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cps-writing-style
Use when drafting or polishing the prose of a Comparative Political Studies (CPS) manuscript so it reaches comparativists, fits the 11,000-word limit, and follows CPS house formatting. Improves writing and formatting; it does not change the analysis.
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# Writing Style (cps-writing-style)
A CPS paper must read for the **comparative-politics community**: a comparativist of another region
should follow the argument, see the leverage, and grasp the portable claim. Write argument-first, keep
the prose tight against the word cap, and follow CPS/SAGE house formatting (APA-style author-date
references, unstructured 150-word abstract).
## When to trigger
- Drafting the introduction, abstract, or conclusion; tightening prose for the word limit
- A reviewer found the paper hard to follow, parochial, jargon-heavy, or over the limit
- Formatting references, headings, and the abstract to CPS/SAGE house style
- Checking that the contribution is stated early and travels
