International Review of Sociology

Proposals for special issues should provide details of the theme of the section, proposed editors, contributors and titles, proposed submission date, and why the material would be particularly suitable for International Review of Sociology.

A special issue is a set of articles (MAX 6), totalling a length of up to 75,000 words (maximum, including footnotes). They will be published in one issue, with an introduction by the guest editors. Articles are selected by the guest editors and reviewed and curated by them. The IRS Editorial Team retains the ultimate decision on acceptance of articles included.  

Please ensure your proposal comprises an overall description of the planned special issue of no more than 2,500 words long and a full list of articles to be included, with author names, titles and abstracts of no more than 300 words for each article in the set. An indication of a timeline for your activities and a preference of submission date should also be included.

The IRS Editorial Team expects the set of definitive articles to be submitted in well curated form. Proposals should set out in detail how guest editors will select, review and edit contributions before definitive submission.

Special issue proposals should be emailed to the Editorial Team at [email protected]

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