apsr-data-analysisUse when executing and reporting the analysis for an American Political Science Review (APSR) manuscript so it survives expert, double-anonymous review — honest uncertainty, robustness, and triangulation appropriate to quantitative, experimental, or computational work. Guides analysis norms; it does
apsr-literature-positioningUse when positioning an American Political Science Review (APSR) manuscript against the literature so it reads as a discipline-wide contribution. APSR readers span subfields, so the paper must engage the literatures they expect and avoid the desk-rejection trigger of "failure to engage the relevant
apsr-rebuttalUse when writing the response to an American Political Science Review (APSR) revise-and-resubmit. APSR reserves R&R for papers close to publishable, and decisions weigh strong support from all or nearly all reviewers, so the response must convert each reviewer without alienating the editor. Structur
apsr-research-designUse when defending the research design of an American Political Science Review (APSR) manuscript — causal identification for quantitative work, case selection and process tracing for qualitative work, experimental and survey-experimental design, or formal-empirical linkage. APSR judges each traditio
apsr-review-processUse to understand how the American Political Science Review (APSR) evaluates a manuscript — double-anonymous review, desk-rejection screening (remit / ethics / substance), the reject / accept / revise-and-resubmit decision categories, editor discretion, and the Registered Reports route. Sets expecta
apsr-submissionUse when running the final pre-submission preflight for the American Political Science Review (APSR) via Editorial Manager — track selection, double-anonymous preparation, word/abstract caps, APSA-style formatting, ORCID, and declarations. Final checks; it does not draft content.
apsr-tables-figuresUse when building tables and figures for an American Political Science Review (APSR) manuscript so exhibits are self-contained, accessible, and count toward the word budget correctly. APSR word counts include tables, figures, and printed footnotes, so exhibits must earn their space. Designs exhibits
apsr-theory-buildingUse when building the theoretical argument of an American Political Science Review (APSR) manuscript into a discipline-level contribution — whether the work is formal/game-theoretic, empirical with explicit mechanisms, interpretive, or normative. APSR rewards a clear, portable argument over a bare f
apsr-topic-selectionUse when deciding whether a political-science project fits the American Political Science Review (APSR) and which of its five tracks to target. APSR is the discipline's generalist flagship, so the test is general significance across subfields, not subfield novelty alone. Helps frame the question; it
apsr-transparency-and-data-policyUse when preparing the reproducibility / replication materials for an American Political Science Review (APSR) manuscript. APSR requires conditionally accepted authors to deposit a reproducibility package in the APSR Dataverse (Harvard Dataverse), which the editorial office verifies before publicati
apsr-workflowUse as the entry point for any American Political Science Review (APSR) manuscript. Routes to the right APSR sub-skill based on where you are in the lifecycle and which of the five tracks (Regular Article, Research Note, Replication/Reappraisal, Synthesis, Registered Report) fits. It dispatches; it
apsr-writing-styleUse when drafting or polishing an American Political Science Review (APSR) manuscript so it reads for the whole discipline, follows the APSA Style Manual, and fits the word caps (most Articles < 11,000 words; Research Notes < 7,000; abstract <= 150 words). Tightens prose and format; it does not inve