Political Research Exchange
@prxjournal
Gold Open Access journal from the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)
📙Why publish in PRX? 🧡 Dedicated Editorial team who'll give helpful feedback ⏲️Quick turnaround times 🔓 Gold #OpenAccess 🆓 No APC fees for @ecpr.bsky.social members 💻Easy to use submission system Ready to submit 👉https://buff.ly/171QCBJ
🏠 Need a home for your State of the Art Review? 📚 State of the Art Reviews provide comprehensive overviews of academic & non-academic literature, offering insights that identify patterns & pathways for future research. They are standalone analytical pieces & accessible to all. 👉 bit.ly/3Pw94f2
🏠 Need a home for your Data Note? 📊 Data Notes are peer-reviewed articles detailing research data in a repository, summarising dataset variables & usage insights. They enhance discoverability & transparency and make data FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable). 👉 bit.ly/3Pw94f2
🏠 Need a home for your Research Note? Research Notes are shorter pieces of research presenting new theoretical perspectives & methodologies. They engage with existing literature, provide empirical insights & while focused on innovation, they must adhere to scientific rigour. 👉 buff.ly/171QCBJ
🏠 Need a home for your Research Article? 📝Research Articles are long-format pieces of original research that make a clear & robust theoretical, methodological, or empirical contribution to existing research. We accept papers on a variety of topics & issues. Submit yours here 👉 buff.ly/171QCBJ
🤷What type of manuscripts do we accept? 📝Research Articles 🗒️Research Notes 📊 Data Note 📚 State of the Art Reviews Keep an eye out for more details on each type of article this week 👀 Submit yours here 👉 buff.ly/moeJ31j
🏠 Need a home for your next #PoliticalScience article? 🔓 Want to publish #OpenAccess? 📙 Then check out PRX buff.ly/moeJ31j #ComparativePolitics #InternationalRelations #PoliticalTheory
🍊 Fresh out! @zinnatullin.bsky.social & @derbaerrennt.bsky.social examine how mainstream media translated scientific expertise into political debate in Germany during COVID-19. 👉https://buff.ly/vhk0XbN
🍊 Fresh out! María R. Alcázar, Anja Jetschkec, Sören Münchc, Lucas Rabaeya, Glenn Rayp, Samuel Standaert & @patricktheiner.bsky.social introduce new measures to explore if member states concentrate or disperse competences when delegating authority to regional organisations 👉 buff.ly/7rwz79B
🍊 Fresh out! Daniela Braun @politicsunisaar.bsky.social, @rosanavarrete.bsky.social & Eva-Maria Euchnerd explore how politicians used Twitter in 2019 EP election campaigns and if there was a difference between the sexes? 👉 buff.ly/Mw5DYzW
🍊 Fresh out! Francisco J. Jiménez-Pérez conducts a PRISMA scoping review to map the academic landscape of judicial politics in federal high courts. 👉 buff.ly/VNLbZoY
⏰RUNNING LATE?⏰ 📅 If you've agreed to review a manuscript but are worried you won't meet the deadline 📨 Email prx@ecpr.eu & we can extend it! 👍Specific, constructive & focused feedback is ALWAYS worth the wait.
🤷 How should you respond to reviewer comments? ✅ Highlight changes in your manuscript. ✅ Detail changes point by point. ✅ If you disagree, explain why. 🧡 Engage in dialogue with peers for constructive support! Any questions? 📧 prx@ecpr.eu
🏠 Need a home for your State of the Art Review? 📚 State of the Art Reviews provide comprehensive overviews of academic & non-academic literature, offering insights that identify patterns & pathways for future research. They are standalone analytical pieces & accessible to all. 👉 bit.ly/3Pw94f2
🤔Worried you don't have the experience to be a peer reviewer? 🧠 The MOST important requirement is that you’re knowledgeable on the specific topic of the paper 🙌 ECR use the methods they will be reviewing daily & are THE BEST placed to identify strengths & weaknesses! Any questions? 📧 prx@ecpr.eu
🏠 Need a home for your Data Note? 📊 Data Notes are peer-reviewed articles detailing research data in a repository, summarising dataset variables & usage insights. They enhance discoverability & transparency and make data FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable). 👉 bit.ly/3Pw94f2
🏠 Need a home for your Research Note? Research Notes are shorter pieces of research presenting new theoretical perspectives & methodologies. They engage with existing literature, provide empirical insights & while focused on innovation, they must adhere to scientific rigour. 👉 buff.ly/171QCBJ
🏠 Need a home for your Research Article? 📝Research Articles are long-format pieces of original research that make a clear & robust theoretical, methodological, or empirical contribution to existing research. We accept papers on a variety of topics & issues. Submit yours here 👉 buff.ly/171QCBJ
🤷 Why should you #PeerReview? ✏️ Improve your own writing ⚖️ Maintains integrity of scientific literature 💭 Access to the latest thinking & 🆕research 👨👨👦👦 Become part of a journal's community 🎖️ Boost your career Email prx@ecpr.eu to become one our PRXcellent reviewers 🥰
🤷Why publish #OpenAccess? 🔎 Increase the discoverability of your research 🎓 Make an impact beyond the academy 🌍 Freely share your work with anyone, across the globe 📜 Comply with funding mandates 👉 bit.ly/4mqhVyg
💡Did you know we accept four different types of manuscripts? 📝Research Articles 🗒️Research Notes 📊 Data Note 📚 State of the Art Reviews Find out more 👉 buff.ly/moeJ31j
This month, we’re keeping things fresh 🍊 with @tandfresearch.bsky.social and our amazing #OA content! Join us as we explore what #OpenAccess means for readers, authors, and the global political science community. We’ll be sharing insights, updates, and highlights all through February—stay tuned!
That's January 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ - DONE ✅ 🧡 We can't wait to see all the new submissions you have for us. 🗒️ But if that resolution to get published is still on your TO-DO list, we know just the place... 🏠 bit.ly/4dQ3TQU
🤩 Want to be on this list next year? 📙 PRX is open for submissions! Submit here to share your research 👉 buff.ly/171QCBJ
🥄 Runners-up - these articles & notes also drew huge reader interest in 2025: • Who believes in foreign disinformation? • Are populist leaders playing the public? • Disentangling different types of sexist attitudes and vote choice in Germany Explore them all here 👉 buff.ly/1rwWmiK
🥉 #3 Most Read 🪙 Economic convergence of Central and Eastern European countries in the European Union ✒️ Török László (University of Debrecen ) 🔗 buff.ly/QQSXBpZ
🥈 #2 Most Read 🗣️ Parlasent: mapping sentiment in political discourse with large language models ✒️ Michal Mochtak (@radboudpol.bsky.social), Peter Rupnik, Taja Kuzman & Nikola Ljubešić (all Jožef Stefan Institute) 🔗 buff.ly/AYFnfNm
🥇 #1 Most Read 🗺️ Demarcating normative political theory from political science – and why it matters methodologically ✒️ @nahshonp.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/cxyharz
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🤔 Curious what articles your colleagues couldn’t stop reading, citing, and sharing in 2025? Check out the articles that were: 📖 Most read 💬 Most cited 🎉 Top trending Explore the research that made an impact 👉 buff.ly/1rwWmiK