Submissions

Author Guidelines

ARTICLE FORMATTING

General guidelines

1. For research/review papers

• Research papers usually contain about 6000 words or up to 8000 words inclusive of any references, tables, captions and footnotes. The paper should be accompanied by an abstract in the Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian and English language, containing a maximum of 120 words, and a list of keywords (maximum six).
• The research paper should contain the following elements, in the given order: 1) title page; 2) abstract; 3) keywords; 4) acknowledgements (as required), 5) main text; 6) references; 7) appendices (as required). All of the said elements should be formatted as a single document.
• The title page should contain: 1) title of the paper; 2) author(s)’ name(s); 3) name of the institution and email addresses of the author(s); 4) (one) author’s postal address and contact number.
• The main text should be anonymized on submission, i.e. it must not contain the author(s)’ name(s) or other identifiable information.

2. For public policy studies

• Public policy studies usually contain between 3000 and 4000 words and include: 1) title page; 2) main text; 3) references; 4) appendices (as required). Text preparation guidelines listed under a) also apply here.

3. For book reviews

• Book reviews usually contain up to 2000 words. A book review should contain the following elements: 1) title page; 2) main text; 3) references. Text preparation guidelines listed under a) also apply here.

Graphic elements of the text

The text of the submission needs to be formatted as follows: 

• Title: Times New Roman, font size 14pt, bold, left alignment
• Authors: AUTHOR and CO-AUTHOR (full name: JOHN SMITH, Times New Roman font size 12pt, capital letters, left alignment)
• Parent institution: Title of the institution, country (under the author’s name; attention should be paid to proper capitalisation, Times New Roman font size 12pt, italic, left alignment)
• Abstract: ABSTRACT: Followed by text in lowercase (without indent, Times New Roman font size 10pt, justified alignment, length 250-300)
• Keywords: Keyword; Next keyword (without indent, Times New Roman, font size 10pt, justified alignment).
• Contact address: Email: aaaa@bbb.cc (included in a footnote on page 1, in footnote format)
• Headings: Main heading: bold; Subheading: italic; Lower-level subheadings: italic (in English) (Times New Roman, font size 12pt, left alignment). Sections should not be numbered.
• Paragraphs: Indented
• Body text: Times New Roman, font size 12pt, justified alignment
• Footnotes: Times New Roman, font size 10pt, justified alignment
• Tables: Table 1: Only the initial letter of the title is capitalised (Times New Roman, font size 12pt, centred above the table); Note. (Times New Roman, font size 10pt, italic, left-aligned below the table). All tables should be numbered in the order of appearance in the text (Table 1, Table 2).
• Graphics/Figures: Authors are required to send graphics/figures in the highest quality format available. Appropriate resolutions are: 600 dpi for black-and-white and 300 dpi for colour graphics/figures in one of the following formats: TIFF (tagged image file format), PostScript or EPS (encapsulated PostScript) or JPEG (high resolution). Filename of the graphic/figure should match the order number of that graphic/figure (Figure 1, Figure 2): Graphic/figure 1: Only the initial letter of the title is capitalised (Times New Roman, font size 12pt, centred above the table); Note. (Times New Roman, font size 10pt, italic, left-aligned below the table); (Graphic/figure 1) as given in the text.
• Pictures: Pictures should be numbered in the order of their appearance in the text (Picture 1, Picture 2).
• Equations: Centre alignment; Equation (1) given in the text.
• Citations and quotation marks: Double quotation marks, single ones within the quotation. • Numbers, units of measure, and dates: From one to ten in words, then 10, 1000, 10000; 2 January 2015; in 21^st century; in the 90’s.
• Text in the entire work (including references and footnotes) should have line spacing set to 1.5.

CITATION 

In-text

SSSR uses the ASA (American Sociological Association) style of reference citation. For further information, please see: American Sociological Association Style Guide, 6th edition (2014) (http://www.asanet.org/asa-style-guide-5th-edition). Use of footnotes should be reduced to a minimum, while endnotes must not be used at all. 

Use the author-date method, e.g. (Jones 2000); (Jones, 2000: 11); (Jones states in the text (2000: 11); Two authors: (Jones and Turner 2000: 11); Multiple references should be in alphabetical order: (Jones 2000; Wright, 2002); If the paper was published by an organisation or governmental institution: (European Union 2000).

If the author had two or more publications in the same year, it is necessary to indicate a, b, c after the year: (Jones 2000a, 2000b).

• Please do not use footnotes and endnotes for citing in-text references. Use of footnotes should be reduced to a minimum, while endnotes must not be used at all.

The References section should list all bibliographical units referred to in the text, in alphabetical order. Bibliographical units by the same author should be listed in chronological order, starting from the oldest. Below are given some examples on how to cite references from the most frequently used sources, with a recommendation to consult the ASA guide (More detail at: https://lib.taftcollege.edu/ld.php?content_id=36960838).

• Book, one author: Surname, Name. Year of publication. Title. Place: Publisher. (Welch, Katlee E. 1999. Electric Rhetoric: Classical Rhetoric, Oralism and a New Literacy. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press)
• Book, multiple authors: Surname, Name of the first author and Name, Surname of the second author. Year of publication. Title. Place: Publisher. (Lunsford, Andrea and Lisa Ede. 1990. Singular texts/Plural Authors: Perspectives on Collaborative Writing. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press)
• E-book: Author’s Surname, Name. Year of publication. Title. Place: Publisher. Accessed on month, day, year (URL) ((Welch, Katlee E. 1999. Electric Rhetoric: Classical Rhetoric, Oralism and a New Literacy. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Accessed on October 21, 2004 (http://www.netlibrary.com))
• Chapter in a book/collection: Author’s Surname, Name. Year of publication. “Title of the chapter/paper”, including pages (pp.) in Title (ed.) Editor’s Name, Surname. Place: Publisher (Wells, Ida B. 1995. “Lynch in All Its Phases.“ pp. 80-99 in With Pen and Voice: A Critical Anthology of Nineteen-Century African-American Women, S. W. Logan (ed). Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press)
• Journal: Single author: Author’s Surname, Name. Year of publication. “Title”. Journal name Vol: pages (Haraway, Donna J. 1994. “A Game of Cat's Cradle: Science Studies, Feminist Theory, Cultural Studies.” Configurations 2 (1): 59-71.