Journal of Sociology
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The Journal of Sociology publishes original, high quality scholarship across all sub-fields of sociology. We are committed to showcasing sociological theory and applied sociology, and research using both quantitative and qualitative methods. We welcome interdisciplinary pieces with concerns that are sociological in nature, in an acknowledgment that sociological thinking takes place across a range of disciplines, such as in cultural, gender and organisation studies, and outside of the academy. The Journal engages in critical debate, through special issues, commentary on current affairs, and reviews of new research. We welcome submissions from both established and emerging scholars. The Journal is based in the Southern Hemisphere, and invites submissions from sociologists in the Asia-Pacific region and from across the globe.
| Ashley Barnwell | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Signe Ravn | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Dominica Meade | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Eibhlis Moore | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Lyn Craig | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Kirsten Deane | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Karen Farquharson | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Belinda Hewitt | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Garrity Hill | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Nicholas Hill | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Max Holleran | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Quentin Maire | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Nikki Moodie | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Nick Pendergrast | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Joshua Pocius | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Sophie Rudolph | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Megan Sharp | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Dan Woodman | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Jens Zinn | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Sharyn Roach Anleu | Flinders University, Australia |
| Janet M. Arnado | De La Salle University, Philippines |
| Kathleen Butler | Newcastle University, Australia |
| Rebecca Coleman | Goldsmiths University of London, UK |
| Nicole Curato | University of Canberra, Australia |
| Atele Dutt | University of the South Pacific, Fiji |
| Helen Forbes-Mewett | Monash University, Australia |
| Daniel Goh | National University of Singapore, Singapore |
| Kim Humphrey | Charles Darwin University, Australia |
| Joanna Kidman | Victoria University of Wellington, NZ |
| Quah Ee Ling | Western Sydney University, Australia |
| Keita Matsushita | Kansai University, Japan |
| Órla Meadhbh Murray | Durham University, UK |
| Barbara Barbosa Neves | Sydney University, Australia |
| Rebecca Pearse | Australian National University, Australia |
| Oki Rahadianto Sutopo | Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia |
| Steven Threadgold | Newcastle University, Australia |
| Ash Watson | University of New South Wales, Australia |
| Juliet Watson | RMIT University, Australia |
Peer review policy
The Journal of Sociology operates a strictly blinded peer review process in which the reviewer’s name is withheld from the author and the author’s name from the reviewer. The reviewer may at their own discretion opt to reveal their name to the author in their review but our standard policy practice is for both identities to remain concealed. Decisions on manuscripts will be taken as rapidly as possible. We aim, where possible, to return reviews to authors within approximately 12 weeks.
Authorship
All parties who have made a substantive contribution to the article should be listed as authors. Principal authorship, authorship order, and other publication credits should be based on the relative scientific or professional contributions of the individuals involved, regardless of their status. A student is usually listed as principal author on any multiple-authored publication that substantially derives from the student’s dissertation or thesis.
Acknowledgements
All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in an Acknowledgements section. Examples of those who might be acknowledged include a person who provided purely technical help, or a department chair who provided only general support.
Writing assistance
Individuals who provided writing assistance, e.g. from a specialist communciations company, do not qualify as authors and so should be included in the Acknowledgements section. Authors must disclose any writing assistance – including the individual’s name, company and level of input – and identify the entity that paid for this assistance”).
It is not necessary to disclose use of language polishing services.
Please supply any personal acknowledgements separately to the main text to facilitate anonymous peer review.
Declaration of conflicting interests
Journal of Sociology encourages authors to include a declaration of any conflicting interests and recommends you review the good practice guidelines on the
Publishing Policies
Publication ethics
SAGE is committed to upholding the integrity of the academic record. We encourage authors to refer to the Committee on Publication Ethics’ International Standards for Authors and view the Publication Ethics page on the SAGE Author Gateway
Plagiarism
Journal of Sociologyand SAGE take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. We seek to protect the rights of our authors and we always investigate claims of plagiarism or misuse of articles published in the journal. Equally, we seek to protect the reputation of the journal against malpractice. Submitted articles may be checked using duplication-checking software. Where an article is found to have plagiarised other work or included third-party copyright material without permission or with insufficient acknowledgement, or where authorship of the article is contested, we reserve the right to take action including, but not limited to: publishing an erratum or corrigendum (correction); retracting the article (removing it from the journal); taking up the matter with the head of department or dean of the author’s institution and/or relevant academic bodies or societies; banning the author from publication in the journal or all SAGE journals, or appropriate legal action.
