domains / families / research / apsr-review-process

apsr-review-process

separate

Use 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 expectations and shapes the paper to survive review; it does not contact editors.

When to use

• Stress-test against desk-rejection grounds
• Deciding whether to use the Registered Reports route
• Interpreting a decision letter
• Understanding what reviewers are instructed to weigh
• Auditing manuscript against remit, ethics, and substance
• Writing for the reviewer coalition
• Setting expectations for review outcomes

When not to use

• Contacting editors
• Resubmitting a rejected paper as if new

Skill page

Source