, and Yale University Press attest to its standing in studies of the presidency and executive leadership.
Category:Academic journals Category:Political science journals Category:Presidential studies