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Research & Politics


eISSN: 20531680 | ISSN: 20531680 | Current volume: 11 | Current issue: 3 Frequency: Quarterly

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
Open access article processing charge (APC) information

Since its launch in 2014, Research & Politics (R&P) has operated as a successful Open Access journal. In 2021, we are proud to announce that the journal receives its first Impact Factor (IF) in the Journal of Citation Reports (JCR), following the inclusion of Research & Politics in the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI).

For the first two years, SAGE subsidized and waived Article Processing Charges (APCs) and from 2016 until July 2020, the Carnegie Corporation of New York generously sponsored open access APCs for Research & Politics authors. SAGE has continued to finance the journal with no APC charge to authors since July 2020, but the journal needs to be financially viable in the long term.

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.

Editors will have full discretion to waive the APC for any articles that do not have funding. The journal remains committed to rigorous peer-review, fast turnaround time and publishing research of the highest quality. The ability to pay an APC will not feature in the editorial decision-making process.
SAGE currently publishes more than 190 Gold Open Access journals. All articles are rigorously peer-reviewed retaining the quality hallmarks of the academic publishing process that authors would experience in publishing in any traditional SAGE journal. Most SAGE pure gold open access journals are supported by the payment of an article processing charge by the author, institution or research funder of the accepted manuscript.

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.

 

Editors
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
Former Editors
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
Associate Editors - Methodology and Modeling
Reuben Klein Stony Brook University, USA
Michelle Torres Rice University, USA
Associate Editor - National and Subnational Politics
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
Associate Editor - Areas
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
Associate Editor - Behavior
Regina Branton University of North Texas, USA
Miguel Carreras University of California, Riverside, USA
Lawrence Ezrow University of Essex, UK
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
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
Associate Editor - Institutions
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
Associate Editor - International Relations and Governance
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
Associate Editor - Public Policy and Public Administration
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
Associate Editor - Law and Judicial Policies
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
Associate Editor - Normative Theory and Ethics
Tiffany Barnes University of Kentucky, USA
Andreas Føllesdal University of Oslo, Norway
Jordan Carr Peterson Jacksonville University, USA
Advisory Board
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
  • Clarivate Analytics: Current Contents - Social & Behavioral Sciences
  • Clarivate Analytics: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
  • Google Scholar: h-5 index - 11, h-5 median - 13
  • ProQuest: CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
  • Scopus
  • Manuscript submission guidelines can be accessed on Sage Journals.