Politics

About the Journal

Scientific and practical knowledge about political consultation and policy advice: The The Journal for Political Consulting and Policy Advice (ZPB) sees itself as the authoritative forum for the professionals, as well as a scientific journal. It offers scientific, but primarily practical, knowledge for decision-makers from politics, science, business, media and civil society. It is committed to the idea that successful consulting and the overall professionalization of the consultancy sector depend on the professional know-how at the intersection of politics, academia and consulting. Mission : Political decisions require the appropriate exchange of scientific and communicative-strategic expertise. The Journal of Political Consultation and Policy Advice wants to contribute to this exchange of knowledge and to the networking of key actors and institutions. It is the first scientific journal in this field and also the key forum for professional practice. Structure : Academic essays, practical reports, portraits of important facilities and incisive contributions in the forum, as well as short announcements, reviews and an overview of interesting events. ZPB is concerned with maintaining a high level of quality. The spectrum of ZPB is as extensive as policy advice and political communication itself and has no theoretical, empirical or methodological constraints. The journal is not confined to one discipline, but provides information on policy advice and policy management in its entire scope – in a comprehensive and at times confrontational approach. ZPB is open to all authors in the field of political consulting.

About the Journal

Zeitschrift für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung is a peer-reviewed journal providing a forum for theory based and methodically reflected studies from many different fields of research focusing on violence, conflict war and peace. A main goal is to stimulate interdisciplinary debates in the area of peace and conflict research. This includes ethnology, geography, history, culturural and literaterary studies, pedagogy , philosophy, political science, psychology, law, sociology, theology and natural sciences as well. The journal is published on behalf of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (AFK).

The Zeitschrift für Flucht- und Flüchtlingsforschung, German Journal of Forced Migration and Refugee Studies (Z’Flucht) is a peer-reviewed journal which publishes academic works from diverse disciplines on questions related to forced migration and refugee studies. The journal is published twice a year by Nomos publishing house in association with the German Network for Forced Migration Research (Netzwerk Fluchtforschung e.V.) and the editors.

Z’Flucht provides a forum for exchange in the field of forced migration and refugee studies through empirical research, theoretical reflections and methodological discussions. By means of international, regional or national explorations, scholars may address questions related to the conditions, forms and consequences of forced migration and displacement, the protection of refugees and efforts towards durable solutions, such as return, (re)integration or resettlement. Moreover, refugees’ activities and strategies to cope with their experiences may be analysed. The journal includes all categories of people who have been forcibly displaced or who have fled from their homes due to violence, and the debates, discourses, practices, politics and concepts related to them. Since such topics can be explored from diverse perspectives, the journal places special emphasis on interdisciplinary discussions and comprises various disciplines, including law, sociology, history, politics, philosophy, ethnology, psychology, geography and economics, linguistics and literary studies.

As displacement and forced migration not only represent a growing field of research but also a broad political and practical area, this journal aims to promote exchange between academia and practice.

Z’Flucht publishes works in three categories: academic articles, forum articles as well as literature reviews and conference reports.

Academic articles present research findings on specific questions related to forced migration and refugees which are methodically and theoretically reflected on, consider and further the current state of research in this field. These articles undergo a double-blind peer review and are limited to 80,000 characters (including spaces).

Forum articles may include shorter (field) research reports, address theoretical, methodological, conceptual and ethical questions or reflect on current developments and discussions in forced migration and refugee studies. Manuscripts from practitioners are welcome. The editors of the journal review all forum articles, which are limited to 35,000 characters (including spaces).

Literature reviews and conference reports can relate to individual or a number of new publications or conferences from the last two years which address aspects of forced migration and refugee studies. In view of the journal’s interdisciplinary focus, publications or conferences which cover several disciplines are preferred. Individual reviews are limited to 6,000 characters (including spaces), while multiple book reviews or conference reports should be no longer than 20,000 characters (including spaces).

The journal predominantly publishes works in German, but studies written in English and French may also be considered. 

For further information please go to www.zflucht.nomos.de. 

Year 2026 Open Access.

Culture, Practice and Europeanization (CPE) is an open access peer reviewed platform for publishing research-based articles predominantly dealing with research into the multiplicity of social processes, interactions, and policies relating to Europeanization and international encounters in Europe. Perspectives may be interdisciplinary. Empirical, theoretical and conceptual texts of significant originality will be considered for publication. CPE publishes foremost full-length original articles, but will also consider original reviews, conference speeches, and notes in order to inform the research community of most recent developments. CPE welcomes contributions that seek to enhance understanding of social processes relating to internationalization and further trans-national activities and processes in Europe.

