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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · 6d

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...

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · 20d

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...

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · 23d

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...

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · 26d

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...

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · Aug 19

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...

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · Aug 14

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...

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · Aug 8

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.

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · Aug 8

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...

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. …

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · Aug 5

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...

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · Jul 1

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...

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · Jun 27

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...

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · Jun 24

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...

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · Jun 24

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!

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · Jun 17

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...

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…

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · Jun 11

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...

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…

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · Jun 5

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...

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…

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · Jun 3

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...

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · May 13

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

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · May 8

Strategic litigation as a challenge for deliberative democracy by Svenja Ahlhaus is now available in Early View.
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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · May 6

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...

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · May 5

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.

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · May 1

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...

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · Apr 29

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...

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · Apr 25

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...

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · Apr 22

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...

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