Manuscripts should be submitted to the following website: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/smr. Simultaneous submission to another publication is acceptable only if SMR is given first refusal rights if the paper is accepted for publication. Articles should be typewritten, in either Microsoft Word or LaTex, double-spaced, with footnotes, references, tables, and charts on separate pages; they should follow the current journal style (based upon American Sociological Association style, a quick guide can be found at: http://www.asanet.org/Quick%20Style%20Guide.pdf). An abstract of no more than 150 words, as well as a brief biographical paragraph describing each author’s current affiliation, research interests, and recent publications, should accompany the manuscript. If the paper requires use of software written by the author, the software must also be submitted with the manuscript. The cover letter should contain all authors’ names and contact information as well as the names of six possible reviewers, with their institutional affiliations and email addresses, excluding persons who are mentors, students, coauthors, or who have any other close connection to the author(s). Receipt of submission will be acknowledged via e-mail.

Authors who want to refine the use of English in their manuscripts might consider utilizing the services of SPi, a non-affiliated company that offers Professional Editing Services to authors of journal articles in the areas of science, technology, medicine or the social sciences. SPi specializes in editing and correcting English-language manuscripts written by authors with a primary language other than English. Visit http://www.prof-editing.com for more information about SPi’s Professional Editing Services, pricing, and turn-around times, or to obtain a free quote or submit a manuscript for language polishing.

Please be aware that SAGE has no affiliation with SPi and makes no endorsement of the company. An author’s use of SPi’s services in no way guarantees that his or her submission will ultimately be accepted. Any arrangement an author enters into will be exclusively between the author and SPi, and any costs incurred are the sole responsibility of the author.

Data Supplements and Appendixes: Authors of quantitative empirical articles must make their data--along with all specialized computer programs, program recodes, and an explanatory file describing what is included and how to reproduce the published results--available for replication purposes. A statement of how that is done must appear in the author’s note of the article. In order to post the data material at the time of publication, authors must send the necessary files and the final version of the paper accepted for publication by the editor at the same time, unless the deadline is extended by the editor to accommodate an author's need to employ the data for subsequent publications. Information that must remain confidential, such as that which would identify survey respondents, should be removed. All files should be sent electronically to the managing editor at smrjournal@gmail.com for posting alongside the electronic publication of the corresponding article. Authors may post the replication material on a personal or institutional Web site of their choosing.

If you or your funder wish your article to be freely available online to nonsubscribers immediately upon publication (gold open access), you can opt for it to be included in SAGE Choice, subject to payment of a publication fee. The manuscript submission and peer review procedure is unchanged. On acceptance of your article, you will be asked to let SAGE know directly if you are choosing SAGE Choice. To check journal eligibility and the publication fee, please visit SAGE Choice. For more information on open access options and compliance at SAGE, including self author archiving deposits (green open access) visit SAGE Publishing Policies on our Journal Author Gateway.