Instructions for Reviewers

Overall Evaluation: For the Editor’s Eyes Only

Manuscript title: (title)

Manuscript number: (#)

Reviewer number:

RESPONSE DUE: (date)

NOTE: please return your review via email attachment if possible. Word, WordPerfect, or Rich Text are the preferred formats. If you do use email, in the body of your message please include responses to the following questions, as well as any comments for the editor only. Email address: sppq@dartmouth.edu.

Please indicate your overall assessment of the manuscript on the following items:

A.) Qualitatively, this manuscript is:

___ 1.) a major contribution to political science

___ 2.) a significant contribution to political science

___ 3.) a modest contribution to political science

___ 4.) a marginal contribution, if any contribution at all

B.) The manuscript would be of interest to:

___ 1.) virtually all political scientists

___ 2.) virtually all political scientists who study state politics and policy

___ 3.) scholars of state politics in more than one sub-field

___ 4.) only those scholars of state politics in a single narrow sub-field

___ 5.) few, if any, political scientists

C.) The manuscript should be:

___ 1.) published in its current form, subject to minor editorial changes

___ 2.) published, subject to limited revisions specified in the text of my review

___ 3.) revised and resubmitted to SPPQ, based on suggestions specified in the text of my review (Note: Use this category only if your suggestions are specific and you feel the author could reasonably carry them out.)

___ 4.) rejected

If you feel the manuscript ought to be rejected by SPPQ, what other publication outlets might you suggest the author try?

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