The Editorial Board of Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work invites the submission of manuscripts, poetry, articles, reports, essays, and literary pieces that relate to its mission: to the discussion and development of feminist values, theories, and knowledge as they relate to social work and social welfare, research, education, and practice. All forms of writing and analysis will be considered and a range of feminist perspectives will be encouraged. The intent of Affilia is to bring insight and knowledge to the task of eliminating discrimination and oppression, especially with respect to gender, race, ethnicity, class, age, disability, and sexual and affectional preference. The editors seek manuscripts from people both in and outside the field of social work that offer a critical analysis of the condition of women in this and other societies, apply these ideas to social welfare purposes, and work toward the empowerment of women in an equitable society.
Manuscripts should be submitted in quadruplicate, typewritten and double-spaced in 12-point font. Maximum length of a manuscript for an article is 20 pages (25 pages for manuscripts reporting on qualitative or historic research), including text, tables, references, and all else. Maximum length for an article title is ten words. Authors are requested to submit manuscripts in the reference style specified in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Authors should supply a separate cover sheet with name of the author(s) and other identifying information. An abstract of fewer than 100 words should accompany the manuscript. It is assumed that manuscripts are submitted for exclusive consideration of Affilia and have not been simultaneously submitted elsewhere. Submit manuscripts to Fariyal Ross-Sheriff, Co-Editor for Manuscripts, AFFILIA, Howard University School of Social Work, 601 Howard Place NW, Washington, DC 20059.
Authors are required to submit written permission to reprint, from the original publisher, any quoted material of 300 words or more from a single source (journal article or book); any quoted material from a newspaper (especially The New York Times), a poem, or a song (even a phrase); and any table or figure reproduced from another work.
After editing, a corrected copy of the manuscript saved on a disk must be returned with the final hard copy (see letter of acceptance). Authors are requested to submit manuscripts in the reference style specified in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Text references use the author’s surname and the year of publication; superior figures are not used. The References section at the end of each article contains the full citation, alphabetized by author, with initials for the author’s first name, followed by the year of publication in parentheses. Titles of articles, chapters, and books are to be typed lowercase except for the initial letter, and no quotation marks are used with titles of articles or chapters. Titles of journals and publishing companies, however, follow the usual style of capitalizing the appropriate letters. This style affords no place for notes or comments in the References section or footnotes in the text. Such notes should be incorporated into the text if they are pertinent. Simple asides will not be included.
Submission of a manuscript implies commitment to publish in this journal. Manuscripts submitted to the journal should not have been published elsewhere in substantially similar content. Authors in doubt about what constitutes prior publication should consult the Editor in Chief.
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