Manuscript Submission Guidelines:
Critical Sociology is hosted on Manuscript Central™, a web based online submission and peer review system - SAGETRACK. Please read the Manuscript Submission guidelines below, and then simply visit http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/Critical-Sociology" to login and submit your article online. All papers must be submitted via the online system. If you would like to discuss your paper prior to submission, please contact the Editor.
IMPORTANT: Please check whether you already have an account in the system before trying to create a new one. If you have reviewed or authored for the journal in the past year it is possible that you will have had an account created.
Articles submitted for publication in Critical Sociology must not have been previously published, nor be under review elsewhere.
There is no absolute limit on length, but no more than 10,000 words, including endnotes and references, is a useful target. Shorter pieces may be considered; however please consult the Editor.
Please note that authors are responsible for obtaining permission from copyright holders for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere.
Manuscripts should be separated and uploaded as separate files where noted. For example, body of the text should be separated from the figures and tables, and the number of each should be appropriately noted where requested. Use the following formatting procedures when preparing your manuscript. Articles that do not conform to our formatting procedures will be returned to the author for revision.
Book Reviews should be sent directly to the Book Review Editors, at:
CS_Reviews@sagepub.co.uk
Any questions should be directed to David Fasenfest, Editor, at CS_Editor@sagepub.co.uk
Basic Formatting Procedures
Title, abstract, keywords [see section below on 'Getting Maximum Readership and Exposure for Your Article')
Main section headings, and subheadings should be clear and brief. Main headings in the text should be bolded. Subheadings that follow main headings should be italicized. Use numbering where appropriate.
Quotations: Lengthy quotations (exceeding 40 words) should be displayed, indented and single-spaced in the text.
Spelling: 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. Take out points in USA and other such abbreviations and do not use points after Dr, Mr, Mrs, etc.
Dates: Dates should be in the form day/month/year, e.g. 9 May 1994.
Pagination: When referring to pagination and dates use the smallest number of numerals possible (e.g. 42-5, 1961-4, 1978-85 but 10-19, 389-411).
Tables and figures should have short, descriptive titles. Use clear line artwork; hatching rather than shading. All footnotes to tables and their source(s) should be typed below the tables. Column headings should clearly define the data presented. Figures and tables should be in separate files. The placement of figures and tables should clearly be indicated in the body of the text in square parenthesis and bolded, for example: [FIGURE 1 HERE]. Figures should be saved at high resolution (a minimum of 300dpi), ideally as JPG or TIFF files.
Acknowledgements: If relevant, the heading "Acknowledgements" should appear immediately following the conclusion. Use the acknowledgements to thank colleagues, reviewers, etc., but also institutional support such as funding and granting agencies.
For correspondence: The heading "For correspondence:" must be included as the very last item in the article. It will normally follow the bibliography. For single authors, include institutional affiliation, complete mailing address, and email address. For example: For correspondence: Department of Sociology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, U.S.A. 89557. Email: xxx@wayneu.edu. For multiple authors follow the same script but include author names for each address: For correspondence: John Smith, Department of Sociology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, U.S.A. 89557. Email: xxx@wayneu.edu. Jane Smith, Department of Sociology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, U.S.A. 89557. Email: xxy@wayneu.edu.
In-Text Referencing
Please ensure that in-text references match those in the bibliography and vice-versa.
Endnotes should be indicated by superscript numbers in the text. The endnotes must appear before the references under the heading 'notes'.
References cited in the text should use the author-date style system and 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). When citing more than one work where the works are by different authors, cite from earliest to most recent where works from the same year should be alphabetized by surname: "Accordingly, many proponents of the death penalty believe …" (Smith, 1993; Adams, 2000; Jones, 2000; Albert, 2009). In-text newspaper references may include full newspaper title, for example: "In an article on rampage killers (New York Times, April 10, 2000), Laurie Goodstein and William Glaberson describe..."
Bibliography
All references cited in the text should be listed alphabetically (surname and initials only) and presented in full after the notes according to the following style:
Articles in journals: Hirst, P. and Thompson, G. (1995) Globalization and the Future of the Nation-state. Economy and Society 24(3): 408-42.
Books: Beck, U., Giddens, A. and Lash, S. (1994) Reflexive Modernization: Politics, Tradition and Aesthetics. Polity Press: Cambridge.
Republished works: Marx, K. (1976b [1847]) The Poverty of Philosophy. Collected Works (Vol. 6). Lawrence & Wishart: London.
Page, T.N. (1919 [1892]) The Old South: Essays Social and Political. Chautauqua Press: New York.
