Political Psychology

Published on behalf of the International Society of Political Psychology

Edited by:
Stanley Feldman, Leonie Huddy, Howard Lavine, and Charles Taber

Print ISSN: 0162-895X
Online ISSN: 1467-9221
Frequency: Bi-monthly
Current Volume: 31 / 2010
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 15/99 Political Science; 20/50 Psychology, Social
Impact Factor: 1.478

TopAuthor Guidelines

Instructions for Contributors

1. Articles should be explicit in their focus on the relationship(s) between psychological and political processes, and authors should clearly articulate the psychological dimensions of the concepts, variables, and theories used in their work. An article is accepted if, in the judgment of the reviewers, it makes a significant contribution to development of theoretical and/or substantive knowledge in political psychology.

2. Submission is a representation that the manuscript has not been published previously and is not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. A statement transferring copyright from the authors (or their employers, if they hold the copyright) to the International Society of Political Psychology will be required before the manuscript can be accepted for publication. The Editors will supply the necessary forms for this transfer. Such a written transfer of copyright, which previously was assumed to be implicit in the act of submitting a manuscript, is necessary under the U.S. Copyright Law in order for the publisher to carry through the dissemination of research results and reviews as widely and effectively as possible.

3. Manuscripts, in English, should be submitted to the Editors via our submission website https://www.journalmanager.org/polpsych/public/check_cos.php

4. An anonymous version of the manuscript should be uploaded to this website. All author identifying information removed. This includes names, institutional affiliations, and addresses, as well as acknowledgements and statements about grant or other financial support for the research.

5. The title page should provide a suggested running head of less than 80 characters (including spaces) and should comprise the article title (100 characters maximum). The title page should also include a list of 4-6 key words. Key words should express the precise content of the manuscript, as they are used for indexing purposes.

6. Manuscripts should be double-spaced, using 12-point font. Papers should be no longer than 45 pages, including tables, figures, appendices, and references.

7. Authors should provide a manuscript title that is no longer than 100 characters, including spaces. An abstract should also be provided that is no longer than 1200 characters, including spaces.

8. Figures (photographs, drawings, diagrams, and charts) are to be numbered in one consecutive series of Arabic numerals. Photographs should be large, glossy prints, showing high contrast.

9. Tables should be numbered with Roman numerals and referred to by numeral in the text. Each table should be typed on a separate sheet of paper.

10. List references alphabetically at the end of the paper and refer to them in the text by author's name and year of publication in parentheses; references in parenthetical citations should be ordered alphabetically rather than chronologically. Where there are three or more authors, the first time the work is cited all authors names should appear; in following citations only the first author's name is given in the text, followed by et al. References should include (in this order): last names and initials of all authors, year published, title of article, name of publication, volume number, and inclusive pages. The style and punctuation of the references should conform to that used by journals of the American Psychological Association, 4th Edition. A memorandum giving general stylistic information is available on request from the Editor. The following are examples:

Journal Article:
Hermann, M.G. (1979). Indications of stress in policymakers during foreign policy crises. Political Psychology, 1, 27-46.
Book:
Lasswell, H.D. (1930). Psychopathology and politics. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Contribution to a Book:
George, A. (1974). Adaptation to stress in political decision making: The individual, small group and organizational contexts. In G.V. Coelho, D.A. Hamberg, & J.E. Adams (Eds.), Coping and adaptation (pp.176-245). New York: Basic.

11. Footnotes should be avoided. When their use is absolutely necessary, footnotes should be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals and should be typed at the bottom of the page to which they refer. Place a line above the footnote, so that it is set off from the text. Use the appropriate superscript numeral for citation in the text.

12. Please contact Christopher Weber at political_psychology@notes.cc.sunysb.edu with any additional questions or concerns.

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