Relevant to: Research, Policy, Practice
Sector: Interdisciplinary
Summary: The journal Evidence and Policy is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the assessment of the relationship between evidence and research, policy or practice.

The journal Evidence and Policy, published by Policy Press, is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the assessment of the relationship between evidence and research, policy or practice. The journal is international in scope with a cross-disciplinary focus and is released quarterly. It is presented as a journal of research, debate and practice, with each issue containing contributions under each of these classifications, along with an editorial overview of the content for that issue and a summary of resources and tools relevant to those operating in the research, policy and practice interface. The Editorial and Sources and Resources sections are accessible online as free content. In addition many issues since 2013 have also made many of their research papers open access, with this trend increasing in recent years and therefore there are a number of recent research articles that can be accessed online for free.

Special Issues which might be of interest include:

-Issue 2, Vol 7, 2011 – The practice of policy making
-Issue 3, Vol 9, 2013 – Knowledge brokers: the role of intermediaries in producing research impact
-Issue 2, Vol 11, 2015 – Knowledge Mobilisation – Ten years on.

Evidence and Policy can be accessed at:
www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tpp/ep