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Public Affairs Quarterly (PAQ) publishes work in all areas of practically engaged normative philosophy, broadly understood to include normative work on issues of public concern in applied moral, social, political, and legal philosophy.
Topics covered by the journal include subjects of long-standing debate such as abortion, capital punishment, and just war theory.
Journal information
Current Volume: 40 (2026)
Issued quarterly (Jan, Apr, July, and Oct)
INDEXES
Dietrich’s Index Philosophicus, IBZ - Internationale Bibliographie der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Zeitschriftenliteratur, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Internationale Bibliographie der Rezensionen Geistes - und Sozialwissenschaftlicher Literatur, PAIS International Index, Periodicals Index Online, Philosopher’s Index , Politics Collection, PubMed, Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies, Social Science Premium Collection