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American Politics Research Template

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About the American Politics Research format

American Politics Research is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Electoral Systems and Political Participation, Social Media and Politics, Political Influence and Corporate Strategies.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', American Politics Research, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inElectoral Systems and Political Participation Social Media and Politics Political Influence and Corporate Strategies Gender Politics and Representation Judicial and Constitutional Studies
ISSN1532-673X
Citation impact (2-yr)1.13
h-index82
i10-index660
Total citations32,479
Top institutions publishing hereYale University
Journal websiteapr.sagepub.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in American Politics Research per year

40
2014
50
2015
23
2016
62
2017
58
2018
35
2019
54
2020
56
2021
72
2022
47
2023
50
2024
55
2025

Citation impact of American Politics Research by publication year

933
2014
1.3K
2015
330
2016
2.6K
2017
1.6K
2018
532
2019
931
2020
720
2021
638
2022
264
2023
115
2024
28
2025

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

Most-cited papers in American Politics Research

Inequality, Trust, and Civic Engagement

Eric M. Uslaner, Mitchell Brown · 4 Oct 2005

This article examines why people violate rationality and take part in their communities, differentiating by types of participation, particularly political versus other, more communal types of participation. The authors argue that trust plays an important role in participation levels, but contrary to more traditional models, the causal relationship runs from trust to participation. In addition,…

The Ideological Foundations of Affective Polarization in the U.S. Electorate

Steven W. Webster, Alan I. Abramowitz · 18 Apr 2017

Democratic and Republican partisans dislike the opposing party and its leaders far more than in the past. However, recent studies have argued that the rise of affective polarization in the electorate does not reflect growing policy or ideological differences between supporters of the two parties. According to this view, though Democratic and Republican elites are…

The Daily Show Effect

Jody C Baumgartner, Jonathan S. Morris · 14 Apr 2006

We test the effects of a popular televised source of political humor for young Americans: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. We find that participants exposed to jokes about George W. Bush and John Kerry on The Daily Show tended to rate both candidates more negatively, even when controlling for partisanship and other demographic variables.…

The Perverse Consequences of Electoral Reform in the United States

Adam J. Berinsky · 31 May 2005

A number of electoral reforms have been enacted in the United States in the past three decades that are designed to increase turnout by easing restrictions on the casting of ballots. Both proponents and opponents of electoral reforms agree that these reforms should increase the demographic representativeness of the electorate by reducing the direct costs…

Ideology and Learning in Policy Diffusion

Lawrence J. Grossback, Sean Nicholson‐Crotty, David A. Peterson · 1 Sep 2004

Scholarly research on the diffusion of policies across state governments focuses predominantly on the pathways of information between the states. Absent from this research is a thorough discussion of the content of the information state governments use when deciding whether or not to adopt an innovative policy. Given the importance of information in decision making,…

American Politics Research template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the American Politics Research format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the American Politics Research template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does American Politics Research use?
American Politics Research uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', American Politics Research, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to American Politics Research?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready American Politics Research document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the American Politics Research template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the American Politics Research format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes American Politics Research?
American Politics Research is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's American Politics Research template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready American Politics Research PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official American Politics Research template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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