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American Journal of Political Science Citation Generator
Generate references in American Journal of Political Science from a DOI or link in seconds. CitApp renders this style with citeproc, the same engine as Zotero and Mendeley, so every comma matches the spec. Free for students, no sign-up to try.
What an American Journal of Political Science reference looks like
American Journal of Political Science is an author-date style: the in-text citation gives the author surname and year in parentheses.
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Journal article
Babonis, Leslie S., and Mark Q. Martindale. 2022. “A novel regulatory gene network in cnidarians.” PNAS 119(19): e2113701119.
Book
Kuhn, Thomas S. 1970. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. University of Chicago Press.
Web page
IPCC. 2021. “Climate change 2021: the physical science basis.” https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/ (Accessed July 15, 2026).
In-text citation
(Babonis and Martindale 2022)
Journal article with 26 authors
Harris, Charles R. et al. 2020. “Array programming with NumPy.” Nature 585(7825): 357–362.
American Journal of Political Science at a glance
Read from the style file and checked against the examples above.
- Used mainly in political science.
- For a paper with 26 authors, the reference list names only the first author and shortens the rest.
- In the text, the same paper becomes (Harris et al. 2020).
- First names are written out in full.
- The reference leaves the DOI out.
- Web pages include the date you accessed them.
- The reference list is sorted alphabetically by author.
- The reference list uses a hanging indent.
- The style file was last updated in September 2012.
The guide this style follows: ajps.org
How American Journal of Political Science compares with APSA Style Manual revised 2018 edition
Where American Journal of Political Science differs:
- For a paper with 26 authors, the reference list names only the first author and shortens the rest.
- The reference leaves the DOI out.
The same journal article in APSA Style Manual revised 2018 edition
Babonis, Leslie S., and Mark Q. Martindale. 2022. “A Novel Regulatory Gene Network in Cnidarians.” PNAS 119(19): e2113701119. doi:10.1073/pnas.2113701119.
Frequently asked questions
How many authors does American Journal of Political Science list?
For a paper with 26 authors, the reference list names only the first author and shortens the rest. In the text, the same paper becomes (Harris et al. 2020).
How does American Journal of Political Science handle DOIs and web pages?
The reference leaves the DOI out. Web pages include the date you accessed them.
How is the reference list ordered in American Journal of Political Science?
The reference list is sorted alphabetically by author. The reference list uses a hanging indent.
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