Notes for contributors
Statements of fact or opinion appearing in Soccer and Society are solely those of the authors and do not imply endorsement by the editors or publisher. The editors cannot accept responsibility for and damage to or loss of manuscripts.

Referees and submissions. Soccer and Society is a refereed journal. Articles submitted to Soccer and Society should be original contributions and should not be under consideration for any other publication at the same time. If another version of the article is under consideration by another publication, or has been, or will be published elsewhere, authors should clearly indicate this at the time of submission. Each manuscript should be submitted in triplicate. Articles should be typewritten on A4/Letter paper, on one side only, double-spaced and with ample margins. All pages should be numbered consecutively. Manuscripts and editorial correspondence should be sent to Dr. Boria Majumdar, 203/1 Bidhan Saranee, Calcutta 700 006 India. Email: cristorian@yahoo.com

Reviews. Books for review should be sent to the Gavin Mellor, Manchester Institute for Popular Culture, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manton Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6LL, UK.

Length. Articles should not normally exceed 8000 words in length inclusive of the notes.

Abstract. An abstract is required and should not exceed 150 words in length.

Author note. Details of the author's institutional affiliation, full address (including email) and other contact information should be included on a separate cover sheet.

Format. Following acceptance for publication, articles should be submitted on high-density 3fi inch disks (IBM PC or Macintosh compatible) in rich text format (.RTF).

Figures and illustrations. All photographs, diagrams, charts and graphs (but not tables) should follow the same numerical sequence and be shown as Figure 1, Figure 2 etc. Electronic versions of illustrations and tables may be sent on either CD or disk, preferably either TIFF or JPG formats. If they cannot be prepared electronically, they should be presented on good quality white paper. The approximate position of the tables and illustrations should be indicated in the paper.

Captions. All illustrations should be accompanied by a caption, which should include the figure number, and an acknowledgement to the holder of the copyright. It is the author's responsibility to ensure the proper permissions are obtained.

Style guidelines
Description of the Journal's article style
Description of the Journal's reference style, Quick guide
Please use British spelling as in the Oxford Dictionary (e.g. colour, organize) and punctuation. 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

Free Article Access.
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Copyright.
It is a condition of publication that authors vest or license copyright in their articles, including abstracts, in Taylor & Francis Ltd. This enables us to ensure full copyright protection and to disseminate the article, and the journal, to the widest possible readership in print and electronic formats as appropriate. Authors may, as of right use the material elsewhere after publication providing prior permission is obtained from Taylor & Francis Ltd. Authors are themselves responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyright material from other sources. To view the 'Copyright Transfer Frequently Asked Questions' please visit www.tandf.co.uk/journals/copyright.asp