Contemporary Review of Political Thought is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to advancing rigorous scholarship in political thought, political philosophy, intellectual history, Marxist theory, ideological and political education, higher education governance, and the normative questions of modern public life.

《当代政治思想评论》是一份国际同行评审开放获取期刊，致力于推动政治思想、政治哲学、智识史、马克思主义理论、思想政治教育、高等教育治理以及现代公共生活规范问题的严肃学术研究。

The journal provides an academic platform for examining how political ideas, concepts, doctrines, institutions, and traditions are formed, interpreted, contested, and transformed across historical periods, cultural contexts, and contemporary societies.

本刊旨在为政治观念、政治概念、理论传统、制度形态及其历史转化提供开放的学术平台，关注其在不同历史时期、文化语境与当代社会中的形成、阐释、争论与变迁。

Core Areas｜核心领域

Political Thought｜政治思想研究

The journal welcomes studies on classical, modern, and contemporary political thought, including research on major thinkers, political concepts, intellectual traditions, and debates concerning political order, justice, authority, liberty, equality, democracy, citizenship, and public reason.

本刊欢迎关于古典、现代与当代政治思想的研究，包括重要思想家、政治概念、思想传统，以及政治秩序、正义、权威、自由、平等、民主、公民身份与公共理性等议题的讨论。

Political Philosophy｜政治哲学

The journal encourages philosophical inquiry into the normative foundations of political life, including legitimacy, obligation, rights, recognition, power, sovereignty, governance, institutional justice, and the moral limits of political authority.

本刊鼓励对政治生活规范基础的哲学研究，涵盖合法性、政治义务、权利、承认、权力、主权、治理、制度正义以及政治权威的道德边界等问题。

Intellectual History｜智识史

The journal publishes research on the historical formation, circulation, translation, and transformation of political concepts and intellectual traditions. It is particularly interested in studies that connect textual interpretation with broader social, cultural, and institutional contexts.

本刊刊发关于政治概念与思想传统的历史形成、传播、翻译与转化研究，尤其关注将文本阐释与社会、文化、制度背景相结合的智识史研究。

Marxism and Contemporary Society｜马克思主义与当代社会

The journal welcomes critical studies of Marxist theory, Marxist political thought, social critique, historical materialism, political economy, ideology, and the contemporary relevance of Marxist traditions in understanding modern society, state power, education, culture, and public life.

本刊欢迎关于马克思主义理论、马克思主义政治思想、社会批判、历史唯物主义、政治经济学、意识形态，以及马克思主义传统在理解现代社会、国家权力、教育、文化与公共生活方面当代意义的研究。

Ideological and Political Education｜思想政治教育研究

The journal accepts research on ideological and political education, civic education, moral education, public values, university education, political socialization, and the role of education in shaping citizenship, public responsibility, and social identity.

本刊接受思想政治教育、公民教育、道德教育、公共价值、高等教育、政治社会化，以及教育在塑造公民身份、公共责任与社会认同中的作用等相关研究。

Higher Education Governance and Teaching｜高等教育治理与教学

The journal welcomes studies on higher education governance, university administration, teaching reform, curriculum development, academic values, faculty development, and the relationship between education, public reason, and political life.

本刊欢迎关于高等教育治理、大学行政、教学改革、课程建设、学术价值、教师发展，以及教育、公共理性与政治生活之间关系的研究。

Modernity, Public Life, and Social Transformation｜现代性、公共生活与社会转型

The journal is interested in studies addressing modernity, secularization, nationalism, globalization, the public sphere, civil society, social movements, technological change, and the transformation of political imagination in contemporary societies.

本刊关注现代性、世俗化、民族主义、全球化、公共领域、市民社会、社会运动、技术变迁，以及当代社会政治想象的转化等议题。

Types of Contributions｜稿件类型

The journal publishes the following types of manuscripts:

本刊刊发以下类型的稿件：

• Original Research Articles｜原创研究论文
• Theoretical Essays｜理论论文
• Review Essays｜评论文章
• Book Reviews｜书评
• Forum Contributions｜论坛文章
• Special Issue Articles｜专题论文

Submissions may adopt philosophical, historical, textual, comparative, critical, or interdisciplinary approaches. The journal particularly values manuscripts that present clear arguments, sound methodology, original interpretation, and meaningful contribution to existing scholarship.

来稿可采用哲学分析、历史研究、文本阐释、比较研究、批判理论或跨学科研究方法。本刊尤其重视论证清晰、方法可靠、阐释具有原创性，并能够对既有研究形成实质贡献的稿件。

Language Policy｜语言政策

Contemporary Review of Political Thought is a bilingual journal. The journal accepts manuscripts in English and Chinese. English is used as the primary language for international presentation, while Chinese is retained to support Chinese-speaking scholars, authors, and readers.

《当代政治思想评论》为中英双语期刊，接受英文与中文稿件。英文为本刊国际化展示的主要语言，中文用于支持中文学者、作者与读者的学术参与。

For Chinese-language submissions, authors are encouraged to provide English titles, abstracts, and keywords. For English-language submissions, Chinese titles, abstracts, and keywords may be provided where applicable.

中文稿件建议提供英文标题、摘要与关键词；英文稿件可根据需要提供中文标题、摘要与关键词。

Editorial Orientation｜编辑取向

The journal does not promote any single political ideology, theoretical school, or methodological orthodoxy. It welcomes diverse scholarly perspectives, provided that submissions meet the standards of academic rigor, argumentative clarity, ethical research practice, and respectful intellectual debate.

本刊不以单一政治意识形态、理论流派或方法立场作为预设取向。只要稿件符合学术严谨性、论证清晰性、研究伦理与理性学术讨论的基本要求，本刊欢迎不同学术视角的研究成果。

The journal seeks to foster dialogue between Chinese and global traditions of political thought and to encourage theoretically informed reflection on the challenges of modern public life.

本刊致力于推动中国与世界政治思想传统之间的对话，并鼓励以理论自觉回应现代公共生活中的重要问题。