Notes for authors
Papers should be written in English. They should not have been previously published. Please confirm that all authors have agreed to the submission and that it is not currently being considered by any other journal. Each manuscript should contain (i) up to 5 key words; (ii) main text and word count - suggested target is about 4000-7000 words, with a maximum length of 9000 words.
Type in double spacing throughout. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of quotations, for supplying complete and correct references, and for obtaining permission where needed to cite another person's material.
The journal encourages replication of empirical work. In order to facilitate this, we ask authors to make their data available to others at the same time as their article is published, either on their own website or in some equivalent manner.
Quotations of more than 40 words should be displayed and indented, without quote marks; shorter quotes should be retained within single quote marks in the main text.
Please use words for numbers one to nine, and figures for 10 and over. Do not use a comma in thousands but do use one in tens of thousands and above: 1298; 14,890. Use the least number of numerals possible in pagination and in dates: 42-5, 1975-6, 1954-67, 130-1. But use 10-14, 10-11 as these represent single words. Decimal points are never raised off the line. There is no zero before a point for probability and correlations where the number is always less than one. Write dates and decades as follows: 30 September 1986, 1960s, mid-1930s. The singular of the following abbreviations takes full points: Vol., Ch., ed., but please use Vols, Chs, eds for plural. Please do not put a comma after e.g., i.e. or cf. Also, etc. is usually preceded by a comma in a list.
Tables and figures should be presented on separate pages at the end of the article. Their position within the text should be clearly indicated, in the style [insert Table 1 around here]. Further guidelines will follow once your article is accepted for publication. Please note that we will need camera-ready copy for figures.
Notes and references should be in double spacing. Notes (a maximum of 10, please) should be indicated by superscript Arabic numbers in the text, and presented at the end of the text before the references. The first, unnumbered, note should include any acknowledgements and thanks as well as an indication as to where your data are available. Please do not use computer software to embed your notes.
References in the text should read Brown (1975: 63-4), Brown and Smith (1975, 1980) or, for a series of references, (Black and Williams, 1986; Downey and Jones, 1985; Perry, 1977). Use 'et al.' in the text for more than two authors, and give all names in the References list. The letters a, b, c etc. should be used for different works by the same author in the same year: Brown (1975a, b). When citing a new edition of a previously published work, include both dates: Durkheim (1912/1976), in text and references. For an institutional authorship, supply the minimum citation from the beginning of the complete reference: (US Bureau of the Census, 1994: 36). The reference list should be alphabetical, in the following style:
Journal article: Nagy, Géza and Falk, Diane (2000) 'Dilemmas in International and Cross-cultural Social Work', International Social Work 43(1): 49-60.
Book: Morris, Jenny, ed. (1996) Encounters with Strangers: Feminism and Disability. London: The Women's Press.
Chapter in book: Bose, A.B. (1992) 'Social Work in India: Developmental Roles for a Helping Profession', in M.C. Hokenstad, S.K. Khinduka and J. Midgeley (eds) Profiles in International Social Work, pp. 71-95. Washington, DC: NASW Press.
Paper/unpublished work: Gray, M. and Simpson, B. (1996) 'Education for Social Development', paper presented at the Joint World Congress of the IFSW and IASSW, Hong Kong, July.
Website: Garton, L., Haythornthwaite, C. and Wellman, B. (1997) 'Studying Online Social Networks', Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, URL (consulted Feb. 1998): http:/jcmc.huji.ac.il/vol3/issue1/
Either UK or US spelling is acceptable (retain original in quotes and references). We endorse the guidelines provided by the American Psychological Association and the British Sociological Association for non-sexist and non-racist language.
Manuscript submission
The Journal of Social Work has a fully web-based system for the submission and review of manuscripts. All submissions should be made online at the JSW SAGETRACK website
Note: Online submission and review of manuscripts is now mandatory for all types of papers.
New User Account
Please log onto the website. If you are a new user, you will first need to create an account. Follow the instructions and please ensure to enter a current and correct email address. Creating your account is a three-step process that takes a matter of minutes to set up. When you have finished, your User ID and password is sent via email immediately. Please edit your user ID and password to something more memorable by selecting 'edit account' at the top of the screen. If you have already created an account but have forgotten your details type your email address in the 'Password Help' to receive an emailed reminder. Full instructions for uploading the manuscript are provided on the website.
New Submission
Submissions should be made by logging in and selecting the Author Center and the 'Click here to Submit a New Manuscript' option. Follow the instructions on each page, clicking the 'Next' button on each screen to save your work and advance to the next screen. If at any stage you have any questions or require the user guide, please use the 'Get Help Now' button at the top right of every screen. Further help is available through ScholarOne's® Manuscript CentralTM customer support at +1 434 817 2040 x 167.
To upload your files, click on the 'Browse' button and locate the file on your computer. Select the designation of each file (i.e. main document, submission form, figure) in the drop down next to the browse button. When you have selected all files you wish to upload, click the 'Upload Files' button
Review your submission (in both PDF and HTML formats) and then click the Submit button.
You may suspend a submission at any point before clicking the Submit button and save it to submit later. After submission, you will receive a confirmation e-mail. You can also log back into your author centre at any time to check the status of your manuscript.
Please ensure that you submit editable/source files only (Microsoft Word or RTF) and that your document does not include page numbers; the JSW SAGETRACK system will generate them for you and will then automatically convert your manuscript to PDF for peer review. Furthermore, it is imperative that authors remove from their submissions any information that will identify them or their affiliations to reviewers. All correspondence, including notification of the Editor's decision and requests for revisions, will be by email.
If you would like to discuss your paper prior to submission, or seek advice on the submission process please contact the Editor-in-chief, Steven M. Shardlow, at the following email address: s.m.shardlow@salford.ac.uk
Submitting a Revised Submission
Authors submitting revised manuscripts should follow the instructions above to submit through the SAGETRACK system. To create a revision, go to the 'Manuscripts with Decisions' option in your Author Dashboard and select 'create a revision in the 'Action' column. Authors of all revised submissions should, when prompted, provide information explaining the changes in your manuscript. As this will be provided to reviewers, it is important that authors do not identify themselves in these responses.
The Reviews Editor can be contacted directly:
Stewart Collins
19 Milton Hill
Milton
Dumbarton
G82 2TS
Email: stewartcollins@blueyonder.co.uk
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