Policy Studies Journal is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Policy Studies Organization and the American Political Science Association's Public Policy Section.

The journal was established in 1972.

The current editor-in-chief is Dr. Geoboo Song (송거부) (University of Arkansas).

The journal publishes articles on a wide range of public policy issues.

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 5.141, ranking it 17th out of 182 journals in the category "Political Science" and 7th out of 47 journals in the category "Public Administration".