^aDepartment of Political Science, School of Public Policy, University College London, London WC1H 9QU, UK. E-mail: r.bellamy@ucl.ac.uk

Abstract

Despite the creation of ever more journals in the field of political theory, all so far seem to have found their distinctive niche. By and large, competition between journals has proven beneficial for the discipline, opening up new areas of research and stimulating innovation. As with other goods, product differentiation, quality control and association with a major distributor are the keys to success.