Studies in American Political Development (SAPD) is a

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founded in 1986 and presently published by

Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press was the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted a letters patent by King Henry VIII in 1534, it was the oldest university press in the world. Cambridge University Press merged with Cambridge Assessme ...

. It is the flagship journal of the American political development (APD) subfield in political science. SAPD publishes

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and

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research on political development and institutional change in the

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. It features a diverse range of subject matters and

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, including

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, and

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that illuminate the American case. Journal articles usually focus on the evolution of

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institutions over time and on their social, economic and cultural setting. The journal is published twice per year, in April and October. The journal is noted for publishing much longer articles—up to 75 pages—than is common among

journals. For example, the maximum length for papers submitted to the ''

American Political Science Review The ''American Political Science Review'' (''APSR'') is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all areas of political science. It is an official journal of the American Political Science Association and is published on their behalf ...

'' is 45 pages. SAPD was founded by political scientists Karen Orren and

Stephen Skowronek Stephen Skowronek (born 1951) is an American political scientist, noted for his research on American national institutions and the U.S. presidency, and for helping to stimulate the study of American political development. Early life and educat ...

. Its current editors are Paul Frymer of

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Marie Gottschalk Marie Gottschalk (born December 17, 1958) is an American political scientist and professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania, known for her work on mass incarceration in the United States. Gottschalk is the author of ''The Pri ...

of the

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, and Kimberley Johnson of

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. It has been instrumental in fostering the growth of APD as a distinct and popular subfield within the discipline of

. SAPD's editorial advisory board includes leading political scientists and historians including

Joyce Appleby Joyce Oldham Appleby (April 9, 1929 – December 23, 2016) was an American historian. She was a professor of history at UCLA. She was president of the Organization of American Historians (1991) and the American Historical Association (1997). Lif ...

Walter Dean Burnham Walter Dean Burnham (June 15, 1930 – October 4, 2022) was an American political scientist who was an expert on elections and voting patterns. He was known for his quantitative analysis of national trends and patterns in voting behavior, t ...

Victoria Hattam Victoria Hattam (born November 16, 1953) is an Australian-born American political scientist, noted for her research on American political economy and political development, and on the role of class, race and ethnicity in American politics. Hatt ...

Ira Katznelson Ira I. Katznelson (born 1944) is an American political scientist and historian, noted for his research on the liberal state, inequality, social knowledge, and institutions, primarily focused on the United States. His work has been characterized ...

Theodore Lowi Theodore J. "Ted" Lowi (July 9, 1931 – February 17, 2017) was an American political scientist. He was the John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions teaching in the Government Department at Cornell University. His area of research was t ...

Theda Skocpol Theda Skocpol (née Barron; May 4, 1947) is an American sociologist and political scientist, who is currently the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University. She is best known as an advocate of the historical- ...

Rogers Smith Rogers M. Smith (born September 20, 1953) is an American political scientist and author noted for his research and writing on American constitutional and political development and political thought, with a focus on issues of citizenship and r ...

, and Daniel Carpenter.Studies in American Political Development: Editorial board
retrieved 2007-07-21 The editors and numerous editorial advisers for SAPD have also served a term as president of the Politics and History Section of the

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. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2018

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of 0.909, ranking it 122 out of 176 journals in the category "Political Science".

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