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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 2d

12) Review Articles: We accept review articles that make original arguments about an important body of research by engaging recent books on the topic. Review articles are peer reviewed and allow scholars to make broad theoretical claims while informing readers about the state of a given field.

Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 2d

11) Special Issues: We accept special issue proposals on a topic of importance within comparative politics. Special issues allow guest editors to shape how the discipline should see a topic of interest, while bringing excellent peer reviewed research to broad attention.

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 2d

10) Epistemically and Methodologically Open: Although we are the home for high-quality case-based research, we are methodologically and epistemically neutral. We accept research of all types, so long as it is theoretically driven, of high quality, and speaks to questions in the field at large.

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 2d

9) Theory-Driven Articles: Although our articles are rooted in deep case knowledge, they speak to broad issues in comparative politics. We seek work that is theory-driven, that asks big questions about politics around the globe, and that will contribute to conversations outside of a specific region.

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 2d

8) Dedicated to Emerging Scholars: We are dedicated to fair consideration of work submitted by all scholars regardless of their academic rank or institution. We are deeply proud when we publish first-time authors and love to foster future leaders in the field.

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 2d

7) Leading Scholars as Editors and Reviewers: Our editors and reviewers are leading regional and substantive experts. So, even if we cannot publish an article, respected scholars are reading the work seriously. See our incredible editorial committee here: jcp.gc.cuny.edu/about/editors/

Editors

Editors-in-Chief Eva Bellin, Brandeis University Nicholas Rush Smith, SOAS University of London Editorial Committee Vincent Boudreau, Graduate Center and City College of New York, CUNY Yitzhak Brudny,...

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 2d

6) Our Amazing Managing Editor, Yekaterina Oziashvili: Kat knows the field like no one else. She finds the perfect reviewers for the topic and knows which reviewers give great feedback. She makes sure the journal’s review process is efficient, fair, and helps authors improve their work.

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 2d

5) The Leading Venue for Qualitative Comparative Research: Comparative Politics is the discipline’s home of qualitative case-based research whether rooted in comparative historical analysis, process tracing, in-depth interviews, or ethnographic field work. Our authors and reviewers know our cases.

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 2d

4) Fast Reviews: Our average time to a first decision is 29 days (including articles that are desk rejected) and 63 days for articles sent out for review. Our editors and reviewers know that scholars prize high-quality feedback and that they prize it quickly.

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 2d

3) Independent: Comparative Politics is run by an independent non-profit foundation, not a for-profit corporation. Our editors and reviewers work for the public good, not private profit.

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 2d

2) High Quality Articles: Comparative Politics typically accepts between six and nine percent of the articles submitted each year. So, articles are thoroughly vetted by reviewers and editors and of superlative quality. Publishing in CP is a big deal.

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 2d

1) Top Tier Journal: Comparative Politics is a Q1 journal, ranked in the top quarter of all political science journals by impact factor. Our work gets cited.

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 2d

The lifeblood of a journal is the academic community of which it is a part, including reviewers, readers, and aspiring authors. So, here are a dozen reasons why scholars should submit their work for consideration at Comparative Politics:

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 2d

I'm honored to have become co-Editor-in-Chief of Comparative Politics, alongside Eva Bellin of Brandeis. After thirty years of amazing service, Lenny Markowitz and Ken Erickson, have passed the torch. Along with our extraordinary editorial committee, I'm excited to see the journal into its next era.

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Comparative Politics @comppol.bsky.social · 5d

A New Era of Editorial Leadership at Comparative Politics
With the first issue of the 58th volume of Comparative Politics, we mark a change in the guard of the leadership of the journal.

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Robin L Turner @robinlturnerphd.bsky.social · Sep 5

You're invited to learn more about interpretive methods at the 20th annual IMM Methods Cafe at #APSA2025! Sept. 11, 4-5:30 pm, Marriot Point Grey Room.

20th annual Methods Café Thursday, September 11th
4:00-5:30 pm PDT, Marriott Point Grey Room.
The Interpretive Methods and Methodologies group is delighted to host our 20th annual Methods Café, an opportunity for social scientists at all career levels to learn more about interpretive methods in an informal setting.
Read more about the Methods Café, topics, and experts here: https://www.interpretivemethods.com/methods-cafe-2025

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · Jul 28

This is the kind of article APSR used to be famous for. The ones that make your brain explode, that challenge you, confuse you, test your patience, and make you smarter by making you realize your limitations. Well done Erica Simmons and @nickrushsmith.bsky.social‬ 👏

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · Jul 28

That’s incredibly kind of you! Thank you so much and I’m delighted to hear the article was so useful to think with!

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Comparative Politics @comppol.bsky.social · Jun 7

New article on Fast Track by @kaimthaler.bsky.social “From Insurgent to Incumbent: Ideology, Rebel Governance, and Statebuilding after Rebel Victory in Civil Wars,” www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny...

From Insurgent to Incumbent: Ideo...fter Rebel Victory in Civil Wars: Ingenta Connect Fast Track Article

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Interpretive Methodologies and Methods APSA @interpretivemm.bsky.social · Apr 25

For those podcast inclined, Nick Cheesman's Interpretive Political and Social Science podcast series on the New Books Network is an excellent resource, with interviews of exemplary authors and editors of interpretivist works: newbooksnetwork.com/category/spe...

New Books Network - New Books Network

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · Apr 23

Great conversation here in the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social political science feed on Marcus Kreuzer’s wonderful book on comparative historical analysis and ways to synthesize positivist and interpretive approaches to the study of history. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

Marcus Kreuzer,

Podcast Episode · New Books in Political Science · 04/22/2025 · 59m

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · Apr 2

Thanks so much, Josef! Would love your thoughts once you’re able to read it!

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · Apr 2

Excited to see my new article with Erica Simmons out in APSR FirstView! We argue that when social scientists extend their arguments to new cases, they are often not generalizing their findings, but translating them to new contexts instead.

Want to know more? Read it. It's open access. 👇

How Cases Speak to One Another: Using Translation to Rethink Generalization in Political Science Research | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

How Cases Speak to One Another: Using Translation to Rethink Generalization in Political Science Research

www.cambridge.org

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · Mar 27

Colleagues who use interpretive methods in all or part of their work, check out the awards call below. There are awards for books, articles, and student conference papers on offer from APSA’s IMM group. Get your awesome work recognized!

Interpretive Methodologies and Methods APSA @interpretivemm.bsky.social · Mar 27

The deadline to submit nominations for book and paper awards from IMM is March 30, 2025. Self-nominations welcomed!

Details on the awards, which recognize books, articles, and conference papers, are available on the IMM website: https://www.<wbr>interpretivemethods.com/<wbr>summary-of-awards

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Yuna Blajer de la Garza @tunablazer.bsky.social · Mar 20

If you are interested in interpretive methods, I hope you can join the @interpretivemm.bsky.social tomorrow for the research presentations of our Spotlight Scholars!

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TOMORROW - March 21: Spotlight Scholars Research Presentations

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