Congress and the Presidency

Aims & Scope

Congress & the Presidency is an interdisciplinary journal of political science and history that features articles on Congress, the President, the interaction between the two institutions, and national policy-making.

Created by the United States Capitol Historical Society, the journal has been published by the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies for over 25 years.

The journal is a leading forum for important research on these two branches of government.

Congress & the Presidency features peer-reviewed research articles from all methodological perspectives and is noted for its openness to both quantitative and qualitative approaches.

The journal encourages research examining both contemporary and historical aspects of the legislative and executive branches of national government.

Congress & the Presidency features reviews of important recent books in the field of congressional and presidential studies; these reviews are often authored by prominent scholars from the discipline.

The journal periodically produces special issues that provide analysis of fundamental and timely issues on congressional and presidential topics.

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Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Partisan Polarization in Presidential Support: The Electoral Connection

  Citation: 69

  Authors: Gary C.

• Are Female House Members Still More Liberal in a Polarized Era? The Conditional Nature of the Relationship Between Descriptive and Substantive Representation

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Brian

• Malign Neglect: Evidence That Delay Has Become the Primary Method of Defeating Presidential Appointments

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Jon R., Richard, Glen S.

• Pivotal Politics, Presidential Capital, and Supreme Court Nominations

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Timothy R., Jason M.

• What's Happened to the Watchful Eye?

  Citation: 39

  Authors: Joel D.

• Business Backgrounds and Congressional Behavior

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Christopher, Sally

• Aligning Tests with Theory: Presidential Approval as a Source of Influence in Congress

  Citation: 34

  Authors: George C.

• Acting on the Hill: Congressional Assertiveness in U.S. Foreign Policy

  Citation: 33

  Authors: James M., Ralph G.

• Is It a Honeymoon? An Empirical Investigation of the President's First Hundred Days

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Casey Byrne Knudsen

• The Consequences of Equal Representation: The Bicameral Politics of NAFTA in the 103rd Congress

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Daniel