The Policy Studies Organization (PSO), the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), and Berkeley Electronic Press (bepress) are pleased to announce the launch of a new peer-reviewed journal, Policy & Internet (www.policyandinternet.org)

The first multi-disciplinary academic journal to investigate the policy implications of the Internet, Policy & Internet is extensive in scope, spanning multiple policy sectors and geographical regions. The journal is edited by Helen Z. Margetts of the Oxford Internet Institute at Oxford University.

“Every day, we see more interest in the policies of the Internet. Research centers and courses are proliferating,” says Paul Rich, President of PSO. “This new journal from PSO and bepress will prove invaluable in navigating such a rapidly growing, global field.”

In the first issue of Policy & Internet, Helen Margetts examines the scope of the relationship between the Internet and public policy, J.P. Singh discusses the Internet and global governance, Barbie Clarke investigates children's use of social networking sites, and Stuart Shulman analyzes citizens' electronic policy interventions and how policy-makers deal with them. A Policy Perspective by Robert Hahn and Scott Wallsten analyses the U.S. national broadband plan and puts forward recommendations for policy development.

“We are extremely pleased to be adding this timely new title to our Policy List,” says bepress President Jean-Gabriel Bankier, underscoring that “The Internet is a dynamic landscape that deserves more scholarly attention.”

To read the first issue of Policy & Internet, please visit: http://www.policyandinternet.org.

About the Policy Studies Organization The Policy Studies Organization is a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization which furthers the research and dissemination of scholarship in policy. A related Society of the American, Midwest, Southern and International Political Sciences Associations, as well as the International Studies Association, PSO members include more than 3600 universities, institutions and individuals in more than 93 countries. From its headquarters in an historic house near Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C., once the home of the families of President James Garfield and the labor leader Samuel Gompers, the Society organizes conferences and seminars, and publishes a range of journals and books, to complement its increasing web presence. For more information, visit www.ipsonet.org

About the Oxford Internet Institute The Oxford Internet Institute was founded as a department of the University of Oxford in 2001, as an academic center for the study of the societal implications of the Internet. The institute’s research faculty, academic visitors and research associates are engaged in a variety of research projects covering social, economic, political, legal, industrial, technical and ethical issues of the Internet in everyday life, governance and democracy, science and learning and shaping the Internet. For more information, visit: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk

About Berkeley Electronic Press Founded by professors in 1999, Berkeley Electronic Press publishes peer-reviewed electronic journals and develops software for the next generation of scholarly publishing.

The bepress journals collection, ResearchNow, redefines what scholarly journals can do, with fast, high-quality peer-reviewed titles at sustainable prices.

The bepress open-access institutional repository platform, Digital Commons, is the world's leading hosted IR, featuring an innovative suite of publishing and software services that empowers scholarly communities to showcase and share their works for maximum impact. For more information, visit: www.bepress.com