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Author Guidelines

Please see Instructions for Authors for detailed stylistic and bibliographic requirements.

New Zealand Sociology accepts original manuscripts. We will only consider submissions if they have not already been published, and are not currently submitted or under review elsewhere. NZS welcomes a range of submission types:

  • Research articles (8000 words excluding references)
  • Book reviews (2000 words)
  • Book review essays (5000 words)
  • Research notes (2000 words)
  • Commentary (2000 words)
  • Polemics
  • Orbituary
  • PhD summaries

Please submit a title page separately that includes:

  • the author's name(s), departmental or institutional affiliations, snail-mail and e-mail addresses;
  • a short biography for each author (50 words maximum);
  • funding details (if applicable)
  • disclosure statement

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines (and below).
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word file format.
  • The author, by submitting, agrees to granting New Zealand Sociology the copyright if the article is published in the New Zealand Sociology journal.

NZS STYLE GUIDE

Please ensure your submission follows the journal’s style requirements below. For more details, please read the full NZS Style Guide here:

Manuscript formatting

  • Use Garamond font.
  • Set margins to Normal.
  • Use 1.2 line spacing throughout, except for block quotations and the reference list, which should be single-spaced.
  • Use justified alignment for the main text.
  • Indent new paragraphs, except for the first paragraph after a heading.
  • Use clear section headings and sub-headings consistently.
  • Keep footnotes to a minimum. Do not use endnotes.
  • Insert tables, figures and other graphics in the text where they should appear. Make sure they are clearly labelled and legible in black and white.

Language and style

  • Use UK/British spelling rather than American spelling.
  • Ensure spelling and hyphenation are consistent throughout.
  • Non-English words, including te reo M?ori, should not be italicised.
  • Use macrons for M?ori words where appropriate, except in direct quotations or references where the original source does not use macrons.
  • Define M?ori and other non-English words in English (in parentheses) at first use. If your article uses many such terms, please include a glossary.
  • Use either New Zealand, Aotearoa, Aotearoa/New Zealand, or Aotearoa New Zealand consistently throughout.
  • Use Pacific Peoples or the term(s) the author considers the most appropriate when referring to diverse and dynamic group of people of Pacific descent in Aotearoa New Zealand or peoples in the Pacific region. Where relevant, authors are encouraged to use specific nation/cultural/ethnic identifiers such as Fijian, S?moan, Tongan rather than umbrella terms. Use terminology consistently throughout. 
  • Use capitals sparingly and only where appropriate.
  • Use italics for the titles of books, journals, films and other published works (not for non-English words).
  • Do not underline words in the text.
  • Give the full term before using an acronym for the first time.
  • Avoid abbreviations such as i.e. and e.g.; write ‘that is’ and ‘for example’ instead.
  • Avoid contractions such as can’t or don’t.
  • Use non-sexist, non-racist and inclusive language throughout.

Quotations

  • Use double quotation marks for quotations.
  • Use single quotation marks for quotations within quotations and for contested terms.
  • Quotations of more than 40 words should be formatted as indented block quotations without quotation marks.
  • For direct quotations, include page numbers in the citation.

Numbers and punctuation

  • Write out numbers from zero to ten; use numerals for 11 and above.
  • Use numerals for dates, weights, measures and percentages.

Lists

  • Use bullet points for unordered lists and numbered lists where order matters.
  • Format lists consistently.
  • If list items are full sentences, begin with a capital letter and end with punctuation.
  • If list items are short phrases, do not use end punctuation.

Citations and references

  • New Zealand Sociology uses APA 7th edition referencing.
  • Use author-date citations in the text.
  • Include page numbers for all direct quotations.
  • For three or more authors, use the first author’s surname followed by et al. in the text.
  • Include all sources cited in the text in the reference list.
  • Arrange the reference list alphabetically.
  • Follow APA 7 for all reference formatting.

For detailed APA guidance, see the APA Style website.

Articles

The Editors welcome submitted manuscripts all year round. Authors are also invited to contact the Managing Editor to discuss their work before submission.

