APSA Journals

APSA publishes three leading political science journals:

  • American Political Science Review
    The APSR is the leading journal of political science research in the world. APSR has been in continuous circulation for 100 years.
  • Perspectives on Politics
    Perspectives provides political insight on important problems, through rigorous, broad-based research and integrative thought. This journal aspires to be provocative, even edgy, while maintaining the highest academic standards.
  • Political Science & Politics
    Since 1968, PS: Political Science & Politics has served as the journal of record for the profession, incorporating scholarly essays with news and features on the discipline.

APSA publishes each journal on a quarterly basis, which provides a different journal to members each month according to the following schedule:

Journal Schedule
American Political Science Review February May August November
Perspectives on Politics March June September December
PS: Political Science & Politics January April July October


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