Abbreviated title (ISO 4) Hum. Rights Quart. Edited by Bert B. Lockwood | Language English Publication history 1979-present | |
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Discipline Political science, policy studies, law Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press (United States) | ||
Human Rights Quarterly (HRQ) is a quarterly academic journal established in 1979 covering human rights. The journal is intended for scholars and policymakers and follows recent developments from both governments and non-governmental organizations. It includes research in policy analysis, book reviews, and philosophical essays. The journal is published by the Johns Hopkins University Press and the editor-in-chief is Bert B. Lockwood, Jr. (Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights, University of Cincinnati College of Law).
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2014 impact factor of 0.841, ranking it 68th out of 161 journals in the category "Political Science" and 23rd out of 41 journals in the category "Social Issues".
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