Submission of mss: electronic submission only, sent to either the the US editorial office: Michael Burawoy [email: ethnography@berkeley.edu] or the UK/Europe editorial office: Paul Willis [email: ethnography@mngt.keele.ac.uk]
Covering letter: please attach to every submission a letter confirming that all authors have agreed to the submission and that the article is not currently being considered for publication by any other journal.
Format of mss: Each manuscript should contain:
(i) title page with full title and subtitle (if any). For the purposes of blind refereeing, full name of each author with current affiliation and full address/phone/fax/email details plus short biographical note should be supplied on a separate sheet. Owing to the broad range of subject matter, authors are asked to specify two or more subfields or areas of inquiry to which their paper pertains and are encouraged to include the names of one or more potential referees.
(ii) abstract of 100-150 words
(iii) up to 10 key words
(iv) main text and word count -- suggested target is about 9000 words. Text to be clearly organized, with a clear hierarchy of headings and subheadings and quotations exceeding 40 words displayed, indented, in the text. Texts of a length greatly exceeding this will be considered as interest warrants and space permits.
(v) end notes, if necessary, should be signalled by superscript numbers in the main text and listed at the end of the text before the references
(vi) references in both the text and end notes should follow Harvard style. References are cited in the text thus: (author, date: page)
(vii) an alphabetical references section should follow the text (and end notes if any), using the Harvard system.
Tables: tables should be typed (double line-spaced) on separate sheets and their position indicated by a marginal note in the text. All tables should have short descriptive captions with footnotes and their source(s) typed below the tables.
Illustrations: all line diagrams and photographs are termed 'Figures' and should be referred to as such in the manuscript. They should be numbered consecutively. Line diagrams should be presented in a form suitable for immediate reproduction (i.e. not requiring redrawing), each on a separate A4 sheet. They should be reproducible to a final printed text area of 115 mm x 185 mm. Illustrations on disk should be supplied as TIFF or EPS files at high resolution. Photographs should preferably be submitted as clear, glossy, unmounted black and white prints with a good range of contrast. Slides are also acceptable. All figures should have short descriptive captions typed on a separate sheet.
Authors are responsible for obtaining permissions from copyright holders for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere. Permission letters must be supplied to SAGE.
Style: use a clear readable style, avoiding jargon. If technical terms or acronyms must be included, define them when first used. Use non-racist, non-sexist language and plurals rather than he/she.
Spellings: UK or US spellings may be used with '-ize' spellings as given in the Oxford English Dictionary (e.g. organize, recognize).
Punctuation: use single quotation marks with double quotes inside single quotes. Present dates in the form 1 May 1998. Do not use points in abbreviations, contractions or acronyms (e.g. AD, USA, Dr, PhD)
On acceptance of your manuscript for publication, you will be asked to supply another electronic file of the final version.
Proofs and pdfs: authors will receive proofs of their articles. They will receive a complimentary copy of the journal and an email giving them access to pdfs of their article.
Reviews: Ethnography includes a section in which books and other significant contributions to the field are reviewed. This includes both essay length and shorter contributions.
Books for review and manuscripts of reviews should be sent to Professor Paul Willis, Darwin Building, Keele University, North Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, England, United Kingdom [email:ethnography@mngt.keele.ac.uk]
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