Articles in books: Mongardini, C. (1993) Towards a European Sociology. B. Nedelmann and P. Sztompka (eds.) Sociology in Europe, pp. 43-52. Walter de Gruyter: New York.
Edited volumes: Koshar, R., ed. (1990) Splintered Classes. Holmes and Meier: New Jersey.
Different editions of books: Gottdiener, M. (1985) The Social Production of Urban Space, 2nd ed. University of Texas Press: Austin.
Translations: Benjamin, W. (1969) Illuminations. Translated by H. Zohn. Schocken: New York.
Encyclopedia and dictionary entries: Bullock, A. and Stallybrass, O., eds. (1979) Sociology. The Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thought, 5th ed., pp. 587-589. Fontana: London.
Newspaper citations: Broder, J.M. (1997) Clinton Adamant on 3rd World Role in Climate Accord. New York Times 12 December, p.12. (Include the URL if the source is an online edition.)
Magazine citations: Schechter, D. (2003) Blogging Away the War: Selling the Cheerleading War. Z Magazine July/August 16(7/8): 64-8.
Lemann, N. (2002) The Next World Order. The New Yorker 1 April. URL (consulted 6 July 2008): http:/www.newyorker.com/archive/2002/04/01/020401fa_FACT1
Unpublished works: Anderson, P. (1994) The Invention of the Region, 1945-1990. Mimeo, European University Institute.
URL/Electronic sources: Bjerkaker, S. (2003) The Study Circle - a Method for Learning, a Tool for Democracy. URL (consulted 13 May 2007): http:/www.face.stir.ac.uk/Paper109Bjerkader.htm
United Nations (2004) Human Development Report 2004. United Nations: New York. URL (consulted 10 March 2009): http:/hdr.undp.org/en/media/hdr04_complete.pdf
Institutions as authors: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (2007) Least Developed Countries Report (UNCTAD/LDC/2007). United Nations: New York and Geneva.
Presented papers: Zerubavel, E. (1978) The Benedictine Ethic and the Spirit of Scheduling. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations, 22 April, Milwaukee, WI.
Films and videorecordings:
Gibney, A. (director) (2008) Taxi to the Dark Side [Motion picture]. Jigsaw Productions: New York.
Television and radio programmes: Crystal, L. (Executive Producer) (1993). The MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour [Television broadcast]. Public Broadcasting Service: New York and Washington, DC.
Date unknown: Insert "(undated)" in place of year of publication.
Date forthcoming: Insert "(forthcoming)" in place of year of publication.
More than one work by the same author: These should be listed in order by date, earliest first.
Multiple works published in the same year by the same author: In sequence, beginning with the letter "a": 1998a, 1998b.
Copyright
Before publication, authors are requested to grant SAGE Publications the right to produce, publish and make available their contribution. Copyright remains that of The Author(s).
Getting Maximum Readership and Exposure for Your Article
To make sure that your article gets the maximum readership and exposure, we allow Google and other search engines to index its full-text, we actively encourage people to sign up for contents alerting, we enable free citation-linking and we offer free access periods. In preparing your article for publication, there are things you can do to help maximize its readership and give it the maximum impact in the communities you want it to reach. These fall under the heading of 'discoverability'.
'Discoverability': Making Sure Your Article is Easy to Find: The vast majority of readers find articles online by searching rather than browsing. Most searching is done using clusters of keywords, or key phrases (e.g. 'youth justice', rather than simply 'youth'). Including key phrases which people searching are likely to use should make your article more discoverable. To ensure that your article comes up when search engine users look for it, you should:
Try to make the title of the article as clear as possible in describing its content
Ensure that the abstract spells out clearly what the article covers and mentions any terms that people searching for such an article might be likely to use.
Make sure that you include appropriate key phrases or key words.
There are no exact rules on the right numbers of keywords or phrases, but up to 5 key phrases or 6-8 key words is probably about right. It is worth including at least one key word or phrase which describes the broad discipline within which the article sits, e.g. sociology, management studies, materials science.
Important words or phrases should appear in the title and be repeated in the abstract and key words/phrases, but it is good to have a reasonable spread of terms as well as making sure the major ones are emphasized. If you are working in a discipline where there is a recognized standard vocabulary (or 'taxonomy'), you should ensure that the term you use fits with that vocabulary.
Users are likely to make their decision to read your article based on the title and maybe the abstract - make sure these give a clear picture of its content.
A good test is to type some of the key words or phrases you are intending to use into a search engine such as Google, to see if what comes out at the top of the listing of results is what you expect.
