期刊名称：JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
The Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, the quarterly publication of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion has published provocative research for over forty years. Drawing on a rich interdisciplinary cross-section of scholarship -- including religion, sociology, political science, and psychology -- the journal offers perspectives on national and international issues such as brainwashing and cults, religious persecution, and right wing authoritarianism. An exciting and timely publication to keep readers current with the role and impact of religion in today's world.
Instructions to Authors
JSSR is a multi-disciplinary journal that publishes articles, research notes, and book reviews on the social scientific study of religion. Published articles are representative of the best current theoretical and methodological treatments of religion. JSSR does not publish review articles or articles geared toward clinical or other practitioner audiences. Substantive areas include both micro-level analysis of individuals' experience with religion and macro-level analysis of religious organizations, institutions, and social change. While many of the articles published in the journal are sociological, the journal also publishes the work of psychologists, political scientists, anthropologists, and economists. The journal does not publish theological treatments of religion.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
All manuscripts submitted to the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion should be submitted via the JSSR's online web-based submission system, located at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jssr. Full instructions and support are available on the site and a user ID and password can be obtained on the first visit. See detailed instructions below, or feel free to contact the Editorial Assistant at jssr@byu.edu with any questions.
Getting Started
1. Launch your web browser (Internet Explorer 5 or higher, Netscape 7 or higher, Firefox 1.0.4 or Safari 1.2.4) and go to JSSR's ScholarOne Manuscripts (formerly known as Manuscript Central) homepage (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jssr).
2. Log-in or click the "Create Account" option if you are a first-time user of ScholarOne Manuscripts.
3. If you are creating a new account.
a. After clicking on "Create Account", enter your name and e-mail information and click "Next". Your e-mail information is very important.
b. Enter your institution and address information as appropriate, and then click "Next."
c. Enter a user ID and password of your choice (we recommend using your e-mail address as your user ID), and then select your area of expertise. Click "Finish".
4. If you have an account but have forgotten your log in details, go to "Password Help" on the JSSR's ScholarOne Manuscripts homepage and enter your email address. The system will send you an automatic user ID and password reminder.
5. Log-in and select "Author Center."
Submitting Your Manuscript
6. After you have logged in, click the "Submit a Manuscript" link in the menu bar.
7. Enter data and answer questions as appropriate.
8. Click the "Next" button on each screen to save your work and advance to the next screen.
9. You are required to upload your files.
a. Click on the "Browse" button and locate the file on your computer.
b. Select the designation of each file in the drop down next to the Browse button.
c. When you have selected all files you wish to upload, click the "Upload Files" button.
10. Review your submission (in both PDF and HTML formats) before sending to the Journal. Click the "Submit" button when you are finished reviewing.
You may suspend a submission at any phase before clicking the "Submit" button and save it to submit later. After submission, you will receive a confirmation e-mail. You can also access ScholarOne Manuscripts any time to check the status of your manuscript. The Journal will inform you by e-mail once a decision has been made.
SUBMISSION FEE
Authors who are not members of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion must pay a $25 processing fee (or may join the Society at time of submission and have the fee waived). In the case of plural authorship, one author must hold membership. Credit card payments may be made via the Society's website.
To submit credit card or Paypal payments or to join SSSR, click here. You will be taken to the SSSR website. Once you have placed an order and paid the fee, you will receive an email. Just forward that email to jssr@byu.edu. This will confirm that you have paid the submission fee or have joined the Society. If you are already a member of SSSR, please indicate in the cover letter that you submit with your manuscript.
Contact jssr@byu.edu for more information. Checks or other instruments must be drawn in U.S. dollars and made payable to SSSR. Send checks to:
SSSR
IUPUI
Cavanaugh Hall 341
425 University Blvd
Indianapolis, IN 46202
COPYRIGHT TRANSFER FORM
Papers must be submitted exclusively to JSSR and are accepted on the understanding that they have not been and will not be published elsewhere.
If your manuscript is accepted for publication, you will be asked to sign and return a copy of the copyright transfer form. A PDF version is available at the following link: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/pdf/JSSR_CAF2.pdf
STYLE GUIDELINES
1. To help expedite and facilitate copy editing:
Double space entire manuscript, including abstracts, extracts, notes, references, captions, etc.
Leave margins of at least 1' on top, bottom, and sides. Do not justify right-hand margins or use automatic hyphenation on word processor.
Keep format simple, minimizing the use of boldface, all capitals, centering, etc. Underline to indicate italicized material.
Papers should be 35 pages (articles) or 15 pages (research notes). Number all pages consecutively. Papers longer than 40 pages are likely to be deflected without review. Page limitations includes the main document, references, tables, and figures.
2. Submit a title page with the following information: title, author(s) information (position and affiliation), date, number of words, and acknowledgements.
3. Provide a brief abstract (150-200 words).
4. Submit a separate file containing the main document. Please omitomit name(s) of author(s) elsewhere in the manuscript, except when citing previous work. Self cites should always be done in the third person and in such a way that reviewers cannot identify author(s). BE SURE REVIEW COPIES ARE ANONYMOUS.
5. Tables and Figures may be submitted as a separate file. However, the total number of files for each manuscript cannot exceed three files.
6. Footnotes will be allowed only for content - not references - and only when necessary. Prepare notes on separate pages (if your word processor has the capability for bottom-of-page footnotes, do not use that feature). Place notes at end of manuscript.
7. Place tables, charts, etc. last, with one table/figure per page. Approximate the location of each within the text, e.g., "Table 1 about here."
8. To facilitate an interdisciplinary format, JSSR continues to correspond closely with the 13th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1961, 1982). The following general rules apply:
Citations: Identify all sources within the text, using the author-date system as described in detail on pp. 401-02 of The Chicago Manual of Style (1982). Citations in the text must agree exactly with the list of references. All sources that appear in the one place must appear in the other.
Reference Format: List all references alphabetically, as shown in Reference Examples below. For multiple sources by the same author(s), list chronologically from earliest to most recent. Make all references as complete as possible, including volume numbers for journals. Follow examples below for references. If questions remain, refer to The Chicago Manual of Style (1982), especially p. 422 and pp. 463-64 (Style B).
Reference Examples
Greeley, Andrew. 1972. The denominational society. Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman.
Iannaccone, Laurence R. 1992. Sacrifice and stigma: Reducing free-riding in cults, communes, and other collectives. Journal of Political Economy 100(2): 271-91.
Slee, Nicola. 1991. Cognitive development studies of religious thinking. In Stages of faith and religious development, edited by James Fowler, Karl Nipknow, and Friedrich Schweitzer, 130-48. New York: Crossroads.
NEW: Online production tracking is now available for your article through Wiley's Author Services.
Author Services enables authors to track their article - once it has been accepted - through the production process to publication online and in print. Authors can check the status of their articles online and choose to receive automated e-mails at key stages of production so they don't need to contact the production editor to check on progress. Visit http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/ for more details on online production tracking and for a wealth of resources including FAQs and tips on article preparation, submission and more.
Editorial Board
Editor
Rhys H. Williams
Department of Sociology
PO Box 210378
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH, 45221-0378
Phone +1 513-556-4717
Fax +1 513-556-0057
Email: rhys.williams@uc.edu
Book Review Editor
Joy Charlton
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA 19081
Phone +1 610-328-8295
Fax +1 610-3288487
Email: jcharltl@swarthmore.edu
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