American Journal of Political Science
American Journal of Political Science is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley-Blackwell for the Midwest Political Science Association, covering political science. Founded in 1957, it is the flagship journal of the MPSA and one of the leading general political science journals, with a 2025 impact factor of 4.7, indexed in SSCI.《美国政治学杂志》（American Journal of Political Science, 简称 AJPS）是由 Wiley-Blackwell 为中西部政治科学协会出版的季刊同行评审期刊，涵盖政治学。该刊创刊于 1957 年，是 MPSA 的旗舰期刊，也是顶级综合政治学期刊之一，2025 年影响因子为 4.7，被 SSCI 收录。
Scope
The journal's stated aim is to publish original research in all areas of political science, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为发表政治学所有领域的原创研究，官方声明的征稿范围包括：
- American politics: original research on political institutions, political behavior, public opinion, elections, and public policy in the United States.美国政治： 关于美国政治制度、政治行为、公众舆论、选举与公共政策的原创研究。
- Comparative politics: studies on political systems, regimes, democratization, and political behavior across countries and regions.比较政治学： 关于跨国与跨区域政治制度、政体、民主化与政治行为的研究。
- International relations: research on international conflict and cooperation, international political economy, and foreign policy.国际关系： 关于国际冲突与合作、国际政治经济学与外交政策的研究。
- Political methodology: studies on quantitative and qualitative methods, research design, and the application of statistical and formal models in political science.政治方法论： 关于定量与定性方法、研究设计以及统计与形式模型在政治学中应用的研究。
- Article types: the journal publishes original research articles that advance theoretical and empirical knowledge across all subfields of political science.栏目设置： 该刊发表推进政治学各子领域理论与实证知识的原创研究论文。
History
- Founding: the journal was established in 1957 as the flagship publication of the Midwest Political Science Association, founded in 1939.创刊： 该刊于 1957 年创刊，是 1939 年成立的中西部政治科学协会的旗舰出版物。
- MPSA flagship: AJPS is the official journal of the Midwest Political Science Association, one of the largest political science professional organizations in the world.MPSA 旗舰： AJPS 是中西部政治科学协会的官方期刊，该协会是全球最大的政治学专业组织之一。
- General political science: throughout its history, the journal has maintained a broad scope across all subfields of political science, distinguishing it from more specialized journals.综合政治学： 在其发展历程中，该刊始终保持横跨政治学各子领域的广泛范围，与更专业化的期刊形成区别。
- Publication frequency: the journal publishes quarterly, providing rigorous peer-reviewed research across the discipline of political science.出版频率： 该刊每季出版，提供政治学学科严格同行评审的研究成果。
Editors
The journal is led by two co-editors supported by an editorial board:该刊由两位共同主编领导，编委会协助工作：
- Co-editors: Kathleen Dolan of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Jennifer L. Lawless of the University of Virginia serve as co-editors.共同主编： 威斯康星大学密尔沃基分校的凯瑟琳·多兰（Kathleen Dolan）与弗吉尼亚大学的珍妮弗·L·劳利斯（Jennifer L. Lawless）共同担任主编。
- Co-editorship model: the journal operates with a shared editorial model in which two editors collaborate to oversee the review and publication process.共同主编模式： 该刊采用共同编辑模式，由两位主编协作监督评审与出版流程。
- Editorial board: the journal has a distinguished international editorial board comprising political scientists from leading institutions worldwide.编委会： 该刊拥有杰出的国际编委会，成员为来自全球顶尖机构的政治学家。
- Open access option: authors can choose to publish open access in this journal, making their articles freely available to readers upon publication in exchange for an article processing charge.开放获取选项： 作者可选择在该刊发表开放获取文章，使论文发表后即向读者免费开放，并支付文章处理费。