Articles submitted for publication must not have been previously published, nor be under review elsewhere. They should be typed in double spacing throughout, on one side only of white A4 paper, with generous margins. They should be written in English; authors wishing to submit work for refereeing in another European language should consult the Editor (on the understanding that acceptance will be on the condition that the author will arrange professional translation into English for publication).
There is no absolute limit on length, but 6&BAD:ndash;8000 words, including footnotes and references, is a useful target. Shorter pieces may be considered for the Viewpoints section; please consult the Editor. Please include a word count if possible. An abstract of up to 150 words should precede the main text, accompanied by up to five key words.
Titles and section headings should be clear and brief. Lengthy quotations (exceeding 40 words) should be displayed, indented, in the text. British or American spellings may be used. British spellings should use the 'z' spelling in those words where it has generally replaced the 's', e.g. organize. Indicate italic type by underlining, and use single quotation marks. Dates should be in the form 9 May 1994. Take out points in USA and other such abbreviations and do not use points after Dr, Mr, Mrs, etc. When referring to pagination and dates use the smallest number of numerals possible (e.g. 42-5, 1961-4, 1978-85 but 10-19).
Tables and figures should have short, descriptive titles. All footnotes to tables and their source(s) should be typed below the tables. Column headings should clearly define the data presented. Camera-ready artwork for all figures must be supplied. Artwork intended for same-size use should have a maximum size of 170:100mm (page depth: page width); oversized artwork should be prepared in the same proportion.
Essential notes should be indicated by superscript numbers in the text and collected (double spaced) at the end of the text. References cited in the text should read thus: Brown (1990: 63-4), Brown and Smith (1985, 1990). Use 'et al.' when citing a work by more than two authors, e.g. Brown et al. (1991).
The letters a, b, c, etc., should be used to distinguish citations of different works by the same author in the same year, e.g. Brown (1975a, b). All references cited in the text should be listed alphabetically and presented in full after the notes, using the following style:
Articles in journals: Hirst, Paul and Thompson, Graham (1995) 'Globalization and the Future of the Nation-state', Economy and Society 24(3): 408&BAD:ndash;42.
Books: Beck, Ulrich, Giddens, Anthony and Lash, Scott (1994) Reflexive Modernization: Politics, Tradition and Aesthetics. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Articles in books: Mongardini, Carlo (1993) 'Towards a European Sociology', in Birgitta Nedelmann and Piotr Sztompka (eds) Sociology in Europe. Berlin and New York: Walter de Gruyter.
Unpublished works: Anderson, Perry (1994) 'The Invention of the Region, 1945-1990', mimeo, European University Institute.
On a separate cover sheet, which will be removed for the purposes of blind refereeing, authors should supply a short biography of 50-100 words, with a full mailing address, plus an electronic mail address where applicable, and telephone and fax numbers. Articles are read by at least two reviewers. Every effort is made to reach a decision within four months.
Articles that do not conform to the fundamentals of this style will be returned to the authors for revision.
Authors will receive proofs of their articles and access to the final pdf of the published version, plus one copy of the Journal. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission from copyright holders for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere. Authors should retain one copy of their typescript and send three identical copies, together with all figures and tables, and a disk if possible, to the Editor: Gerard Delanty, European Journal of Social Theory,
Department of Sociology/School of Social and Cultural Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9SN, UK. [email ejst@sussex.ac.uk].
The Reviews Editor can be contacted directly: Heidrun Friese,European Journal of Social Theory, Department of Sociology/School of Social and Cultural Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9SN, UK.
[email:friese@datacomm.iue.it]
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