93 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 subject areas. While university faculty compose the vast majority of participants, legislators, legislative staff, executive officials, and undergraduates also have been participants. The PPSA began publishing COMMONWEALTH: A Journal of Political Science in 1987. Guidelines for Submitting Manuscripts Commonwealth is seeking manuscripts across a broad range of topics related 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. We’re Looking for the Following Types of Content for COMMONWEALTH: •• General articles on Pennsylvania state and local government •• Multi-state 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 is a peer-reviewed journal founded by the Pennsylvania Political Science Association in 1987. From 2004-2010, 94 the now defunct Legislative Office for Research Liaison (LORL) of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives jointly published the journal with PPSA. COMMONWEALTH’S editorial staff, Editorial Review Board, and referees maintain the highest standards of peer review and publication. Copies of COMMONWEALTH are sent to all PPSA members—individual, departmental, and institutional. For PPSA membership rates, please visit the Association’s website at http://www.papolisci.org/. Manuscripts should be submitted 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. Tables should be created manually, and they should be placed in the body of the manuscript, not at the end. Content notes should be used sparingly, and they should be contained in endnotes rather than footnotes. Appendices should be placed after the content notes. A list of references should be placed last. The author’s name and affiliation should appear only on a separate cover page. An abstract of no more than 150 words should accompany the manuscript. 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 Email: 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 proposals 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 College Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Phone: 570-408-4474 Email: thomas.baldino@wilkes.edu 95 PENNSYLVANIA POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP FORM Please print all information: Name ______________________________________________________ School _____________________________________________________ Address ____________________________________________________ Email ______________________________________________________ Office Phone _________________________________________________ Membership Dues: Faculty $10.00/Student $5.00 ____________ Make checks payable to: Pennsylvania Political Science Association Send this form with payment to: Dr. Steve Lem Dept. of Political Science and Public Administration P.O. Box 730 Kutztown University Kutztown, PA 19530