From: Sandy Thatcher <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 14:11:40 -0500

Proposed Open Access Journal

In April 2015, APSA proposed adding a new online-only open access
journal to its publication portfolio. This journal will be free of all
paywalls or subscription requirements, meaning that it will be
accessible to anyone in the world with an Internet connection.

The open access model, together with the absence of a print edition,
will combine to create a barrier-free venue for the timely publication
of high-quality, peer-reviewed articles, reflecting the research
diversity of political science and emphasizing innovation in form,
submission, review, and presentation.  Such a journal will play a
central role as part of the broader APSA strategy to help build and
strengthen the discipline of political science in the US and abroad
and to foster new developments in political science research.  It will
build on APSA's premium brand and ensure that the association
publishes more of the top-level research output from its members.

The APSA council discussed this proposal at its meeting in Chicago on
18 April; the feedback on the proposal was very positive, and
additional analysis is being conducted by the APSA staff and the
council on the publishing plan for the proposed journal.

Read the full proposal at:

http://www.apsanet.org/files/New%20Journal%20Proposal%20FINAL%20Web.pdf


Sanford G. Thatcher
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