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ajps-review-process

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

When to use

• stress-test the paper against likely rejection grounds
• deciding whether the paper is an Article, Research Note, or Correspondence
• interpreting a decision letter and setting expectations
• understanding what happens between accept and in print
• shaping the paper to pass review
• run a review-risk pass for AJPS
• compare against sibling journals for routing

When not to use

• contacting editors
• submitting a short empirical paper as a Research Note
• sending a Correspondence about a non-AJPS paper
• sending a Correspondence over a trivial error

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