Submission Guidelines, Sociology of Sport Journal

 The Sociology of Sport Journal (SSJ) publishes theoretical and empirical work, framed by social theory, on exercise, sport, and the (physically active) body. Papers submitted to this journal should not be published elsewhere. If an author uses the same data in previously submitted work, then the author should describe in a cover letter how the current paper is significantly different from other submissions or articles. Submissions should not be under consideration for any other publication at the same time.

The editorial staff for SSJ consists of the editor, two associate editors, and the past editor. Each paper is initially reviewed by the editor. If its content is deemed to be congruent with the mission of SSJ, the paper will be assigned to one of the editorial staff who will then send it to referees for blind peer review. The review process usually takes 10 weeks. The editor will decide, based on the reviewers’ and associate editor’s recommendations, whether the paper should be accepted as is, revised, or rejected. Manuscripts will be evaluated in terms of relevance to the sociocultural studies of sport and physical activity, theoretical contribution, methodological appropriateness, clarity and thoroughness of data analysis, and presentation of results and discussion/conclusion.

All manuscripts must be preceded by an abstract of 75–125 words typed on a separate page. SSJ will provide a French abstract for each article. Manuscripts should be double-spaced including the abstract, block quotations, endnotes, references, and tables. The length of  submitted articles should be between 6,000 and 8,000 words, references and endnotes included. Longer articles might be returned to the authors for shortening. The authors should follow the American Psychological Association (5th edition) guidelines for journal article style. Information about APA style is available at www.docstyles.com/apastudy.htm. Endnotes should be limited in number: All important information should be included in the text of the article.

Because a blind review process is used to evaluate manuscripts, all clues to the identity of the author must be eliminated throughout the manuscript. Make sure that all references to the author and to other publications by the author are referenced as “author” and not by name. The reference list should not include these references. The first page of the manuscript should not include author names or affiliations, but it should include the title of the paper and the date of submission.

Authors should submit manuscripts electronically through Manuscript Central. The URL is http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/hk_ssj. Please access the site and follow the directions for authors submitting manuscripts. Problems can be resolved by choosing “Get Help Now” in the upper right corner of the screen. Authors are advised to proofread the final copy carefully and to verify the references’ accuracy.

There are no page charges for contributors. Authors of manuscripts accepted for publication must transfer copyright to Human Kinetics, Inc. 

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