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American Political Science Review Template

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About the American Political Science Review format

American Political Science Review is a peer-reviewed journal published by Cambridge University Press, covering American Constitutional Law and Politics, Electoral Systems and Political Participation, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies.

PublisherCambridge University Press
Reference styleNumbered
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, American Political Science Review 12 (2023) 45–58.

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Publishes research inAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics Electoral Systems and Political Participation Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Legal case studies and regulations Political Philosophy and Ethics
ISSN0003-0554
Citation impact (2-yr)5.61
h-index401
i10-index4,776
Total citations750,896
Top institutions publishing hereHarvard University Press
Journal websitewww.apsanet.org
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Papers published in American Political Science Review per year

67
2014
64
2015
69
2016
83
2017
93
2018
85
2019
112
2020
155
2021
137
2022
152
2023
145
2024
102
2025

Citation impact of American Political Science Review by publication year

6.4K
2014
6.5K
2015
6.1K
2016
8.2K
2017
8.6K
2018
6.3K
2019
9.1K
2020
7.7K
2021
4.5K
2022
2.9K
2023
1.3K
2024
224
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in American Political Science Review

Increasing Returns, Path Dependence, and the Study of Politics

Paul Pierson · 1 Jun 2000

It is increasingly common for social scientists to describe political processes as “path dependent.” The concept, however, is often employed without careful elaboration. This article conceptualizes path dependence as a social process grounded in a dynamic of “increasing returns.” Reviewing recent literature in economics and suggesting extensions to the world of politics, the article demonstrates…

7,752 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Some Social Requisites of Democracy: Economic Development and Political Legitimacy

Seymour Martin Lipset · 1 Mar 1959

The conditions associated with the existence and stability of democratic society have been a leading concern of political philosophy. In this paper the problem is attacked from a sociological and behavioral standpoint, by presenting a number of hypotheses concerning some social requisites for democracy, and by discussing some of the data available to test these…

7,036 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
What To Do (and Not to Do) with Time-Series Cross-Section Data

Nathaniel Beck, Jonathan N. Katz · 1 Sep 1995

We examine some issues in the estimation of time-series cross-section models, calling into question the conclusions of many published studies, particularly in the field of comparative political economy. We show that the generalized least squares approach of Parks produces standard errors that lead to extreme overconfidence, often underestimating variability by 50% or more. We also…

6,734 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Ethnicity, Insurgency, and Civil War

James D. Fearon, David D. Laitin · 1 Feb 2003

An influential conventional wisdom holds that civil wars proliferated rapidly with the end of the Cold War and that the root cause of many or most of these has been ethnic and religious antagonisms. We show that the current prevalence of internal war is mainly the result of a steady accumulation of protracted conflicts since…

6,086 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

American Political Science Review template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the American Political Science Review format?
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What reference style does American Political Science Review use?
American Political Science Review uses Numbered references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, American Political Science Review 12 (2023) 45–58.
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