American Journal of Political Science (AJPS)

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...

Partisan sorting, fatalism, and Supreme Court legitimacy by Nicholas T. Davis and Matthew P. Hitt is now available in Early View. @matthewhitt.bsky.social ajps.org/2025/04/28/p...

Speaking their language?: Multilingualism in party communication across democracies by Taishi Muraoka, Dahjin Kim, Christopher Lucas, Jacob Montgomery, and Margit Tavits is now available in Early View. @jacobmontgomery.bsky.social ajps.org/2025/04/23/s...

How the State Discourages Vigilantism—Evidence From a Field Experiment in South Africa by Anna M. Wilke is now available in Early View. @awilke.bsky.social ajps.org/2025/04/21/h...

The latest issue of the American Journal of Political Science (AJPS 69:2 April 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...

Tracing the “true liberalism”: F. A. Hayek as a reader of Tocqueville by Gianna Englert is now available in Early View. ajps.org/2025/04/16/t...

The ethics of responding to democratic backsliding abroad by James Pattison is now available in Early View. @jamespattison.bsky.social ajps.org/2025/04/14/t...

Can Americans’ trust in local news be trusted? The emergence, sources, and implications of the local news trust advantage by Erik Peterson, Joshua P. Darr, Maxwell B. Allamong and Michael Henderson is now available in Early View. @joshuadarr.bsky.social @ricepolisci.bsky.social ow.ly/y8VC50VzauM

National identity after conquest by Christopher Carter and Daniel W. Gingerich is now available in Early View. ajps.org/2025/03/27/n...

Enchanted democracy: Religion and democratic thought in nineteenth-century Latin America by Michael S. Thomas is now available in Early View. ajps.org/2025/03/18/e...

An anatomy of worldmaking: Sukarno and anticolonialism from post-Bandung Indonesia by Say Jye Quah is now available in Early View. @quahsayjye.bsky.social ajps.org/2025/03/13/a...

Using cross-encoders to measure the similarity of short texts in political science by Gechun Lin is now available in Early View. ajps.org/2025/03/11/u...

Compulsory Voting Increases Men’s Turnout Most by Shane P. Singh is now available in Early View. ajps.org/2025/03/06/c...

Why parties can benefit from promoting occupational diversity in legislatures: Experimental evidence from three countries by Mia Costa and Miguel M. Pereira is now available in Early View. @miacosta.bsky.social @miguelpereira.bsky.social ajps.org/2025/02/26/w...

Making the other side mad: How out-group distaste benefits less competent candidates by Joshua A. Strayhorn is now available in Early View. ajps.org/2025/02/06/m...

Alienation, equality, and multifaith establishment by
Andrew Shorten is now available in Early View. @andrewshorten.bsky.social ajps.org/2025/02/04/a...

Populism and the rule of law: The importance of institutional legacies by Andreas Kyriacou and Pedro Trivin is now available in Early View. @andreaspkyriacou.bsky.social @pedrotrivin.bsky.social ajps.org/2025/01/21/p...

The latest issue of the American Journal of Political Science (AJPS 69:1 January 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...