Revisions

All new manuscripts to JASS must be submitted using the Sage Track manuscript submission website.

Log onto the Sage Track manuscript submission website at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jass and click on “Create Account: New users click here.”

Follow the instructions and make sure to enter your current and correct email address. Once you have finished creating a user account, your User ID and Password will be sent via email.

JASS does not accept unsolicited book review submissions. Books for review and manuscripts of reviews should first be sent to our Book Editor Augie Diana at augiediana@yahoo.com.

Please read below for instructions on submitting manuscripts to JASS once approval from the Book Editor has been secured. Book review guidelines are also described below.

Submission of a New Manuscript

Log onto the manuscript central website and select “Author Center.” Once at the Author Center, select the link “Click here to Submit a New Manuscript.” Follow the instructions on each page. Once finished with a page, click on the “Save and Continue” option at the end of each page. Continue to follow the instructions for loading a new manuscript and/or other files at the appropriate stages (e.g., abstract, title page, etc.). When loading the manuscript file, make sure to use the “Browse” function and locate the correct file on your computer drive. Make sure to “Upload Files” when you are finished selecting the manuscript file you wish to upload. NOTE: All text files must be in word format and de-identified (please also remove any identifying information from the manuscript’s properties before you upload the manuscript). The system will convert the submission to a PDF file.

After uploading your manuscript, review your submission in one of the provided formats (e.g., PDF). Once you have reviewed your submission, click on the “Submit” button. You should receive a submission confirmation screen and an email confirming submission. You can revisit the website at any time to review the status of your submission.

Submission of a Revised Manuscript

To submit a revised manuscript to JASS, log onto the Sage Track manuscript submission website at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jass. Once at your Author Dashboard, view your “Manuscripts with Decisions” and select the option to “Create a Revision.” Continue to follow the directions to upload your revised manuscript. Make sure to upload a de-identified version of your revision as with the initial submission. Also provide comments regarding changes that were made to your revised manuscript. These comments will be provided to reviewers.

Submission of a manuscript implies commitment to publish in the journal; simultaneous submissions are not acceptable.

All copy should be typed, double-spaced, and should follow the style of the American Sociological Association Style Guide (7th ed.). Notes and references should appear at the end of the manuscript. Each manuscript should include a brief abstract of 100-150 words describing the subject, general approach, intended purpose of the article, and findings; also include 4-5 keywords for indexing and online searching. Ordinarily, articles should be less than 35 pages in length. However, research notes should not exceed 15 pages. Please note that the number of tables and figures mentioned in the text should be submitted along with the manuscript. Tables should be in editable format.

Authors who want to refine the use of English in their manuscripts might consider utilizing the services of SPi, a non-affiliated company that offers Professional Editing Services to authors of journal articles in the areas of science, technology, medicine or the social sciences. SPi specializes in editing and correcting English-language manuscripts written by authors with a primary language other than English. Visit http://www.shoresedit.com/  for more information about SPi’s Professional Editing Services, pricing, and turn-around times, or to obtain a free quote or submit a manuscript for language polishing.

Please be aware that Sage has no affiliation with SPi and makes no endorsement of the company. An author’s use of SPi’s services in no way guarantees that his or her submission will ultimately be accepted. Any arrangement an author enters into will be exclusively between the author and SPi, and any costs incurred are the sole responsibility of the author.

Supplemental Materials

This journal is able to host additional materials online (e.g. datasets, podcasts, videos, images etc) alongside the full-text of the article. For more information, please refer to our guidelines on submitting supplementary files.

Preprints

Journal of Applied Social Science may accept submissions of papers that have been posted on pre-print servers; please alert the Editorial Office when submitting and include the DOI for the preprint in the designated field in the manuscript submission system. Authors should not post an updated version of their paper on the preprint server while it is being peer reviewed for possible publication in the journal. If the article is accepted for publication, the author may re-use their work according to the journal's author archiving policy.

If your paper is accepted, you must include a link on your preprint to the final version of your paper.

Visit the Sage Journals and Preprints page for more details about preprints.

Book Review Guidelines

Length of review:  4-5 pages double spaced.

Publication information:  Title, author, publisher, date and place of publication.

Reviewer’s position: Disclose any personal information the reader should know about you in connection with this review. Are an expert in this area? Are you a researcher reviewing the book of someone from a different discipline? Do you know the author personally? Why does this book interest you? Is there is any possible conflict of interest?

Content of review: Include as many of the following topics as you can that are appropriate for this type of book:

Author: Describe the author’s background and qualifications. If the author is an academic or researcher? What is his or her present position? Are there any biases the reader should be aware of such as athe author is defending one side of an academic debate? List major contributions of the author to the field. 

Audience: For whom is this book intended? 

Overview: What are the major themes and topics of the book? How does the author organize the presentation (i.e. chronologically, by topic, etc.)?  Is the presentation clear? Comprehensive? Is the organization appropriate? 

Content: Using specific examples, discuss how the content supports and/or addresses the author’s expressed purpose. Is there new information? Are there significant errors or omissions? If the book is a research work, is the methodology appropriate? How well do the findings support the author’s conclusions? Use specific examples to illustrate your remarks.

Quality of the presentation: Is the book well written? Is the style appropriate to the topic? How well does the author flesh out his or her basic topics and themes? Use specific examples to illustrate your points.

Contribution: Does the book add to our knowledge or understanding of its subject? If so, in what ways? How does the book contribute to applied or clinical sociology?

We do not accept unsolicited book reviews.  All queries for book reviews or requests by publishers or authors to have books reviewed should be sent to:  Augie Diana, JASS Book Editor, augiediana@yahoo.com.