Manuscripts should be submitted electronically at www.editorialmanager.com/ps. Please send questions or concerns to [email protected].
When submitting a manuscript through the online Editorial Manager system, the authors should have the following information available:
- three keywords that describe the manuscript;
- a cover letter available to upload
- an abstract of no more than 150 words; an abstract is required for all article types upon submission, however only articles (not symposia or spotlights) are published with their abstracts
- the number of words in the manuscript (not to exceed 4,000 words for articles, 3,000 for symposia, and 1,500 for spotlights);
- the number of figures and tables; and
- a blinded manuscript in Microsoft Word
Keywords and classifications describe the content of your manuscript. The keywords should designate which subfield(s) of political science your work falls into, as well as any particular aspects of your submission. The classifications indicate areas of research specialization. These terms are standard among the APSA and its journals. After you have made the classification selections, choose the Next button to continue. Blinding your manuscript is required. In Editorial Manager, when answering the question about a paper's anonymity, consider the following to avoid your submission being returned to you prior to review.
- Do your names appear on the title page or in the header or footer areas? If so, remove them before submitting the paper.
- Does the paper refer to your previous work in the text of the manuscript using phrases such as "in my earlier work (Smith 2004)," or "in our 2003 article on ... we"? Revise these. Such self-references do not comply with the double-blind peer-review process.
- Have acknowledgements been included with the version submitted for review that indicate specific grant numbers, your conference presentations, or other easily recognized background details that would reveal your identity to the reviewers?
Reviewers. As part of the submission process, you must suggest two reviewers to review your work. You should name potential reviewers who possess a particular expertise to assess the submission. You also have the option to note any opposed reviewers upon submission.
Submit. After uploading your manuscript, view and approve the system-generated PDF before logging out of the system. You will receive a confirmation email upon successfully submitting your manuscript.