American Journal of Political Science (AJPS)

Reviewing fast or slow: A theory of summary reversal in the judicial hierarchy by Alexander V. Hirsch, Jonathan P. Kastellec, and Anthony R. Taboni is now available in Early View. @jkastellec.bsky.social @anthonytaboni.bsky.social ajps.org/2026/01/09/r...

An ecclesiastical court: Christian nationalism and perceptions of the US Supreme Court by Miles T. Armaly, Jonathan M. King, Elizabeth A. Lane, and Jessica A. Schoenherr is now available in Early View. @jonathanmking.bsky.social @elizabethlane.bsky.social @jessicaann87.bsky.social t.co/lE9STMjDNk

The public agglomeration effect: Urban–rural divisions in government efficiency and political preferences by Theo Serlin is now available in Early View. ajps.org/2025/12/11/t...

A drag on the ticket? Estimating top‐of‐the‐ticket effects on down‐ballot races by Kevin DeLuca, Daniel J. Moskowitz, and Benjamin Schneer is now available in Early View. @cantstopkevin.bsky.social @danmoskowitz.bsky.social @benschneer.bsky.social ow.ly/8Hun50XAhmq

Grounding the diasporic turn in political theory: Meta-commitment, transnationalism, and political obligation by Kai Yui Samuel Chan and Anna Closas is now available in Early View. @samuelchan.bsky.social @closasanna.bsky.social ajps.org/2025/11/18/g...

The AJPS will take a brief hiatus from Dec 12 (5 PM ET) to Jan 6 (12 AM ET). New or revised manuscripts won’t be accepted, and review status of previously submitted manuscripts won’t be visible - but reviews can still be submitted and decisions will continue.

Learning by lobbying by Emiel Awad, Gleason Judd, and Nicolás Riquelme is now available in Early View.
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The latest issue of the American Journal of Political Science (AJPS 69:4 October 2025) is now available in the Wiley Online Library. MPSA members can view the full issue after logging in here: journal.mpsanet.org/american-jou....

The electoral politics of immigration and crime by Jeyhun Alizade is now available in Early View. @jeyalizade.bsky.social ajps.org/2025/10/01/t...

Classification algorithms and social outcomes by Elizabeth Maggie Penn and John W. Patty is now available in Early View. @jwpatty.bluesky.social ajps.org/2025/09/17/c...

The nation-state, non-Western empires, and the politics of cultural difference is now available in Early View. @loubnaelamine.bsky.social ajps.org/2025/09/15/t...

Change in migrants’ political attitudes: Acculturation and cosmopolitanization is now available in Early View. @evakrejcova.bsky.social @filipkostelka.bsky.social ajps.org/2025/09/12/c...

Competitive diplomacy in bargaining and war by Joseph J. Ruggiero is now available in Early View. @jruggiero.bsky.social ajps.org/2025/08/18/c...

Balancing bossism: State expansion in the face of elite capture by Anna F. Callis and Christopher L. Carter is now available in Early View. ajps.org/2025/08/13/b...

The AJPS will take a hiatus from 8/15 at 5:00 PM - 9/8 at 12:00 AM EST. During this time, we won't accept new/revised manuscripts and you will not be able to see the review status of previously submitted manuscripts. You'll be able to submit reviews and we will make decisions during this break.

Changes to AJPS Conflict of Interest Policy From: Dan Reiter and Adam Berinsky, editors-in-chief This post describes a policy change for Conflict of Interest (COI) policies pertaining to potential reviewers of manuscripts submitted to AJPS. …

Recent changes to the AJPS Conflict of Interest policy have been outlined on the Editor's Blog, available here: ajps.org/2025/08/08/c...

The latest issue of the American Journal of Political Science (AJPS 69:3 July 2025) is now available in the Wiley Online Library. MPSA members can view the full issue after logging in here: journal.mpsanet.org/american-jou...

States, cities, and border control: Do sub-state collectives have a right to protect vulnerable people on the move? by Kim Angell is now available in Early View. ajps.org/2025/06/30/s...

Unpacking the role of in-group bias in US public opinion on human rights violations by Rebecca Cordell is now available in Early View. ajps.org/2025/06/25/u...

The logic of secret alliances by Peter Bils and Bradley C. Smith is now available in Early View. @bradsmithunc.bsky.social ajps.org/2025/06/23/t...

We’re excited to announce that AJPS is officially open following the successful transition to our new editorial team. We are now accepting new and revised manuscript submissions. Thank you for your patience during this transition period; we look forward to your contributions!

AJPS AI Policy We have been discussing amongst ourselves how AJPS should handle the issue of artificial intelligence (AI) in the creation and review of journal submissions. These are important issues we feel we m…

We have been discussing amongst ourselves how AJPS should handle the issue of artificial intelligence (AI) in the creation and review of journal submissions. These are important issues we feel we must address. Read the AJPS AI Policy for authors and reviewers here: ajps.org/2025/06/17/a...

Updates Regarding Supplemental Information on Manuscript Submissions From: Dan Reiter and Adam Berinsky, editors-in-chief AJPS announces a slightly revised policy for manuscript submissions.  The page limit on supplemental materials has been increased to 25 pages, a…

AJPS announces a slightly revised policy for manuscript submissions. The page limit on supplemental materials has been increased to 25 pages, and we are also now permitting the submission of pre-registered analysis plans (PAPs). Read more: ajps.org/2025/06/11/u...

Editorial Principles at AJPS From: Dan Reiter and Adam Berinsky, editors-in-chief General Statement of Principles AJPS has for decades been recognized as one of the top two or three journals in all of political science.  The c…

AJPS has for decades been recognized as one of the top two or three journals in all of political science. The central goal of the new editorial team is to maintain and, if possible, further strengthen this reputation. Read about the Editorial Principles at AJPS here: ajps.org/2025/06/05/e...

Complementarity in alliances: How strategic compatibility and hierarchy promote efficient cooperation in international security by J. Andrés Gannon is now available in Early View. @agannon.bsky.social ajps.org/2025/06/02/c...

Brook no compromise: How to negotiate a united front by Elaine Yao is now available in Early View. ajps.org/2025/05/12/b...

Strategic litigation as a challenge for deliberative democracy by Svenja Ahlhaus is now available in Early View.
@svenjaahlhaus.bsky.social ajps.org/2025/05/07/s...

Global competition, local unions, and political representation: Disentangling mechanisms by Michael Becher and Daniel Stegmueller is now available in Early View. @iepolisci.bsky.social ajps.org/2025/05/05/g...

The American Journal of Political Science will be closed from May 31 at 11:59 PM EST to June 18 at 12:00 AM EST for an editorial transition. New/revised submissions and review status updates will be unavailable, but reviews can still be submitted and editorial decisions will continue.

Shifting power, interstate war, and domestic politics by Scott Wolford and Yuji Masumura is now available in Early View. @thescottwolford.bsky.social @yujimasumura.bsky.social ajps.org/2025/04/30/s...