For additional information on the publication and author guidelines, the journal's open access policy and Creative Commons licensing options, as well as the peer review process of CPE please go to www.cpe.nomos.de.

In over 80 years of publication, europa ethnica has helped shape and accompany the development of modern minority studies through contributions on the legal, political, linguistic, historical, and societal situation of minorities in Europe and around the world. It remains to this day as one of the leading academic journals in this field. In addition, its scope has expanded to include both national and international human rights protection. 

europa ethnica features in-depth scholarly articles, reports on current developments and academic conferences, as well as reviews that address human rights matters in general and minority-related topics in particular.

 Further details about the journal europa ethnica can be found at: www.europa-ethnica.nomos.de

About the Journal

Current Rese arch Findings and Controversial Discussions from all areas and sub-areas of Political Science: Politische Vierteljahresschrift (PVS) has been published since 1960 by the executive and advisory board of the German Association for Political Science (DVPW). The journal provides space for recent research findings from all sub-areas of political science. It therefore contains papers on political theory and the history of ideas; on comparative governance and politics; the domains of policy analysis, international relations and foreign policy; on political sociology; and papers in the areas of empirical social research and methodology.

The PVS contains four categories of articles: The critical papers form the core category of the journal. In this section, are published theory-based and methodically reflected articles from all sub-areas of political science. Within the forum section, contemporary scientific controversies are debated. The commentaries contain scientifically well-grounded statements with reference to current issues of political developments or to the field of political science. The review essays provide a broad overview of the international state of the art of political science, as well as current developments and relevant published literature regarding a particular research-field.

The PVS-Literatur publishes reviews of single publications from all sub-fields of the discipline of political sciences, as well as accumulative reviews presenting more than one new publication within an area of political sciences. Every paper published in the PVS (within the categories critical papers and forum) is run through a double-blind expertise process prior to publication. Generally, two external referees examine the anonymous manuscripts. The referee reports are also made anonymous before being handed back to the authors. Additionally, the authors can be provided with references from the editorial board.

The editors rely on the collaboration of the colleagues in the scientific discipline as their referees and reviewers. Anyone interested in being a referee or reviewer is welcomed to complete and submit the PVS-reviewer-form or referee-form to the editor. Next to your name and address please indicate your field of investigative interest as well. This information will be added to the editorial database.

About the Journal

Zeitschrift für Politik sees its main goals in representing political science in its full range; in outlining its development in research and teaching and in serving as a forum for innovative academic discussions. It addresses scholars from various fields of research: political theory and philosophy, comparative political studies and international relations, political sociology, political economy and political law.

For additional information on the editorial board, the author guidelines, or the peer review process of ZfP please go to www.zfp.nomos.de.

About the Journal

S+F (Securit y and Peace) is the leading German journal for peace research and security policy. The journal aims to serve as a forum linking civil society and the armed forces in the areas of science and politics comprising of research analysis, insider reports and opinion pieces. Decisions on publication are made on the basis of the contribution made by a text to national and international discussions on peace and security issues; from scientific aspects of arms control, to questions of nation-building in post-war societies.

Every issue of S+F is focussed on a particular theme. In addition to contributions devoted to the central theme, texts addressing general aspects of peace and security research are also published. Contributors can choose whether to have the text evaluated by the editorial team or by way of an external evaluation process (double-blind peer-review).

About the Journal

Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen contains articles on political issues dealing with representation and legitimation of the political system. The articles provide a broad overview of the functioning of national and regional parliaments as well as a forum for comparative analysis of international parliaments. One stress is on the parliamentary development of different countries. Indices are provided in every issue which makes the ZParl an outstanding reference book for institutional and comparative political studies.

For further information on the editos, author guidelines, or the review process of ZParl please go to www.zparl.nomos.de.

The quarterly entitled integration will appeal to all those in academia, education, politics, administration and the media who are concerned with European issues. It represents a theory-based and politics-related interdisciplinary forum on fundamental questions relating to European integration, in which the current problems of European policy are discussed from both a political and an academic perspective.

The journal contains three categories of articles: academic contributions and fundamental analyses of European policy, conference reports and literature reviews.

integration is supported by the German Foreign Office.

The IEP (Institut für Europäische Politik) is a strategic partner of the European Commission and is financially supported by it. The IEP assumes sole responsibility for the journal’s content.

For further information on the editors, author guidelines, and peer review process of integration please go to www.integration.nomos.de.