政策科學以跨學科和國際為中心，鼓勵不同的觀點。編輯們特別歡迎概念和實證的創新，以及潛在的豐富性和比較導向的洞察力。《華爾街日報》提供了研究政策科學規范方面的文章；解決具體政策問題的概念性文章；關于特別有爭議的分析文章；反對觀點，包括對已發表文章的評論和反駁，這些文章使雜志能夠交換觀點，而不是將其限制為純粹的陳述；以及分析深度。政策科學傾向于（但不是專門出版）明確或隱含地利用政策科學框架的作品。政策科學是政策運動中的一個獨特的分支，因為它們繼承了哈羅德·D·拉斯威爾和邁爾斯·S·麥克杜格爾創新和闡述的傳統。政策科學可以應用于強度較大或較小的文章，以適應作者的工作重點。至少，這意味著采用面向問題、多方法或上下文的方法。欲了解更多指導，作者可參考我們的目標和范圍部分：http://www.springer.com/social+sciences/political+science/journal/11077。

With an interdisciplinary and international focus, Policy Sciences encourages a diversity of perspectives. The editors especially welcome conceptual and empirical innovation, together with the potential richness and insight of comparative orientation.The journal offers articles that examine the normative aspects of policy sciences;conceptual articles addressing concrete policy issues; articles on particularly controversial pieces of analysis; opposing perspectives, including critiques and rejoinders on articles already published, which open the journal to an exchange of views rather than restricting it to pure presentation; and special issues that analyze specific topics in depth.Policy Sciences favors, but does not publish exclusively, works that either explicitly or implicitly utilize the policy sciences framework. The policy sciences are a distinctive subset within the policy movement in that they embrace the traditions of innovated and elaborated by Harold D. Lasswell and Myers S. McDougal. The policy sciences can be applied to articles with greater or lesser intensity to accommodate the focus of an author’s work. At the minimum, this means taking a problem oriented, multi-method or contextual approach. For additional direction authors may consult our Aims and Scope section: http://www.springer.com/social+sciences/political+science/journal/11077.