Contributor’s publishing agreement
Before publication, SAGE requires the author as the rights holder to sign a Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement. SAGE’s Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement is an exclusive licence agreement which means that the author retains copyright in the work but grants SAGE the sole and exclusive right and licence to publish for the full legal term of copyright. Exceptions may exist where an assignment of copyright is required or preferred by a proprietor other than SAGE. In this case copyright in the work will be assigned from the author to the society. For more information please visit our Frequently Asked Questions on the SAGE Journal Author Gateway.
Open access and author archiving
Journal of Sociology offers optional open access publishing via the SAGE Choice programme. For more information please visit the SAGE Choice website. For information on funding body compliance, and depositing your article in repositories, please visit SAGE Publishing Policies on our Journal Author Gateway.
Permissions
Authors are responsible for obtaining permission from copyright holders for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere. For further information including guidance on fair dealing for criticism and review, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions on the SAGE Journal Author Gateway
Submission of articles
All submissions should be made online at the Journal of Sociology SAGETRACK website http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jos
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Please ensure that your Microsoft Word or RTF document does NOT include a title page or page numbers; the Journal of Sociology SAGETRACK system will generate them for you. 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.
Preparation of copy
The Journal of Sociology is a peer-reviewed publication. Articles between 6000-8000 words (double spaced pages) including tables, notes and references, are accepted for review. The Editors reserve the right to return papers to authors where they exceed this word limit. Submission of a manuscript to another journal while under review by the Journal of Sociology is unethical. Breach of this principle will result in the paper being removed from consideration for publication in the JOS. Each manuscript must be accompanied by a signed statement that it has not been published previously and that it has not and will not be sent for consideration by another journal while submitted to the Journal of Sociology.
Prepare copy as follows:
1. Manuscripts should be double spaced and should not include page numbers as the SAGETRACK system will create these automatically.
2. Manuscripts should be submitted with the name and affiliation of the author as a supplementary document to preserve anonymity. Please provide the word count on the manuscript.
3. All manuscripts should be accompanied by an abstract of 100-150 words plus 5 or 6 key words.
4. Footnotes should be numbered serially, typed double-spaced, and should be listed at the end of the article or research report, and should be kept to a minimum.
5. Each table should be typed on a separate page. Insert a guideline, e.g., [Table 1 about here] at the appropriate place in the manuscript. Complex tables can present problems in the conversion from one program to another. Please key tables into the text using one tab only between columns. Do not use spaces between columns. Do not worry about the alignment of columns, but indicate on the printout how the table should appear. Key in a return at the end of a line. Do not tab to wrap.
6. For general style conventions please consult the Style Manual for Authors, Editors and Printers, Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 5th Edition (revised) 1998.
7. Please provide a separate brief (no more than 50 words) autobiographical note with your contribution and ensure that a full mailing address and email address is included.
References in the text:
All references to books, articles and other sources are to be identified at an appropriate point in the text by name of author, year of publication, and pagination (within parentheses). Footnotes are to be limited to substantive observations only. There is no need for 'ibid', 'loc cit' or 'op cit'. For example:
1. If the author's name is in the text, follow it by the year of publication and a page reference: As Brown (1999: 267) has shown in her case study . . . . If the author's name is not in text, insert at an appropriate point surname, year of publication and page reference, for example: Australian research on changes to the middle class suggests …. (Solomon 1998: 135). Note that pagination, author and year are separated by a colon.
2. Where two authors are involved, cite both surnames. Where more than two authors are involved, cite the first surname followed by et al. For institutional authorship, supply only sufficient information for positive identification: The aim of this working paper is to explore the future of sociology in Australia (Department of Sociology, Flinders University, 1997).
3. Separate multiple citations by semicolons: The professions are the subject of considerable sociological attention (e.g., Chagnon 1994; Lorber 1992; Vassiliou 1999).
4. Where there is more than one reference in an article to the same author and year, use letters (a, b, etc.) to distinguish them one from the other. For example: (Roberts 1999a; 1999b).
Format of references:
List all items cited in the text alphabetically by author and for each author, by year of publication in an appendix titled References. List all authors by name - do not use et al. or ampersands (&). For example:
Burke, M. (2002) 'Global Boom and Bust Following the World Trade Centre Collapse', Journal of Sociology 38: 135-51.
Shaw, M. J. (2000) Life as a Graduate Student in Australian Universities. London: Sage.
Thompson, M. and J. Smith (1999) 'Gender and Wealth: Beyond the Patterns and the Paradox', pp. 156-87 in J. Montague (ed.) Wealth in Australia: Sociological Concepts and Issues, 2nd edn. Sydney: Prentice Hall.
If you would like to discuss your article with the editors prior to submission, please contact the managing editor: Sky Hugman E-mail: S.Hugman@westernsydney.edu.au
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