Nedenstående liste er udtryk for tidsskrifter, som indenfor de områder, instituttets forskning dækker, er af allerhøjeste internationale standard.
1. American Journal of Political Science
2. American Journal of Sociology
3. American Political Science Review
4. American Sociological Review
5. British Journal of Political Science
6. British Journal of Sociology
7. Comparative Political Studies
8. Environmental Politics
9. European Journal of International Relations
10. European Journal of Political Research
11. International Journal of Press-Politics
12. International Organization
13. International Studies Quarterly
14. Journal of European Public Policy
15. Journal of Peace Research
16. Journal of Politics
17. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory
18. Perspectives on Politics
19. Political Analysis
20. Political Behavior
21. Political Communication
22. Political Philosophy.
23. Political Psychology
24. Policy Studies Journal
25. Public Administration
26. Public Administration Review
27. Public Opinion Quarterly
28. Review of International Organizations
29. Review of International Political Economy
30. Research Evaluation
31. Research Policy
32. Science, Technology and Human Values
33. World Politics
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