Call for Papers: American Politics Research, Special Issue on Courts and Judicial Process
- CALL FOR PAPERS
American Politics Research announces a call-for-papers for a special
issue on Courts and Judicial Process to be published early-to-mid 2007.
The journal welcomes papers that investigate Supreme Court or lower
court decision-making; the politics of Supreme Court or lower court
appointments; organized interests and their role in court
decision-making; the attitudinal model; agenda setting and certiorari
decisions; adherence to precedent; as well as empirical studies of
court decision-making in specific venues of the law, including
apportionment and redistricting, abortion, equal protection, searches
and seizures, free speech and obscenity; property rights and regulatory
takings; and other weighty constitutional matters. Papers on courts and
interbranch relations as well as papers on state court decision-making
are also welcome.
Submissions for consideration for the special issue are due on July 1,
2006. Papers received prior to the deadline will be placed under review
upon receipt and first-round decisions will be made on a rolling basis.
Send submissions electronically to James G. Gimpel, Editor, American
Politics Research, at apr@gvpt.umd.edu. Articles should be
approximately 25 typewritten, double-spaced pages, with footnotes,
references, tables, and charts on separate pages. Except in unusual
circumstances, manuscripts over 45 pages will not be reviewed. Authors
should closely follow the Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association (5th Edition).
Because manuscripts are reviewed anonymously, two copies should be
submitted. The first should include the author’s name, institutional
affiliation, and contact information. The second should be a completely
anonymous version of the paper, in which authors should avoid all
identifying text references.
Please visit the APR website (www.bsos.umd.edu/gvpt/apr) for additional
information and instructions.