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Each
submission to Sociation Today
is peer-reviewed (refereed) by
sociologists. Since referees are
volunteers, the speed of reviews has
ranged from several weeks to several
months.
Sociation
Today is the first web-based
sociological journal sponsored by a
professional society. At a time
when established journals such as Science
are facing challenges from the
scientific community who wish to
publish quickly with a refereed
publication on the Web. We feel
that Sociation Today will set
the tone for future publishing in the
social sciences. Sociation Today
charges neither the author for
publication, nor the reader to access
our publication.
Updates
for Authors
Based
on the experiences over the past
years, please note the following
helpful hints about submitting
articles for possible publication.
Most authors submit
their work using Word. Please
do not submit HTML
files. We
prefer the minimum use of footnotes.
In
order to maintain some uniformity
across different articles, simply
type your tables, not using
complex table-making formats in
Word. The editor will then
retype your tables. Keep
tables short enough to fit onto
one computer screen so the reader
can actually use the screen to
view your work. More and
more, readers are NOT printing
articles.
Since
Sociation Today will be
available for many years, we must
anticipate browser changes without
having to constantly rework past
issues. By limiting
the width of articles in current
issues, it is possible to have a
readable page regardless of screen
width. For best printing, set Internet
Explorer to small type and
print.
Here
is a sample reference for a book:
Burke, Peter J, ed. 2006. Contemporary
Social Psychological Theories.
Stanford, CA: Stanford University
Press.
Here
is a sample reference for an
article:
Stack,
Steven. 1983. "The Effect of
Religious Commitment on Suicide: A
Cross-National Analysis." Journal
of Health and Social Behavior
24: 362-74.
Here
is a sample reference to a cited
article:
This
definition focuses on "the benefits
accruing to individuals by virtue of
participating in groups (Portes
1998)." We are not using a
comma after the author. Please note this.
When
you submit your manuscript,
please do not indent on the
Reference page.
Just leave a space
between cites.