Call for Proposals: Australian Journal of Political Science 2026, Submi by- 31 March 2026
The Australian Journal of Political Science is launching a call for the publication of special issues on any topic of interest to our readership and members of the Australian Political Studies Association.
The number of proposals accepted will depend on the quality of the proposals, which are welcome under two separate streams:
Stream 1 – Australian politics: Topics related to Australian politics, elections, political parties, electoral behaviour, public policy and/or institutions;
Stream 2: Open Call: Any topic not falling under the Australian politics category – special consideration will be given to topics related to First Nations and minoritized community scholarship. Regardless of whether it is submitted via Stream 1 or Stream 2, a special issue proposal should address a coherent research topic and take the following format:
● A 1000-word introduction by the special issue editors
● 7-8 papers of 8000 words each (excluding references, with a further 2,000-word limit for references)
Submission of a special issue proposal will imply acceptance of the following special issue submission timeline:
● 1 September 2026 – Submission of full manuscripts to the AJPS (the special issue guest editors will be responsible for organizing and managing any informal editorial review processes before this deadline)
● 30 November 2026 – Double-blind refereeing processes completed and comments sent to authors
● 28 February 2027 – For manuscripts that have not been rejected, submission of revised manuscript to the AJPS
● 30 March 2027 – Final decision
All enquiries and special issue proposals should be submitted by email to ausjps.eds@gmail.com by 31 March 2026.
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