Guidelines for Reviewers
The Review of Politics publishes high-quality original research that advances scholarly debates in all areas of political theory. We welcome manuscripts on the history of political thought, analytical political theory, canonical political thought, contemporary political thought, comparative political thought, critical theory, or literature and political thought. The quality of scholarship and the clear contribution to advancing scholarly debates are the key criteria for inclusion.
As an expert reviewer, your comments are extremely helpful to the editors as well as the author. Some guideposts that we would have you keep in mind as you read the manuscript and prepare your report are:
- Does the article say something new that is also significant? Does it advance the analysis of its subject and make a clear contribution to the scholarly debate on its topic?
- Does it reflect an up-to-date knowledge of the literature on its topic, and does it present what other scholars have said fairly and accurately?
- Is it written clearly and accessibly?
- Is it clearly structured, or do some of the contents need to be reordered?