The dynamics of issue attention in policy process scholarship
本文分析了《政策研究期刊》过去三十年的1314篇摘要，考察政策议题和理论辩论的变化趋势，并发现其内容变化与政策过程领域趋势及期刊影响力提升相关。
Abstract This article examines the policy topics and theoretical debates found in Policy Studies Journal (PSJ) articles over the last three decades. PSJ is the premier journal for scholars studying policy processes, seeking to create generalizable theories across the spectrum of specific policy areas. To examine trends in PSJ over time, we collected 1314 abstracts from PSJ articles. We identified abstracts that mention major theories of the policy process and stages of the policy cycle. Next, we measured their policy content using the Comparative Agendas Project codebook, as well as their citations in academic journals and policy documents. We then explore these data, finding that changes in the content of PSJ articles over time correspond with other trends in the policy process field and PSJ 's increased impact factor.