ajps-data-analysisUse when executing and reporting the analysis for an American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) manuscript. AJPS will have a third-party verifier re-run your exact code against the numerical results in the main text before publication, so analyze reproducibly from the first line. Guides analysis a
ajps-literature-positioningUse when positioning an American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) manuscript against the literature. AJPS is double-blind, so positioning must engage the relevant debates while keeping the manuscript fully anonymized (third-person self-citation, no first-person "we showed"). Stakes the contributi
ajps-rebuttalUse when writing the response to an American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) revise-and-resubmit. The revised manuscript stays double-blind, the response memorandum is submitted anonymized, and any new analyses must keep the replication package re-runnable for the third-party verifier at accepta
ajps-replication-and-verificationUse when building the replication package for an American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) manuscript. AJPS is famous for MANDATORY third-party PRE-publication verification — an independent verifier re-runs your deposited code and confirms it reproduces the numerical results in the main text befo
ajps-research-designUse when defending the research design of an American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) manuscript — causal identification for observational work, experimental and survey-experimental design, formal-empirical linkage, or case-based inference. AJPS reviewers are quantitatively demanding, so identif
ajps-review-processUse to understand how the American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) evaluates a manuscript — double-blind peer review, desk screening, decision categories, the methodology-only Research Note and Correspondence routes, and the third-party verification that follows acceptance. Sets expectations and
ajps-submissionUse when running the final pre-submission preflight for the American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) via Editorial Manager — submission-type selection, full anonymizing for double-blind review, word/abstract caps, APSA-or-Chicago formatting, the 25-page Supporting Information limit, and human-su
ajps-tables-figuresUse when building tables and figures for an American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) manuscript. AJPS counts table/figure headers and notes toward the word limit, and the deposited code must regenerate every exhibit exactly for third-party verification. Designs self-contained, reproducible exhib
ajps-theory-buildingUse when building the theoretical argument of an American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) manuscript — whether empirical with explicit mechanisms, formal/game-theoretic, or measurement-driven. AJPS rewards testable theory tightly linked to the empirical strategy, with hypotheses stated before th
ajps-topic-selectionUse when deciding whether a political-science project fits the American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) and which submission type (Article, Research Note, Correspondence) to target. AJPS is a generalist but quantitatively leaning venue that rewards a sharp, well-identified question with a genera
ajps-workflowUse as the entry point for any American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) manuscript. Routes to the right AJPS sub-skill based on lifecycle stage and which submission type (Article, Research Note, Correspondence) fits, and reminds you that AJPS re-runs your code via a third-party verifier before p
ajps-writing-styleUse when drafting or polishing an American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) manuscript so it fits the word caps (Articles <= 10,000 words; Research Notes and Correspondence <= 4,000; abstract <= 150 words), follows the APSA Style Manual or Chicago 18th edition, and stays fully anonymized for doub