Call for Papers from European Political Science journal

European Political Science (EPS) is an international journal co-produced by the ECPR and Palgrave-Macmillan. 

Published four times a year, the journal presents contributions by, and for, the political science community in five broad strands: 

• research articles
• articles about learning and teaching
• datasets
• debates
• articles on the profession of political science in Europe and beyond.

EPS is soliciting single papers, symposia or special issues on any topic relating to the profession of political science across the world. We are looking in particular for articles about the state of the discipline, its challenges, developments and problems, including

• the relations between academia and politicians, policy makers, journalists and ordinary citizens
• country or continent differences in how scholars research and teach political science
• the discipline’s development since its creation after World War II.

We are also interested in narrower and more practical topics that cover

• the job market
• inclusion and diversity in the discipline
• tenure and promotion.

Another exciting field we would like to publish on is the increasingly complex world of publishing.

• What are the benefits of publishing a book or an article?
• What is the importance of the impact factor if researchers determine where their work is published?
• What are the advantages of publishing in one’s local language or the discipline’s lingua franca, English?
• What are the benefits of publishing open access?

Considerations of data transparency are becoming more relevant than ever.

• Can we treat qualitative and quantitative data identically when we discuss questions of data access?
• Do you think some common standards of data transparency are possible?
• If so, what could a data transparency policy look like?

Finally, ethical considerations are of utmost importance when we conduct primary research such as surveys, interviews or participant observation.

• What are standards of good ethical research?
• Are these the same in different types of traditions, subfields, and countries?
• How can we protect research subjects and enhance data transparency?

Interested authors should submit their manuscript via the journal’s homepage. All submissions undergo double-blind peer review.

Questions? Email EPS co-editor Daniel Stockemer