 More than fifty of his articles have been reprinted in books of political science, history, sociology, sports, music, and English composition.He has been published by Alfred A. Knopf, Johns Hopkins University Press, Cornell University Press, Duke University Press, the University Press of Kansas, Louisiana State University Press, Vanderbilt University Press, CQ Press, University of Virginia Press, and other publishing sources.Among the scholarly journals Nelson has published articles in are the Journal of Politics, Political Science Quarterly, Journal of Policy History, Presidential Studies Quarterly, Congress and the Presidency, Popular Music and Society, and Virginia Quarterly Review.