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{{Infobox journal
| title = Studies in American Political Development
| cover = Studies_in_American_Political_Development,_October_2015.jpg
| language = 
| editor = Paul Frymer, [[Marie Gottschalk]], Kimberley Johnson
| discipline = [[Political science]]
| caption = 
| former_name = 
| abbreviation = Stud. Am. Political Dev.
| publisher = [[Cambridge University Press]]
| country = [[United Kingdom]]
| frequency = <!-- e.g. Annual -->
| openaccess = 
| history = 1986–present
| license = 
| impact = 0.909
| impact-year = 2014
| website = http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=SAP
| link1 = http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?jid=SAP&tab=currentissue
| link1-name = Online access
| link2 = http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayBackIssues?jid=SAP
| link2-name = Online archive
| ISSN = 0898-588X
| eISSN = 1469-8692
| OCLC = 15122845
| LCCN = 87642058
| JSTOR = 0898588X
| CODEN = SAPDFH
}}
'''Studies in American Political Development''' (SAPD) is a [[political science]] [[academic journal|journal]] founded in 1986 and presently published by [[Cambridge University Press]]. It is the flagship journal of the [[American political development]] (APD) subfield in political science.

SAPD publishes [[theoretical]] and [[empirical]] research on political development and institutional change in the [[United States]]. It features a diverse range of subject matters and [[methodologies]], including [[comparative politics|comparative]], [[interdisciplinary]], and [[international relations|international studies]] that illuminate the [[United States|American]] case. Journal articles usually focus on the evolution of [[governmental]] institutions over time and on their social, economic and cultural setting.

The journal is published twice per year, in April and October. The journal is noted for publishing much longer articles—up to 75 pages—than is common among [[political science]] [[academic journal|journals]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://assets.cambridge.org/SAP/SAP_ifc.pdf|title=STUDIES IN AMERICAN POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT - Instructions to Contributors|publisher=Cambridge Journals|access-date=2016-03-02}}</ref> For example, the maximum length for papers submitted to the ''[[American Political Science Review]]'' is 45 pages.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.apsanet.org/apsrsubmissions|title = Submission Guidelines - American Political Science Review|website = www.apsanet.org|access-date = 2016-03-02}}</ref>

SAPD was founded by political scientists [[Karen Orren]] and [[Stephen Skowronek]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Orren|first1=Karen|last2=Skowronek|first2=Stephen|date=1986-03-01|title=Editors' Preface|journal=Studies in American Political Development|volume=1|pages=vii–viii|doi=10.1017/S0898588X00000316|issn=1469-8692|doi-access=free}}</ref> Its current editors are Paul Frymer of [[Princeton University]], [[Marie Gottschalk]] of the [[University of Pennsylvania]], and Kimberley Johnson of [[New York University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/studies-in-american-political-development/information/editorial-board|title=Editorial board: Studies in American Political Development|website=Cambridge Core|language=en|access-date=2020-02-16}}</ref> It has been instrumental in fostering the growth of APD as a distinct and popular subfield within the discipline of [[political science]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}} SAPD's editorial advisory board includes leading political scientists and historians including [[Joyce Appleby]], [[Walter Dean Burnham]], [[Victoria Hattam]], [[Ira Katznelson]], [[Theodore Lowi]], [[Theda Skocpol]], [[Rogers Smith]], and Daniel Carpenter.<ref name="editorialboard">[http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayMoreInfo?jid=SAP&type=eb Studies in American Political Development: Editorial board], retrieved 2007-07-21</ref> The editors and numerous editorial advisers for SAPD have also served a term as president of the Politics and History Section of the [[American Political Science Association]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}}

According to the ''[[Journal Citation Reports]]'', the journal has a 2018 [[impact factor]] of 0.909, ranking it 122 out of 176 journals in the category "Political Science".<ref name="WoS">{{cite book|title=[[Journal Citation Reports|2018 Journal Citation Reports]]|publisher=Clarivate Analytics|year=2019|edition=Social Sciences|series=[[Web of Science]]|chapter=Journals Ranked by Impact: Political Science}}</ref>

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