Upload Your Papers
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.
TLC participants should upload their papers to APSA Preprints by January 24, 2025.
To upload papers, complete the following steps:
- Go to APSA Preprints, click the “Submit Content” button, and log in with your APSA account credentials.
- Provide information about the author(s) of the work.
- Upload a PDF or .ppt file of your work and enter its title, category, abstract, and keywords.
- For track presentations, please also include one of the following keywords:
- 21st Century Skills: AI, Literacy, Analysis, Research and Writing
- Career Preparation in the Political Science Curriculum
- Civic Engagement and Democratic Values
- Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Justice, and Accessibility
- High Impact Practices
- Internationalizing and De-colonizing the Curriculum in Political Science
- Simulations, Games, and Active Learning
- Finally, choose a license to determine how users of APSA Preprints can engage with your content. Review the above information and click “Submit” to upload.
To submit your 2025 TLC paper or presentation, simply login to APSA Preprints with your APSA credentials. Prior to uploading, be sure to check out the submission guide. Find more information about APSA Preprints here.
Why APSA Preprints? Here’s Why…
✓ 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 is free, quick, and easy to upload your conference paper, working paper, presentation, and/or poster, using your APSA 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 for 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.