Submissions

Author Guidelines

Submission

The Journal publishes original articles on topics related both to the sociological tradition and to new theoretical and research approaches in the national and international debate, as well as to the status of sociology in the academic and professional field.

Contributions can be written in Italian, English, French and Spanish.

Articles must be submitted in Word format, and must be supplied with the presentation sheet completed in full, including the bio-bibliographical note for all authors, in Italian or English. Articles that are not accompanied by the presentation sheet will not be considered.

Abstract

Articles should be preceded by an abstract (max. 150 words) and five keywords in the language of the article.

Introductions to “Focus” and “Interview with” are exempt from the abstract.

Non-English articles must also be accompanied by an abstract and five keywords in English.

Length

• Articles for the “Theory and Research” section: maximum 9,000 words
• Articles for the “Focus” and “Interview with” sections: maximum 5,000 words

Titles

• Title (left alignment), font size 14, single line-spacing, bold
• Foreword (unnumbered), font size 12, single line-spacing, bold
• Title Paragraphs (numbered), font size 12, single line-spacing, bold
• Title Sub-paragraphs (numbered), font size 12, single line-spacing, bold and italics 

Spaces

• Two spaces between paragraphs
• One space between paragraph heading and text
• One space between sub-paragraphs
• One space between sub-paragraph and text 

Pages should be numbered consecutively.

Font and size of the text and the footnotes

• Font: Times New Roman or Times. Never enter words/phrases in bold, underlined or with all capital letters. Use italics or inverted commas («…») to highlight them.
• Size of the text: 12, single line-spacing.
• Size of the footnotes: 10.

Quotations and abbreviations

• Quotations longer than 30 words: size 11, without inverted commas and separated from the body of the text by an upper and lower space
• Shorter quotations should be inserted in the text within inverted commas (« »).
• Main abbreviations: p./pp.; ch./chs.; cit.; cf.; ivi; etc.; vol./voll.; n./nn.; [a.n.]. 

References in the text and the footnotes

• References should include only the author’s surname and the date of publication: e.g. (Weber, 1922).
• For works by two authors, the form “and” should be used: e.g. (Thomas and Znaniecki, 1918).
• For three or more authors, use “et al.”: e.g. (Webb. et al., 1966).
• In the case of quotations, the references should include the author’s name, the year of publication and the page(s) immediately following the quoted material: e.g. «the task and the promise» (Mills, 1959, 6).
• In the case of more than one work by the same author published in the same year, add an alphabetical progression to the year: a, b, c, d, etc.

Tables, graphs and images

Tables, graphs and images should be numbered consecutively, titled and with the indication of the source (when they are not original works of the author). Originals (Excel or Power Point format) should be sent in a separate file. Images must be saved separately from the text.

Bibliography

References must include only the works cited in the text; they must be listed in alphabetical order in the following style:

Books

• Surname of the author, initial of the name (date). Title. Place: publisher. E.g.: Savage, M. (2010). Identities and social change in Britain since 1940. The politics of method. New York: Oxford University Press.
• For edited books, include (Ed) or (Eds) before the date. g.: Alasuutari, P., Brannen, J. and Bickman, L. (Eds.) (2008). The SAGE handbook of social research methods. London: Sage.
• In the case of several works by the same author, cite in ascending chronological order.
• In the case of translations, indicate the original edition of the work in round brackets. g.: Goffman, E. (1988). Il rituale dell’interazione. Bologna: il Mulino (ed. or. Interaction Ritual: Essays in Face-to-Face Behaviour. Chicago: Aldine, 1967).
• For books by two or more authors, the form “and” should be used. E. g.: Berger, P.L. and Luckmann, T. (1966). The social construction of reality: A treatise in the sociology of knowledge. New York: Doubleday & Company
• In the case of more than one work by the same author published in the same year, add an alphabetical progression to the year: a, b, c, d, etc.

Chapters in edited books

• E.g.: Thornberg, R. and Charmaz, K. (2014). Grounded theory and theoretical coding. In Flick U. (Ed.) The SAGE handbook of qualitative data analysis (153-169). London: Sage. 

Scientific articles

• E.g.: Williams, C.C. (2014). Out of the shadows: A classification of economies by the size and character of their informal sector. Work, Employment and Society, 28(5), 735-753.

Periodical/magazine/newspapers articles

• E.g.: Zhok, A. (2017, October). Il Pil è morto, lunga vita al Pil. L’Espresso, 43, 52-53. 

Web pages

• E.g.: European Commission (2023). EU actions to enhance global food security. Retrieved from: https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/stronger-europe-world/eu-actions-enhance-global-food-security_en.