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Aims & Scope

Sociology Between the Gaps publishes work on the intersections among race, ethnicity, social class, age and other social variables that adds new and/or important insights into neglected fields or sub-fields of sociology. This journal is available electronically at no cost to enable national and global readers to have access to the work we publish.

Volumes are organized on a rolling basis which allows for electronic submission of work to the Editor-In-Chief throughout a calendar year. This process ensures that submissions can be reviewed and, if accepted for publication, added to a volume with a minimum of delay between receipt of the final (revised) draft of the submission and its publication on the SBG website.

Who May Submit Work

Professionals in sociology and related fields, graduate students working toward an M. A. or a Ph. D. in sociology, and undergraduate students working on a neglected or forgotten topic of sociological interest may submit their previously unpublished work.

Student Submissions: Student-authored papers may be submitted either by the author(s) or by their faculty advisor/mentor. Students who submit papers may or may not be sociology majors.

Students and faculty advisors/mentors: Review the relevant Submission Guidelines together and make sure the submission follows all of them. Being informed about the journal’s requirements in advance of submitting a paper should result in strong, well-written submissions and reduce revisions required of the author(s) after the submission is reviewed.

As noted in the Submission Guidelines, the faculty advisor/mentor is expected to send an email supporting the student’s (or students') submission to Dr. Ruggiero (jruggier@providence.edu) at the same time the submission is sent to her. Please include the faculty advisor/mentor's name, academic affiliation, and contact information on the Cover Page of the submission along with the title of the submission, author's name and contact information. Authors are also expected to include a brief Bio statement of three-to-four sentences about themselves.

Types of Submissions Published

1. Articles
2. Book and Film Reviews
3. Point of View Essays
4. Musings

See the SBG Submission Guidelines for details on preparing submissions. Authors should also consult and follow current ASA publication guidelines. We encourage student authors to review important tips here.

The Review Process

After an initial screening by Dr. Ruggiero, submissions will be sent to peer reviewers using a double-blind procedure. Reviewers will send their written reviews to Dr. Ruggiero in a timely fashion. In the case of submissions accepted for publication pending necessary revisions, she will provide authors with a copy of the reviewers’ comments and suggestions for strengthening the revised draft of the paper.