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American Journal of Political Science Template

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About the American Journal of Political Science format

American Journal of Political Science is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Electoral Systems and Political Participation, Political Influence and Corporate Strategies, Fiscal Policies and Political Economy.

PublisherWiley
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." American Journal of Political Science 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inElectoral Systems and Political Participation Political Influence and Corporate Strategies Fiscal Policies and Political Economy Political Conflict and Governance Social Media and Politics
ISSN0092-5853
Citation impact (2-yr)4.58
h-index334
i10-index2,756
Total citations441,024
Article processing charge$3,860
Top institutions publishing hereHarvard University Press
Journal websiteonlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Papers published in American Journal of Political Science per year

84
2014
87
2015
48
2016
52
2017
81
2018
85
2019
91
2020
107
2021
65
2022
86
2023
117
2024
91
2025

Citation impact of American Journal of Political Science by publication year

19.7K
2014
10.4K
2015
3.6K
2016
5K
2017
7.5K
2018
5.5K
2019
5K
2020
4.3K
2021
2.8K
2022
1.6K
2023
932
2024
164
2025

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

Most-cited papers in American Journal of Political Science

Motivated Skepticism in the Evaluation of Political Beliefs

Charles S. Taber, Milton Lodge · 21 Jun 2006

We propose a model of motivated skepticism that helps explain when and why citizens are biased‐information processors. Two experimental studies explore how citizens evaluate arguments about affirmative action and gun control, finding strong evidence of a prior attitude effect such that attitudinally congruent arguments are evaluated as stronger than attitudinally incongruent arguments. When reading pro…

4,305 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Making the Most of Statistical Analyses: Improving Interpretation and Presentation

Gary King, Michael Tomz, Jason Wittenberg · 1 Apr 2000

W e show that social scientists often do not take full advantage of the information available in their statistical results and thus miss opportunities to present quantities that could shed the greatest light on their research questions. In this article we suggest an approach, built on the technique of statistical simulation, to extract the currently…

3,277 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Congressional Oversight Overlooked: Police Patrols versus Fire Alarms

Mathew D. McCubbins, Thomas Schwartz · 1 Feb 1984

Scholars have often remarked that Congress neglects its oversight responsibility. We argue that Congress does no such thing: what appears to be a neglect of oversight really is the rational preference for one form of oversight-which we call fire-alarm oversight-over another form-police-patrol oversight. Our analysis supports a somewhat neglected way of looking at the strategies…

2,954 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Issue Ownership in Presidential Elections, with a 1980 Case Study

John R. Petrocik · 1 Aug 1996

Theory: This paper develops and applies an issue ownership theory of voting that emphasizes the role of campaigns in setting the criteria for voters to choose between candidates. It expects candidates to emphasize issues on which they are advantaged and their opponents are less well regarded. It explains the structural factors and party system variables…

2,893 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Taking Time Seriously: Time-Series-Cross-Section Analysis with a Binary Dependent Variable

Nathaniel Beck, Jonathan N. Katz, Richard P. Tucker · 1 Oct 1998

Researchers typically analyze time-series-cross-section data with a binary dependent
\nvariable (BTSCS) using ordinary logit or probit. However, BTSCS observations are
\nlikely to violate the independence assumption of the ordinary logit or probit statistical
\nmodel. It is well known that if the observations are temporally related that the results of
\nan ordinary logit or probit analysis may be misleading. In…

2,517 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

American Journal of Political Science template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the American Journal of Political Science format?
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What reference style does American Journal of Political Science use?
American Journal of Political Science uses Author–year (Chicago) 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, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." American Journal of Political Science 12 (3): 45–58.
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