Disability & Society

Published By: Routledge

Volume Number: 26

Frequency: 7 issues per year

Print ISSN: 0968-7599

Online ISSN: 1360-0508

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Instructions for Authors

This journal uses ScholarOne Manuscripts (previously Manuscript Central) to peer review manuscript submissions. Please read the guide for ScholarOne authors before making a submission. Complete guidelines for preparing and submitting your manuscript to this journal are provided below.

The first thing authors should do is to click on the link below to the language policy document. It is essential that all submissions reflect awareness of the journal's policy on language.

Editorial on Language Policy

***Note to Authors: please make sure your contact address information is clearly visible on the outside of all packages you are sending to Editors.***

Contributors should bear in mind that they are addressing an international audience. Manuscripts that do not conform to the requirements listed below will not be considered for publication or returned to their authors. Submissions will be seen anonymously by two referees.

Submissions should be made online at the Disability & Society ScholarOne Manuscripts site. New users should first create an account. Once a user is logged onto the site submissions should be made via the Author Centre.

Manuscripts should be between 3000 and 7000 words maximum (including the bibliography) and should be double spaced, with ample margins, and bear the title of the contribution. Any information identifying the author should be removed from the manuscript to allow them to be sent anonymously to referees. Each article should be accompanied by an abstract of 100-150. An additional and seperate summary headed 'Points of Interest' must also be uploaded and should be between 100-150 words (maximum) describing in plain English the importance of your work for lay readers. We suggest you aim to do this in 4 or 5 bullet points. The name(s) of the author(s), and a short note of biographical details, the address where the work was carried out, and the full postal and email address of the author who will check proofs and receive correspondence and offprints should be included, as a cover sheet. All pages should be numbered. There are no page charges in Disability & Society.

For further advice on the submission procedure please email h.j.oliver@sheffield.ac.uk

Footnotes to the text should be avoided wherever this is reasonably possible.

Guidelines for the Current Issues Section of the journal.

Books for review should be addressed to Alison Sheldon, Centre for Disability Studies, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK

Tables and captions to illustrations. Tables must be typed out on separate sheets and not included as part of the text. The captions to illustrations should be gathered together and also typed out on a separate sheet. Tables and figures should be numbered by Arabic numerals. The approximate position of tables and figures should be indicated in the manuscript. Captions should include keys to symbols.

Figures. Please supply one set of artwork in a finished form, suitable for reproduction. If this is not possible, figures will be redrawn by the publishers.

As an author, you are required to secure permission if you want to reproduce any figure, table, or extract from the text of another source. This applies to direct reproduction as well as "derivative reproduction" (where you have created a new figure or table which derives substantially from a copyrighted source). For further information and FAQs, please see http://journalauthors.tandf.co.uk/preparation/permission.asp

Style guidelines
Description of the Journal's article style, Quick guide
Description of the Journal's reference style, Quick guide
Any consistent spelling style is acceptable. Use single quotation marks with double within if needed.
If you have any questions about references or formatting your article, please contact authorqueries@tandf.co.uk (please mention the journal title in your email).

Word Templates

Word templates are available for this journal. If you are not able to use the template via the links or if you have any other queries, please contact authortemplate@tandf.co.uk

Proofs will be sent to authors if there is sufficient time to do so. They should be corrected and returned to the Editor within three days. Major alterations to the text cannot be accepted.

Free article access: Corresponding authors will receive free online access to their article through our website and a complimentary copy of the issue containing their article. Reprints of articles published in this journal can be purchased through Rightslink® when proofs are received. If you have any queries, please contact our reprints department at reprints@tandf.co.uk

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