| American Political Thought | |
| Abbreviation: | Am. Political Thought |
| Discipline: | Political science |
| Editors: | Benjamin Kleinerman and Thomas Merrill |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press for the American Political Thought organized section of the American Political Science Association |
| Country: | United States |
| History: | 2012–present |
| Frequency: | Quarterly |
| Issn: | 2161-1580 |
| Eissn: | 2161-1599 |
| Jstor: | amerpolithou |
| Oclc: | 715271444 |
| Website: | https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/journals/apt/about |
| Link1: | https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/apt/current |
| Link1-Name: | Online access |
| Link2: | https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/loi/apt |
| Link2-Name: | Online archive |
American Political Thought is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal focusing on American "ideas, institutions, and culture."[1] It is published by the University of Chicago Press and sponsored by the American Political Thought organized section of the American Political Science Association.[2] [3] The journal bridges "the gap between historical, empirical, and theoretical research."[4] It was established in 2012, and is "the only peer-reviewed academic journal exclusively devoted to its subject."[5] The founding editor-in-chief was Michael Zuckert (University of Notre Dame). The current editors are Benjamin Kleinerman (Baylor University) and Thomas Merrill (American University); Danielle Charette (University of Virginia) serves as the book review editor, Sunyata Courie (American University) serves as the managing editor, and Matthew Reising (Baylor University) serves as an editorial assistant.[6]
The journal is abstracted and indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index,[7] EBSCO databases, and Scopus.