Sociological Spectrum is a refereed interdisciplinary social science journal that publishes theoretical, methodological, quantitative and qualitative substantive research, and applied research articles in the areas of sociology, social psychology, anthropology, and political science. Generally, it does not publish book reviews or comments.

Submission of Manuscripts:

Submission of a manuscript to this journal is understood to imply that it or substantial parts of it have not been published or accepted for publication elsewhere and that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Submitted manuscripts will undergo an editorial screening and peer review by anonymous referees. All manuscripts submitted to Sociological Spectrum from those serving as Board Members or Editors of the journal undergo the same blind review process as do those submitted by other individuals.  All accepted manuscripts, artwork, and photographs become property of the publisher.

All manuscripts must be typed, double-spaced with 1 inch margins on all sides and following the current American Sociological Review style. Each manuscript should be accompanied by a title page including complete author name(s), affiliation(s), mailing address, phone, fax, and e-mail information (for multiple author papers, provide complete information for each author and indicate the corresponding author). 

Authors should avoid placing any form of identification either on the body of the manuscript or on the required abstract of 150 words or less. Manuscripts that do not conform to these requirements will be returned to the authors for correction and will delay the review process. 

The original and four copies of the manuscript, along with an electronic copy of the manuscript on disk or as an e-mail attachment (spectrum@mail.ucf.edu) formatted in Work Perfect or MS Word, should be submitted to the editor. Authors should avoid placing any form of identification either on the body of the manuscript. Along with the manuscript, please include a check or money order for $10.00 payable to Sociological Spectrum to help defray processing costs. Receipt of manuscript will be acknowledged only if self-addressed, stamped postcard is included.

Manuscripts should be submitted to: Sociological Spectrum, Department of Sociology, University of Central Florida- Cocoa, 1519 Clearlake Road, Bldg. 3 - Suite 283, Cocoa, FL 32922. Email: Spectrum@mail.ucf.edu. 

Tables and Figures:

Tables and figures should not be embedded in the text, but should be included as separate sheets or files. A short descriptive title should appear above each table with a clear a legend and any footnotes suitably identified below. All units must be included. Figures should be completely labeled, taking into account necessary size reduction. Captions should be typed, double-spaced, on a separate sheet. 

References:

Should be listed on separate pages following the text, typed double-spaced, and should refer only to material cited in the manuscript. They should be listed in alphabetical order and otherwise follow the current American Sociological Review style. In text, reference citations should include author, year of publication, and, where needed, page numbers (Brown 1978, p. 54). Identify subsequent citations of the source in the same way as the first, not using ibid., op. cit., or loc. cit. Give both last names for dual authors; for more than two use "et al." in the text. When two authors have the same last name, use identifying initials in the text. For institutional authorship, supply minimum identification from the beginning of the complete citation (U.S. Bureau of the Census 1963, p. 117). If there is more than one reference to the same author and year, distinguish them by the letters a, b, etc. added to the year (Levy 1963a, p. 12).

The reference list must be complete and include all references in the text. The use of "et al." is not acceptable in the reference list; provide the names of all authors. The first letter of each word in an article title should be capitalized. Titles of books and journals will be printed in italics, so each word of the title should be underlined. Give the publisher's name in as brief a form as is fully intelligible. For example, John A. Wiley & Sons should be Wiley. If the cited material is unpublished, use -Forthcoming- with the name of journal or publisher. Otherwise use "Unpublished". Examples:

Books :

Gartman, David, 1986. Auto Slavery: The Labor Process in the American Automobile Industry, 1897- 1950. New Brunswick. NJ: Rutgers University Press.

Durkheim, Emile and Marcel Mauss. [1903] 1963. Primitive Classification. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Periodicals:

Peck, Dennis, 1987. "Towards a Sociology of Action: Breaking Through the Zone of Indifference." Sociological Spectrum 7:3-23.

Picou, J. Steven, Richard H. Wells, and Kenneth Nyberg. 1978a. "Paradigms, Theories, and Methods in Rural Sociology." Rural Sociology 43:559-583. 1978b. "Reply to Bealer: The Skeptic as Ritualist." Rural Sociology 43:596-609.

Collections:

Geis, Gilbert, 1972."Hypes, Hippies, and Hypocrites." Pp. 409-418 in Faces of Delinquency, edited by John P. Reed and Faud Baali. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.  

Illustrations:

Illustrations submitted (line drawings, halftones, photos, photomicrographs, etc.) should be clean originals or digital files. Digital files are recommended for highest quality reproduction and should follow these guidelines:

• 300 dpi or higher
• Sized to fit on journal page
• EPS, TIFF, or PSD format only
• Submitted as separate files, not embedded in text files 

Color reproduction: 

Color illustrations will be considered for publication; however, the author will be required to bear the full cost involved in color art reproductions. Color art can be purchased for online only conversion and reproduction or for print + online reproduction. Color reprints can only be ordered if print + online reproduction costs are paid. Rates for color art reproduction are:

Online Only Reproduction: $225 for the first page of color; $100 per page for the next three pages of color. A maximum charge of $525 applies.

Print + Online Reproduction: @900 for the first page of color; $450 per page for the next three pages of color. A custom quote will be provided for articles with more than four  pages of color. 

Transfer of copyright:

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copy-righted material from other sources and are required to sign an agreement for the transfer of copyright to the publisher. This form will be provided by the editors.  

Proofs:

One set of page proofs is sent to the designated author using Taylor & Francis' Central Article Tracking System (CATS).  Proofs should be checked and returned within 48 hours.

Reprints:

Each corresponding author will receive a pdf file of the final version of their article.