Former names The Fletcher Forum Publication history 1975–present | Language English | |
Abbreviated title (ISO 4) Fletcher Forum World Aff. Publisher The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (United States) | ||
The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal of international relations established in 1975. It is managed by students at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts University). It is also an online foreign policy forum with additional articles and interviews.
Contents
Scope
The journal provides interdisciplinary analysis with articles covering an array of international relations fields that include humanitarian studies, security studies, development studies, international law, international business, regional Studies, international politics, environmental studies, and diplomacy. Works in the journal have been cited in other specialized scholarly journals, books, and in policy-making.
The Fletcher Forum includes feature articles, book reviews, interviews and editorials. While the current issue is available for purchase, most articles from previous issues are individually available for download through the journal's website.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in HeinOnline, LexisNexis, ProQuest, Westlaw, CCLP Contents of Current Legal Periodicals, and International Political Science Abstracts.
History
The journal was established in the fall of 1976 as The Fletcher Forum: A Journal of Graduate Studies in International Affairs. The director was Jeffrey A. Sheehan and the editorial board was chaired by Shashi Tharoor. The journal obtained its current name in 1989.
Supplemental issues
The journal has published some special issues, as third issues within the corresponding academic year's volume:
Editors-in-chief
The volumes and their editorial board composition typically follows the academic year cycle, beginning in the fall of a year, and finishing in the summer of the following one. The following persons have been editor-in-chief: