He was the first managing editor of the journal "World Politics", a position he held from 1948 to 1953. Under his guidance it became the preeminent journal in its field, and his system of commissioning review articles for it endured past his time there. He remained a member of its editorial board through 1978. He was also an advisory board member of the "Journal of International Affairs" from 1952 until 1988. In addition, he was a founding editor of the journal "International Organization".