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PS: Political Science & Politics features timely articles on contemporary politics written for the informed, general reader, and commentary and debate on major issues in the political science profession. Incorporated into PS is "The Teacher," a dedicated forumn for teaching providing resources for college faculty, high school teachers, and students.  In addition to APSA members, and institutional subscribers, PS is circulated to the 800+ universities, colleges, community colleges, and high school social studies departments that are members of  APSA's Departmental Services Program.

Circulation: 16,000

Readership:

• Members of APSA
• Political Scientists
• Academic Social Scientists
• Research Students
• Research Scholars
• College Faculty
• High School Teachers
• High School Students

Rates

Full Page - $865
Half Page horizontal - $655
Half Page vertical - $655
Page Facing Cover III - $970
Cover III - $1025
Cover IV - $1080 

Specs

Full page - 7 3/16" x 9 3/4" (1/4" gutter space for a two-page spread)
Half page horizontal - 7 3/16" x 4 3/4"
Half page vertical - 3 5/8" x 9 3/4"

Mechanical Requirements

Publication printed offset. Halftones accepted. Supply the art/advertisements in the following options:

Mechanical Requirements

Publication printed offset. Halftones accepted. Supply the art/advertisements in the following options:

• Camera Ready Art
  Art may be enlarged or reduced proportionally to fit. Please keep in mind that enlarging camera ready art will affect quality.
  
  
• Negatives
  Negatives accepted to size; 133 line screen, right reading emulsion down. Supply two sets for two-page spreads.
  
  
• Electronic Files 
  Disks will be accepted provided that they are supplied in Quark Express or Pagemaker (PC or Mac platforms). If supplying a disk, include screen and printer fonts. Failure to include fonts will delay process or result in alternation charges. You may also submit advertising in PDF format and deliver via email or disk.
  

Closing Dates

The closing dates for insertion orders and camera-ready copy are as follows:

January issue - November 16
April issue - February 15
July issue - May 17
October issue - August 16

Frequency Rates

• Receive a year of advertising in PS--buy 3 ads and get the 4th FREE. Individual billing at the 4x rate is granted to advertisers who guarantee four consecutive insertions of the same size within a twelve month period. Different divisions of the same company may combine to qualify for the 4x rate.
  
• Receive a year of advertising in all APSA journals (PS, APSR, Perspectives on Politics)--buy 10 ads and get 2 FREE (one ad per issue, four times per journal).
  
• Receive half a year of advertising in all APSA journals--buy the first 5 consecutive ads in the year and get the 6th ad for FREE (two ads in each of the three APSA journals)

Advertisers who do not make the consecutive insertions upon which their billing is based will be invoiced for the missing insertions. Contracts extending over more than one calendar year will be billed at the contract rate in effect during each calendar year. Interested? Contact the advertising manager advertising@apsanet.org> for details.

Agency Discount

APSA allows 15% of gross billing to recognized advertising agencies. In-house advertising departments are not eligible for the discount. Agency insertions orders on behalf of the advertiser must be received by closing dates in order to receive the agency discount. Agency discount may not be offered in conjunction with promotional or other special discounts.

Payment

Payment in full is due 30 days from the date of invoice. Advertisers are invoiced at the end of each quarter for online advertising.

Submitting An Advertisement

Advertising is handled by Cambridge University Press.  Cambridge can be reached at journals_advertising@cambridge.org, or by phone at 212-337-5000, or mail at: Cambridge University Press, 32 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013-2473.