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THE PENNSYLVANIA POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION

Founded in 1939, the Pennsylvania Political Science Association (PPSA) is the 
nation’s oldest state political science association. Its mission has always been to 

promote scholarship, research, and the exchange of ideas within the Pennsylvania 
community of political scientists. PPSA draws its membership principally from the 
political science and public administration faculties of Pennsylvania’s public and 
private colleges and universities but also includes government professionals and 
faculty members from surrounding states.

PPSA’s annual conference includes dozens of panelists covering a wide variety 
of subjects. While university faculty compose the vast majority of participants, 
legislators, legislative staff, executive officials, and undergraduates also have par-
ticipated. For more information on the activities of PPSA and membership rates, 
please visit the association’s website at http://www.papolisci.org/.

Guidelines for Submitting Manuscripts
COMMONWEALTH is a peer-reviewed journal founded by the Pennsylvania Po-
litical Science Association in 1987. Initially named COMMONWEALTH: A Journal 
of Political Science, in 2016 the publication was retitled COMMONWEALTH: A 
Journal of Pennsylvania Politics and Policy. All PPSA members are entitled to ac-
cess to COMMONWEALTH through Temple University Press’s website at https://
tupjournals.temple.edu/index.php/commonwealth/index.

COMMONWEALTH is seeking manuscripts across a broad range of topics re-
lated to the politics, policy, and political history of Pennsylvania. The journal is 
interdisciplinary in nature, appealing to scholars and practitioners in fields such 
as political science, public administration, public policy, and history. COMMON-
WEALTH’s editorial staff, Editorial Review Board, and referees maintain the high-
est standards of peer review and publication.

We’re Looking for the Following Types of Content  
for COMMONWEALTH:

■  General articles on Pennsylvania state and local government
■ Multistate comparative analyses featuring Pennsylvania or its regions
■ Impacts of federal policies on the Commonwealth
■ Analyses of specific public policy issues
■ Public administration and implementation politics in Pennsylvania
■ Pennsylvania political history
■ Public law and the courts in the Commonwealth
■ Pennsylvania campaigns, elections, and public opinion
 ■  International relations with clear consequences for Pennsylvania and its 

regions

COMMONWEALTH, Volume 18, Issue 1 (June 2016). © 2016 The Pennsylvania Political Science Association. 
ISSN 2469-7672 (online). http://dx.doi.org/10.15367/cjppp.v18i1.99. All rights reserved.



Manuscripts should be submitted via e-mail in Microsoft Word format. The 
preferred length is 15–30 double-spaced pages, including notes, references, tables, 
and appendices. Format should follow the American Political Science Association’s 
Style Manual for Political Science. For guidance, authors should consult previous 
issues of COMMONWEALTH, the American Political Science Review, or the editor. 
Additional information about submissions may be found on the Temple University 
Press website at https://tupjournals.temple.edu/index.php/commonwealth/index. 
Manuscripts should be submitted as e-mail attachments (no paper copies) to:

Dr. J. Wesley Leckrone 
Department of Political Science 
Widener University 
Chester, PA 19013 
Phone: 610-499-4633 
E-mail: jwleckrone@widener.edu

Book Reviews

COMMONWEALTH will consider proposals for reviews of texts that examine 
politics and policy in Pennsylvania. The books’ primary focus should be on the 
Commonwealth, its regions, or local politics in the state. We also welcome propos-
als about books that place Pennsylvania in a comparative context with other states 
in the region or country. Reviews should not be undertaken until the book review 
editor has accepted a proposal. Submit proposals and brief curriculum vitae to:

Dr. Tom Baldino 
Department of Political Science 
Wilkes University 
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 
Phone: 570-408-4474 
E-mail: thomas.baldino@wilkes.edu




