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Aims and Scope of Politics and the Life Sciences

Politics and the Life Sciences (PLS) is a peer-reviewed academic journal that was first published in 1982 with Thomas Wiegele as the editor. It is published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Association for Politics and the Life Sciences. Broadly speaking, PLS seeks to promote and disseminate peer-reviewed research on the relationship between biological mechanisms, broadly construed, and political behavior and institutions. It publishes rigorously conducted empirical research, both quantitative and qualitative, that tests clearly articulated theoretical assertions and rigorously argued theoretical essays that are intended to stimulate further scientific research. The journal welcomes the submission of full-length research articles and short research notes, meta-analyses, replications, introductions to new research tools, theoretical essays, and letters. Less

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  • 24 Apr 2026
  • Politics and the life sciences : the journal of the Association for Politics and the Life Sciences
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  • Politics and the life sciences : the journal of the Association for Politics and the Life Sciences
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  • 30 Jan 2026
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Conspiracy thinking in American politics.
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