Italian Political Science Review / Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica

The Italian Political Science Review / Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering political science. It was founded in 1971 by the prominent political scientist Giovanni Sartori, promoted by the Centro studi di politica comparata (Centre for the Study of Comparative Politics) in Florence, and published by the Italian publisher Il Mulino under the name Rivista italiana di scienza politica from 1971 to 2014. In 2015 the journal moved to Cambridge University Press and adopted its current English title, Italian Political Science Review / Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica, and began publishing entirely in English. The journal's scope spans the main areas of political science, including comparative politics, political behaviour, public policy analysis, international relations, and political economy. All contributions undergo anonymous peer review before publication. Ownership of the journal was transferred in 2004 to the Società italiana di scienza politica (Italian Political Science Association), which since then appoints its editor. Sartori served as the journal's first editor, assisted by Gianfranco Pasquino as managing editor. Over the years Sartori was joined by co-editors including Leonardo Morlino, Maurizio Cotta, Maurizio Ferrera, and Pasquino himself. Following the 2004 transfer of ownership, the journal has been led by Sergio Fabbrini (2004–2009), Luca Verzichelli (2010–2014), Fabio Franchino and Amie Kreppel (2015–2018), Filippo Tronconi and Martin Bull (2019–2022), and Lorenzo De Sio and Sylvia Kritzinger (2023–). Today the journal is hosted on Cambridge Core, the academic platform of Cambridge University Press & Assessment, which carries over 1.8 million journal articles and more than 46,000 books. From 5 August 2025, all articles accepted for publication in the journal are open access, published under a Creative Commons licence and freely available to read online, with costs covered through publisher–institution agreements, article processing charges for those with third-party funding, or waivers.

The Rivista italiana di scienza politica was founded in 1971 by Giovanni Sartori, one of the most influential political scientists of the twentieth century. The journal was promoted by the Centro studi di politica comparata (Centre for the Study of Comparative Politics) in Florence and published by the Italian publishing house Il Mulino. Sartori served as its first editor, with Gianfranco Pasquino as managing editor. Over the years Sartori was joined by co-editors including Leonardo Morlino, Maurizio Cotta, Maurizio Ferrera, and Pasquino himself. From 1971 to 2014 the journal appeared under the Italian title Rivista italiana di scienza politica, published by Il Mulino. Its contributions covered all the main areas of political science, from comparative politics to political behaviour, from public policy analysis to international relations and political economy, and were subject to anonymous peer review before publication. In 2004 ownership of the journal was transferred to the Società italiana di scienza politica (Italian Political Science Association), which since then has appointed its editor. Under the association's stewardship the journal was led by Sergio Fabbrini (2004–2009) and Luca Verzichelli (2010–2014). In 2015 the journal moved to Cambridge University Press and adopted its current English title, Italian Political Science Review / Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica, publishing entirely in English. Fabio Franchino and Amie Kreppel served as editors from 2015 to 2018, followed by Filippo Tronconi and Martin Bull (2019–2022), and Lorenzo De Sio and Sylvia Kritzinger (2023–). The journal is hosted on Cambridge Core, the academic platform of Cambridge University Press & Assessment, which provides access to over 1.8 million journal articles and more than 46,000 books. In 2025 Cambridge University Press announced that all articles accepted for publication in the journal from 5 August 2025 would be open access, published under a Creative Commons licence and freely available to read online, with costs covered through agreements between the publisher and the author's institution, payment of article processing charges for those with third-party funding, or waivers.

• 2025

  All articles accepted from 5 August 2025 to be open access under a Creative Commons licence.

• 2023

  Lorenzo De Sio and Sylvia Kritzinger become editors (2023–).

• 2019

  Filippo Tronconi and Martin Bull become editors (2019–2022).

• 2015

  Journal moves to Cambridge University Press and adopts the English title Italian Political Science Review / Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica, publishing entirely in English.

• 2015

  Fabio Franchino and Amie Kreppel become editors (2015–2018).

• 2010

  Luca Verzichelli becomes editor (2010–2014).

• 2004

  Ownership transferred to the Società italiana di scienza politica, which appoints the editor.

• 2004

  Sergio Fabbrini becomes editor (2004–2009).

• 1971

  Journal founded by Giovanni Sartori; published by Il Mulino as Rivista italiana di scienza politica.

A leading international peer-reviewed journal of political science with Italian roots, now published in English by Cambridge University Press and fully open access from August 2025.

• Italian Political Science Review / Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica

  Peer-reviewed journal covering comparative politics, political behaviour, public policy, international relations, and political economy.

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