The Independent Review

The Independent Review: A Journal of Political Economy is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering political economy and the critical analysis of government policy. It is published by the Independent Institute, a conservative libertarian think tank in the United States. The journal was established in 1996.

History
The journal was established in 1996. Until 2013, Robert Higgs was the editor-in-chief. In 2013, Higgs became "editor at large" and was succeeded by Robert Whaples.

Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

• Academic Search 1000

• Columbia International Affairs Online

• EBSCO databases

• EconLit

• Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)

• International Political Science Abstracts

• PAIS International

• ProQuest databases

• Social Sciences Citation Index

• Sociological Abstracts

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2012 impact factor of 0.237.