Focus and Scope
The Canadian Journal of Sociology publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research articles and innovative theoretical essays by social scientists from around the world, providing insight into the issues facing Canadian society as well as social and cultural systems in other countries. The journal also features a lively debate/commentary section encouraging the intensive exchange of ideas, along with regular sections such as "Notes on Society" that address topical issues of the day from a social science point of view and "Notes on the Discipline" designed to discuss a variety of issues encountered in the course of the sociological analysis of modern society.
Each issue of the journal also has a comprehensive book review section.
Peer Review Process
The CJS relies on its eminent group of associate editors who represent a wide range of intellectual orientations and every region of Canada, with some in the United States and in Europe. Associate editors provide reviews of manuscripts in their area of expertise and overall advice on intellectual content.
Submitted manuscripts are first reviewed by the editor to ensure that style guidelines, word count, and subject matter are in accordance with the journal’s general guidelines. Manuscripts that pass the internal review are then sent to three external reviewers for assessment. Within one month these reviewers submit an evaluation, which addresses such points as: 1) significance/timeliness; 2) appropriateness for the journal; 3) quality of the research; 4) quality of writing (clarity, style, and organization); 5) theoretical contribution; 6) methodological contribution; 7) importance to sociologists, and 8) integration into the relevant literature. The reviewer makes one of five recommendations:
Publish with minor revisions supervised by the editor;
Request minor modifications (as per comments);
Request major revisions (i.e. the piece needs major revisions, data needs to be updated, sections need to be expanded or contracted significantly, conclusions need rewriting, etc.). Such manuscripts, once revised, are returned to the editor who determines whether all of the reviewer’s queries/suggestions/criticisms were addressed adequately. In most cases, the revised manuscript is then returned to the initial reviewer for reevaluation; Reject; Recommend the author submit the piece to a different (specified) journal.
NOTE: Please do NOT include in the body of your review an assessment as to whether or not this piece should be published in the CJS. You can convey your opinion on this matter in your note to the editor or in the pull-down box where you will be offered a range of different decision-options.
Every attempt is made to provide authors with prompt and useful comments on their manuscripts. When the editorial decision is to revise and resubmit, CJS policy is to make a decision after the second set of reviews. When manuscripts are rejected, every effort is made to provide the author with constructive suggestions regarding how they might revise the paper for submission to another journal.
Publication Frequency
The Canadian Journal of Sociology is a quarterly publication. Journal issues are published collectively as part of a single issue, each with a unique Table of Contents.
Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Archiving
This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...
ISSN: 1710-1123
Open Submissions
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