From the The Michigan Journal of Political Science:
The Michigan Journal of Political Science is accepting papers from UW undergraduates for its Fall 2026 edition. The deadline is September 25 at 11:59pm Eastern.
Papers should encompass one of American Politics, International Politics, Political Theory, or Comparative Politics. Click here to access their previous editions.
Submission must be argumentative and academic or research-based, ranging from 4,000-18,000 words, exclusive of the abstract and references. All submissions will undergo an intensive peer review process and must follow Chicago Style citations. You must be an undergraduate to submit. Authors are limited to two submissions for consideration. We publish original undergraduate research, and as such, if your piece has already been published or is published while you are waiting to hear back from us, we cannot publish your piece. Additionally, if you submit to our Journal for consideration and are selected for publication, we will ask you to withdraw your piece from consideration at any other publication.Please submit analyses of contemporary American Politics, International Politics, Comparative Politics, or Political Theory of 4,000 to 18,000 words in length to the following link:
Please contact us at pengzhe@umich.edu or jessfinn@umich.edu if you have any questions about the paper submission process or deadline.