Annual Review of Political Science
Annual Review of Political Science is an annual peer-reviewed journal published by Annual Reviews, covering political science. Founded in 1998, it is a leading review journal in political science, with a 2025 impact factor of 8.6, indexed in SSCI.《政治学年度综述》（Annual Review of Political Science, 简称 Annu. Rev. Political Sci.）是由 Annual Reviews 出版的年度同行评审期刊，涵盖政治学。该刊创刊于 1998 年，是政治学领域的顶级综述期刊，2025 年影响因子为 8.6，被 SSCI 收录。
Scope
The journal's stated aim is to publish comprehensive review articles that synthesize significant advances in political science, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为发表综合政治学重要进展的全面综述文章，官方声明的征稿范围包括：
- Political theory and philosophy: comprehensive review articles on political thought, political philosophy, normative theory, and the history of political ideas.政治理论与哲学： 关于政治思想、政治哲学、规范理论与政治观念史的综合性综述。
- Comparative politics: reviews on the comparative study of political systems, institutions, regimes, democratization, and political behavior across countries.比较政治学： 关于跨国政治体系、制度、政体、民主化与政治行为比较研究的综述。
- International relations: reviews on international relations theory, security studies, international political economy, diplomacy, and global governance.国际关系： 关于国际关系理论、安全研究、国际政治经济学、外交与全球治理的综述。
- American and other area politics: reviews on American politics, as well as the politics of specific regions and countries around the world.美国与其他地区政治： 关于美国政治以及世界各特定地区与国家政治的综述。
- Article types: the journal publishes invited review articles by leading political scientists, each providing a comprehensive synthesis of a subfield of political science.栏目设置： 该刊发表由顶尖政治学家撰写的特邀综述，每篇对政治学的一个分支领域进行全面综合。
History
- Founding: the journal was established in 1998 by Annual Reviews, expanding the Annual Reviews series into the field of political science.创刊： 该刊于 1998 年由 Annual Reviews 创办，将《年度综述》系列拓展至政治学领域。
- Annual Reviews model: following the Annual Reviews tradition, the journal publishes invited, comprehensive review articles that synthesize the state of the art in each area of political science.年度综述模式： 沿袭 Annual Reviews 传统，该刊发表特邀的综合性综述文章，综合政治学各领域的最新进展。
- Impact and influence: the journal has become one of the highest-impact review journals in political science, serving as essential reading for political scientists worldwide.影响力： 该刊已成为政治学领域影响因子最高的综述期刊之一，是全球政治学家的必读文献。
- Annual publication: the journal publishes one volume per year, with review articles released online continuously and collected into an annual volume.年度出版： 该刊每年出版一卷，综述文章在线持续发布并汇编为年度卷。
Editors
The journal is led by co-editors supported by an editorial committee:该刊由联合主编领导，编辑委员会协助工作：
- Co-editors: Margaret Levi of Stanford University and David Stasavage of New York University serve as the co-editors.联合主编： 斯坦福大学的玛格丽特·莱维（Margaret Levi）与纽约大学的戴维·斯塔萨维奇（David Stasavage）担任联合主编。
- Editorial committee: the co-editors are supported by an editorial committee of distinguished political scientists from universities worldwide.编辑委员会： 联合主编由来自全球大学的杰出政治学家组成的编辑委员会协助。
- Invited reviews: review articles are commissioned by the co-editors and editorial committee, ensuring that each review is authoritative and comprehensive.特邀综述： 综述文章由联合主编与编辑委员会邀约，确保每篇综述具有权威性与全面性。
- 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。