Research & Politics
Political Science & International Relations
Research and Politics (RAP) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal on research in political science and related fields through open access publication of the very best cutting-edge research and policy analysis. The journal provides a venue for scholars to communicate, rapidly and succinctly, important new insights to the broadest possible audiences while maintaining the highest standards of quality control. Please see the Aims and Scopes tab for further information.
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Why publish in Research and Politics?
- Publication in a journal that is indexed in Clarivate Analytics' ESCI
- Rigorous peer review of your scholarly work
- Rapid decision-making and an online-only continuous publication model ensure that research can be shared quickly
- Open access format ensuring wide dissemination of highly-downloaded content
The current APC for this journal is $990 and $400 for Research Notes. For authors who reside in countries described by the Research4Life program waivers are standard and will be automatically applied. Where an author is eligible for an Open Access Agreement with SAGE, discounted rates will also be automatically applied. Not having an APC would mean that R&P has no access to funding from transformative agreements.
Submission information
Submit your manuscript today at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rap
Please see the Submission Guidelines tab for more information on how to submit your article to this journal.
Contact
Please direct any inquiries to rap@fgga.leidenuniv.nl.
Foundation Research and Politics
Foundation Research and Politics (RSIN 853035118) aims to support research in the area of political science and public administration by participating in the publication of scientific work. It therefore participates in the journal Research and Politics in facilitating its editorial work.
The board of the Foundation consists of:
- Bernard Steunenberg, chairperson;Dimiter Toshkov, secretary and treasurer;Gerald Schneider, member;Erik Voeten, member;Christian Skrede Gleditsch, member.
The board members do not receive any financial compensation for their activities for the Foundation.
Annually the board of the Foundation adopts an activity plan and budget, and approves the account for the past year. The most recent documents can be found here.
For information about the foundation, or any comments on its activities, you can write to rap@fgga.leidenuniv.nl.
Visit the Research & Politics website for full information.
Research & Politics aims to advance systematic peer-reviewed research in political science and related fields through the open access publication of the very best cutting-edge research and policy analysis. The journal provides a venue for scholars to communicate rapidly and succinctly important new insights to the broadest possible audience while maintaining the highest standards of quality control.
Research & Politics is characterised by:
Quality – papers undergo rigorous external peer review with an extensive role for a highly-experienced group of Associate Editors. Research & Politics is selective and the editors will reject papers that are sound but which do not meet the highest standards. Research & Politics’ citation activity will be closely monitored and it will be prepared for submission to the Social Science Citation Index as soon as possible.
Brevity – research articles of up to 4,000 words and research notes of up to 2,000 words will focus on the key research findings.
Openness – no paywalls, so content is freely accessible online to all on the award-winning SAGE Journals platform and compatible with all existing open access mandates.
Speed – rapid decision-making and a online-only continuous publication model ensure that research can be shared quickly.
Transparency – emphasis on the provision of research data and methodology, as well as metrics to demonstrate the research impact of papers.
Innovation - priority is given to research that breaks new ground, is important across a wide range of subfields, and will likely influence political science in a distinctive fashion. In addition to research articles this advancement of knowledge can take the form of null-findings, forecasts, updates of seminal articles, critiques/replications or exploratory research.
Presentation – papers are copyedited and typeset to highest standards; online-only publication offers additional presentational possibilities including colour graphs and simulations.