All manuscripts submitted will be considered for publication, on the understanding that they are original material and are not being considered for publication elsewhere. Author submissions should ensure their work meets the following criteria:

  • Originality;
  • Theoretical and empirical value of the work;
  • Level of scholarship and thoroughness in regards to research conducted and evidence provided for arguments made;
  • Alignment with the objective of the journal;
  • Readability, including being organised in a logical manner and written in an accessible style with an international audience in mind.

Please submit only completed manuscripts that have been formatted according to the journal's specifications. Please consult the journal's style guide.

Manuscripts should not exceed 8,000 words (excluding references and tables/figures). Submissions of articles must be made through our online submission system. If you have any problems doing so, please contact the co-editors Jessica Terruhn  and Shinya Uekusa.

Submitted manuscripts should be anonymised for peer review purposes (all author details and any other identifying information should be removed). Please include an abstract (200 words) and up to 5 key words.

Please submit a title page separately that includes:

  • the author's name(s), departmental or institutional affiliations, snail-mail and e-mail addresses;
  • a short biography for each author (50 words maximum);
  • funding details (if applicable)
  • disclosure statement

Book reviews

Submissions of book reviews must be made through our online submission system. If you have any questions, please contact Book Review Editor, Guanyu Jason Ran. All reviews should comply with the guidelines for authors for New Zealand Sociology available on our Author's Guidelines page. All reviews should comply with the journal's style guide.

Book review should be 1000-2000 words. Begin by citing the book to be reviewed with full bibliography information including all author details, publication date, full title including any subtitle, place of publication, publisher, number of pages, ISBN number. For example:

Decolonizing methodologies: Research and Indigenous peoples. Smith, Linda (1999). London: Zed Books Ltd, pp. 224. ISBN: 9781856496247. Please do not use footnotes and if you reference other titles in the review, add the full reference in a reference list at the end.

A good book review is guided by a discussion of the engaged debate; it should position the book in its field of literature and give a few points of information on the authors' background. It should be neither an uncritical advocate of the book by offering an overly meticulous summary without analysis, nor should it take the book that is to be discussed as an occasion for presenting the reviewer’s own views on a theme or topic. The reviewer should highlight key passages or chapters with direct quotes from the book's text including page number, as follows: Brown (p. 64). While a review may be positive or negative in its judgement of the book, we do not welcome reviews that comment on the author's character.

After you have submitted your book review, we will consider it for publication and will contact you with a final decision and, if accepted, a publication date. We may suggest some changes and will provide appropriate deadlines.

Review essays

SUBMISSION OF BOOK REVIEW ESSAYS

Book review essays (3000-5000 words) cover 2-4 books in one review and will normally be solicited by the Book Review Editor. After you have submitted your book review essay, we will consider it for publication and will contact you with a final decision and, if accepted, a publication date. We may suggest some changes and will provide appropriate deadlines.

Submissions of book review essays must be made through our online submission system. If you have any questions, please contact Book Review Editor, Guanyu Jason Ran. All reviews should comply with the guidelines for authors for New Zealand Sociology available on our Author's Guidelines page and style guide.

Research notes

Short-form essays, commentaries and research notes (roughly 2,000 words each) are pieces that are engaged in debate, development, and productive conversation with sociological practice, ideas or history. Contributions should be theoretically ambitious and can be informed by empirical research. We welcome efforts to expand the conceptual and methodological horizons of sociological practice.

Submissions of Research Nots must be made through our online submission system. If you have any questions, please contact the co-editors Jessica Terruhn  and Shinya Uekusa.

Commentary

Short-form essays, commentaries and research notes (roughly 2,000 words each) are pieces that are engaged in debate, development, and productive conversation with sociological practice, ideas or history. Contributions should be theoretically ambitious and can be informed by empirical research. We welcome efforts to expand the conceptual and methodological horizons of sociological practice.

Submissions of Commentary must be made through our online submission system. If you have any questions, please contact the co-editors Jessica Terruhn  and Shinya Uekusa.

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