Talk:International Studies Quarterly

ISQ
There really is no need for the acronym of this journal to be included in the article. It is a stub, so the journal can be referred to by its full name. Anybody who searches for ISQ will easily be directed here through that disambiguation page. Analphabetics who cannot work the acronym out for themselves are highly unlikely to come to WP... I trust this explains why I am going to restore the original version of the article without the acronym. PLease do not re-add it. --Randykitty (talk) 12:56, 13 July 2013 (UTC)

1) Someone armed only with "ISQ" may not be sure that this is the publication they are looking for. Also, it is a very common abbreviation -- more commonly used than the full name in my (limited) experience. Why not include it and make it easier for people? I see no benefit to omitting it. 2) Your editing comment says, ''Restore stable article version. Do not re-add acronym before obtaining consensus on talk page''. There is no "stable" version in Wikipedia, and you have no more right to revert my changes without consensus than I have to revert yours. The only difference is that I think edit warring is inappropriate, so I'm holding off for discussion. guanxi (talk) 20:46, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Ad 1/ Incorrect. Just enter ISQ into WP's search box. You'll get to a disambiguation page that immediately shows you that there is only one academic journal under this acronym. Adding the acronym to the article does not change this. Ad 2/ This article has been "stable" (i.e., without major changes) until you decided to add this acronym (which has not been in the article for at least 2 years). The onus is on you to show that this is according to consensus. At this point, obviously, there is no such consensus. --Randykitty (talk) 21:23, 13 July 2013 (UTC)


 * 1) Not every user knows how to use search; again, why not add the acronym and make it easier? 2) I disagree about 'stable' articles and who the onus is on; there is no such rule or custom in Wikipedia. You don't own the article; it's simply your opinion and mine. guanxi (talk) 21:19, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
 * 1) ???? If people don't know how to search for ISQ, they won't know how to search for International Studies Quarterly either. So they'll never see this article, whether it has the acronym in it or not. 2) Nobody says I own this article. However, this article has been in this form for over 2 years. You propose to change it, I oppose your proposed change. Given that it has been like this for two years, that means that you have to show there is consensus for the change that you propose. At this point, opinions are 50/50, so there is no consensus to change the article. --Randykitty (talk) 21:32, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
 * 1) People find articles many ways, most of which don't rely on Wikipedia's search. For example, Google could point them to it, or a link from another website, or a link from another Wikipedia page. 2) You said this before, and I said there is no such rule or custom in Wikipedia. Can you show that such a rule or custom exists? 3) Why not include the acronym? What harm will it do? guanxi (talk) 18:44, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
 * 1/ So they follow a Google link and are then confused, thinking, this is "International Studies Quarterly", but that must be something different than "ISQ" because the article doesn't mention this acronym? 2/ WP:BOLD. You were bold, I reverted, now we discuss and there is no consensus to add an unnecessary acronym to the lead. 3/ We don't use acronyms unless an article is very long and it may then be easier to use an acronym instead of a full name. In cases like this, it's just unnecessary clutter. What good will it do? --Randykitty (talk) 22:37, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

Randy, you need to let go and let other people edit the article too. If you can't accept even a harmless three character acronym from another editor, whether or not you see the need for it, your desire to control the article has gone to far. Good luck. guanxi (talk) 21:39, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
 * : -DD That's funny! We may not agree about how to accommodate users who cannot read, but I do appreciate your sense of humor ;-). --Randykitty (talk) 22:24, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

Updating Journal Information
Hello, I'm Christine and I work at Oxford University Press, which publishes International Studies Quarterly. As I have a conflict of interest, I won't be editing the page, but I am requesting updates to the page. Some of the information on the page is now a few years old. Please see the suggestions below, and let me know if anything is unclear or if I can provide more information. Thanks.

Information to be added or removed: Remove Wiley-Blackwell from the second sentence and replace it with Oxford University Press. Explanation of issue: The journal is now published by Oxford University Press, not Wiley-Blackwell. References supporting change: https://academic.oup.com/isq/pages/general_instructions

Information to be added or removed: Remove "the official journal" from the first sentence and replace it with either "the flagship journal" or "an official journal". Explanation of issue: ISQ is not the association's only journal. The International Studies Association publishes six journals and co-sponsors a seventh. International Studies Quarterly is the association's flagship journal. References supporting change: https://www.isanet.org/Publications and https://academic.oup.com/isq/pages/About

Information to be added or removed: Remove Daniel Nexon (Georgetown University) and add in Brandon C. Prins (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) and Krista E. Wiegand (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) as the editors-in-chief. Explanation of issue: The new editors took over the journal at the beginning of 2019. References supporting change: https://academic.oup.com/isq/pages/incoming_editors and https://blog.oup.com/2018/11/international-studies-quarterly-editors-interview/

Information to be added or removed: Remove the outdated Impact Factor and/or add the current Impact Factor of 2.172 on both the side panel and in the paragraph text. Explanation of issue: New Impact Factors are released in the summer of every year. References supporting change: https://academic.oup.com/isq and Journal Citation Reports (Web of Science Group, 2019) available at https://apps.clarivate.com/jif/home/?journal=INT%20STUD%20QUART&editions=SSCI&year=2018&pssid=J2-sgTsAanBGx2BVzi5Hu26YJGKGTQCkh95gE-18x2diCShLLHNcZ5TPTpUU0DGKQx3Dx3Dbxx5D5psCqSsDRTHxxwtYIdwx3Dx3D-WwpRYkX4Gz8e7T4uNl5SUQx3Dx3D-wBEj1mx2B0mykql8H4kstFLwx3Dx3D

Information to be added or removed: In the Links section in the right column, update the "Journal homepage" link to https://academic.oup.com/isq Explanation of issue: The journal has a new website now that it is published by Oxford University Press References supporting change: https://academic.oup.com/isq

Information to be added or removed: In the Links section in the right column, update the "Online access" link to https://academic.oup.com/isq/issue Explanation of issue: The journal has a new website now that it is published by Oxford University Press References supporting change: https://academic.oup.com/isq/issue

Information to be added or removed: In the Links section in the right column, update the "Online archive" link to https://academic.oup.com/isq/issue Explanation of issue: The journal has a new website now that it is published by Oxford University Press References supporting change: https://academic.oup.com/isq/issue

ChristineatOUP (talk) 19:23, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

Reply 13-SEP-2019
Regards, Spintendo  02:50, 14 September 2019 (UTC)
 * 1) ✅ Information concerning the publisher was updated.
 * 2) ✅ The claim regarding "the official publication" was changed to "an official publication".
 * 3) ✅ Information concerning the publication's websites was updated.
 * 4) ✅ Information on the publication's editors-in-chief was updated.
 * 5) ❌ Information on the publication's impact factor was not updated, as the provided source did not confirm the proposed information.