| Hanna Bäck | Lund University, Sweden |
| Kristian Skrede Gleditsch | University of Essex, UK |
| Christian Grose | University of Southern California, USA |
| Ryan Kennedy | University of Houston, USA |
| Zeynep Somer-Topcu | University of Texas at Austin, USA |
| Bernard Steunenberg | University of Leiden, Netherlands |
| Kevin Esterling | University of California, Riverside, USA |
| Indridi Indridason | University of California, USA |
| Scott McClurg | Southern Illinois University, USA |
| Leslie Schwindt-Bayer | Rice University, USA |
| Jae-Jae Spoon | University of Pittsburgh, USA |
| Erik Voeten | Georgetown University, USA |
| Catherine de Vries | University of Essex, UK |
| Amber Wichowsky | University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA |
| Reuben Klein | Stony Brook University, USA |
| Michelle Torres | Rice University, USA |
| David Darmofal | University of South Carolina, USA |
| Ruth Dassonneville | Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| Pablo Fernandez-Vazquez | Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain |
| Sarah Shair-Rosenfield | University of York, UK |
| Radoslaw Zubek | University of Oxford, UK |
| Miguel Carreras | University of California, Riverside, USA |
| Venelin Ganev | Miami University, USA |
| Frank Haege | University of Limerick, Ireland |
| Timothy Hellwig | Indiana University, USA |
| Daniel Hopkins | University of Pennsylvania, USA |
| Michael Kaeding | University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany |
| Ryan Kennedy | University of Houston, USA |
| Xiabo Lu | University of Texas at Austin, USA |
| Ellen Mastenbroek | Radbound University, Netherlands |
| Ulrich Sedelmeier | London School of Economics, UK |
| Sean Yom | Temple University, USA |
| Regina Branton | University of North Texas, USA |
| Miguel Carreras | University of California, Riverside, USA |
| Mollie J. Cohen | Purdue University, USA |
| Lawrence Ezrow | University of Essex, UK |
| Michal Grahn | Uppsala University, Sweden |
| Ida Hjermitslev | Aalborg University, Denmark |
| Jeffrey Karp | Brunel University London, UK |
| Mark Kayser | Hertie School of Governance, Germany |
| Heike Klüver | University of Mannheim, Germany |
| Morris Levy | University of Southern California, USA |
| Miriam Lindner | Harvard University, USA |
| Mohamed Nasr | ETH Zurich, Switzerland |
| Matthew Thomas Pietryk | Florida State University, USA |
| Michel Regenwetter | University of Illinois, USA |
| Semra Sevi | University of Toronto, Canada |
| Michelle Torres | Rice University, USA |
| Stuart Turnball-Dugarte | University of Southampton, UK |
| Amber Wichowsky | University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA |
| Christopher Wlezien | University of Texas at Austin, USA |
| Hyeok Yong Kwon | Korea University, Korea |
| Elin Bjarnegård | Uppsala University, Sweden |
| Regina Branton | University of North Texas, USA |
| Ruth Dassonneville | Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| Pablo Fernandez-Vazquez | Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain |
| Justin Fox | Washington University in St. Louis, USA |
| Sona Golder | Pennsylvania State University, USA |
| Philip Habel | University of Glasgow, UK |
| James Johnson | University of Rochester, USA |
| Robert Klemmensen | University of Southern Denmark, Denmark |
| Diana O'Brien | Rice University, USA |
| Matthijs Rooduijn | University of Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Sarah Shair-Rosenfield | University of York, UK |
| Abel Brodeur | University of Ottawa, Canada |
| Daniela Donno | University of Oklahoma, USA |
| Han Dorussen | University of Essex, Colchester, UK |
| Kristian Skrede Gleditsch | University of Essex, UK |
| Jana Grittersova | University of California, USA |
| Michael Horowitz | University of Pennsylvania, USA |
| Matthew Kroenig | Georgetown University, USA |
| Bahar Leventoglu | Political Science, Duke University, USA |
| Sara Mitchell | Political Science, University of Iowa, USA |
| Diana O'Brien | Rice University, USA |
| Jeremy Pressman | University of Connecticut, USA |
| Gerald Schneider | University of Konstanz, Germany |
| Nils Weidmann | Political Science, University of Konstanz, Germany |
| Thomas Braeuninger | University of Mannheim, Germany |
| Zachary Greene | University of Strathclyde, UK |
| Michael Herron | Dartmouth College, USA |
| Xiabo Lu | University of Texas at Austin, USA |
| Srinivas Parinandi | University of Colorado Boulder, USA |
| Jordan Carr Peterson | Jacksonville University, USA |
| René Torenvlied | University of Twente, Netherlands |
| Dimiter Toshkov | Leiden University, Netherlands |
| Radoslaw Zubek | University of Oxford, UK |
| Justin Fox | Washington University in St. Louis, USA |
| Rachael Hinkle | University at Buffalo, USA |
| Jordan Carr Peterson | Jacksonville University, USA |
| Kirk Randazzo | University of South Carolina, USA |
| Tiffany Barnes | University of Kentucky, USA |
| Andreas Føllesdal | University of Oslo, Norway |
| Jordan Carr Peterson | Jacksonville University, USA |
| Patrick Dunleavy | London School of Economics & Political Science, UK |
| Scott Gates | Political Science, University of Oslo & PRIO, Norway |
| Adrienne Héritier | European University Institute, Italy |
| Gary King | Harvard University, Cambridge, USA |
| Michael Laver | New York University, USA |
| Helen Milner | Princeton University, USA |
| Andrew Moravcsik | Princeton University, USA |
| Wolfgang Müller | University of Vienna, Austria |
| Mathias Risse | Harvard University, USA |
| Rein Taagepera | University of Tartu, Estonia |
| Jacques Thomassen | University of Twente, Netherlands |
Manuscript submission guidelines can be accessed on Sage Journals.