Alternatives: Global, Local, Political

*Alternatives*
Discipline	Political science, international relations
Language	English
Edited by	Lacin Idil Oztig
Publication details
History	1975–present
Publisher	SAGE Publications
Frequency	Quarterly
Impact factor	1.095 (2020)
Standard abbreviations;
ISO 4	Alternatives
Indexing;
ISSN	0304-3754;
LCCN	76913317
OCLC no.	442954314
Links
	Journal homepage; Online access; Online archive;

Alternatives: Global, Local, Political is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the field of international relations. The journal's editor-in-chief is Lacin Idil Oztig (Yıldız Technical University). It has been in publication since 1975 and is published by SAGE Publications in association with the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in Scopus and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2020 impact factor is 1.095.^[1]

Controversy

In 2020, the journal published a controversial journal article claiming that "International Relations (IR) scholars uncritically accept the official narrative regarding the events of 9/11 and refuse to examine the massive body of evidence generated by the 9/11 truth movement."^[2] A number of scholars reacted on social media to criticize the claims made in the abstract, the editor's decision to publish, and the editorial board's silence. In a public statement addressing this controversy, the editor of Alternatives defended the publication of the article on free speech grounds.^[3]