《國際公共期刊》是一份跨學科、同行評議的開放獲取期刊，致力于增進對機構使用和管理集體享有(或可能享有)資源的理解。這些資源可能是自然世界的一部分(例如森林、氣候系統或海洋)，也可能是被創造出來的(例如灌溉系統、互聯網或(科學)知識等基礎設施，例如發表在開放獲取期刊上的那種)。IJC是國際下議院研究協會(IASC)的一項倡議。

The International Journal of the Commons is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed open-access journal, dedicated to furthering the understanding of institutions for use and management of resources that are (or could be) enjoyed collectively.These resources may be part of the natural world (e.g. forests, climate systems, or the oceans) or they may be created (e.g. infrastructures such as irrigation systems, the internet or (scientific) knowledge, for example of the sort that is published in open-access journals).The IJC is an initiative of the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC).