The Journal of Information Technology & Politics examines how information technology (IT) impacts politics and government, how politics and government influence the development and use of IT, and how IT can be used to advance research and education, particularly in political science. The journal features articles that carry significant technical weight on IT issues with a practical, readable focus for social scientists. Contributors address the challenges and opportunities presented by the use of IT in a variety of disciplines, including law, geography, communications, economics, and sociology.

The Journal of Information Technology & Politics covers research, policy, tool development, and teaching issues at the intersection of IT and politics. Edited by Dr. Stuart Shulman, the journal looks at e-government; the applications of IT in political campaigns, elections, and public sector management; the political economy of IT; and the governance of the Internet. The journal's contributors also examine forms of citizen interaction with government-from "blogs" at the "net-roots" to hyperlinked transnational social movements. 

The Journal of Information Technology & Politics includes:

• original theory-driven research papers that focus on the interface between IT & politics
• articles that combine theory & practice to feature a specific focus on policy issues at the local, state/provincial, national, & global levels, with analysis to benefit academics and practitioners
• articles that focus on teaching innovations through the use of information technology, particularly in the development & assessment of new tools
• papers that examine different pedagogical approaches to online distance education
• "Workbench Notes," on the technological side of the interface between IT & politics
• "Review Essays," that survey previously published work & chart new directions for future research & book reviews, as well as substantial government & research center reports