Upload Your Conference Papers
We strongly encourage all paper authors to upload their papers and submit to APSA Preprints in advance of the 2024 APSA Annual Meeting and Exhibition. Uploading your paper(s) is important as it not only allows your session colleagues to review your paper in advance to prepare their remarks, but it also allows conference attendees to peruse session details and papers of interest when deciding which sessions to attend onsite.
Please upload your paper(s) by Thursday, August 22, 2024.
How to Upload Your Papers
- Visit the 2024 conference program.
- Find the Navigation and Settings Menu on the left side of the page, then click “Sign In” and log into the program using your APSA account credentials.
- After logging in, choose “Submission System Menu” from the program’s left-side menu.
- Under the the Submitter Menu, click “View Participation / Upload Papers.”
- Select the “Submissions” tab to view a list of your 2024 submissions. (If you are not the original submitter but are an author on the paper, you can also find the “Upload” link under the “Participations” tab on this page.)
- Click the “Upload” link in the far right action column to upload your paper for the relevant session.
- Choose your file. Supported file formats include: Microsoft Word, Adobe PDF, Word Perfect, Plain Text, and Rich Text Format (rtf). All files will be converted to Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. If you want to check on the converted file, you may return to the site in 72 hours.
- Click “Accept and Continue.” You will receive confirmation of your uploaded submission by email within 24 hours. If you don’t receive a confirmation email, please check your junk or spam folders.
How to Download a Paper
- Log into the 2024 conference program. This is done the same way as above.
- Search by panel title or use the filters on the left to find panels you are interested in by day, time, person, division, and more. Then, click the panel title to view more details.
- If any of the panel’s papers are available for download, there will be a “Download” button at the top of the page (to the right of the “Add to Personal Schedule” button), along with how many paper downloads can be accessed. Once you click the “Download” button, your screen will display all papers available. Papers that are not yet available for download will be grayed out.
- To find a specific paper, search the title, then select it to view the paper’s details. If it is available for download, there will be a “Download” button at the top of the page.
Upload Your Conference Paper to APSA Preprints
APSA Preprints is a free-to-submit and access, pre-publication platform dedicated to early research outputs in political science and related disciplines. Upload your conference paper to APSA Preprints to share your work with peers, obtain a DOI, get feedback, track metrics, and prepare for journal submission. Submit your papers to APSA Preprints here
Prior to uploading, be sure to check out the Preprints Submission Guide.
Why APSA Preprints
✓ Uploading your paper increases the impact of your early research by making your work discoverable and citable sooner. Papers on APSA Preprints now have over half a million abstract views, 340,000 downloads, and have been cited over 500 times!
✓ It’s free, quick, and easy to upload your conference paper, working paper, presentation, and/or poster, using your APSA Member ID.
✓ More than 1,000 papers from every subfield of political science are available now on APSA Preprints.
✓ Continue the conversation from the research meeting by utilizing our commenting feature, the ability to upload new versions of your work, one-click journal submission, and automatic linking once the work is published in any journal.
✓ Reach a wider community with public engagement because your work will be rapidly and freely available. APSA Preprints have been cited in the New York Times, USA Today, and many other media sources.