Author Guidelines
The Sociology of Power publishes articles and translations, as well as abstracts, reviews, and critiques in sociology and related disciplines.By submitting a manuscript to the editorial board, the author agrees not to publish it, either in full or in part, in any other publication without the editorial board's consent.By submitting a manuscript to the journal, the author confirms that:
- the manuscript has not been published previously;
- it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere;
- its publication has been approved by all co-authors, who also agree to its publication in the Sociology of Power.
Violations of these conditions may result in the rejection of the manuscript.
If violations come to light after publication, the editor reserves the right for its retraction.
Authors must enter into an author agreement with the journal. The editors accept submissions of materials up to 2 pages in length (80,000 characters, including spaces) in Microsoft Word format (.doc, .rtf).
The article package includes:
- The title of the article in Russian and English (up to 12 words);
- Keywords in Russian and English (no more than 10);
- An abstract in Russian and English (200-250 words);
- Full name of the author in Russian and English;
- Author information (for one or more authors), including last name, first name, patronymic, academic degree, title, ORCID, place of employment, email address, and area of research interests.
The journal “Sociology of Power” adheres to the Platinum Open Access policy, including allowing and even recommending that authors place their articles accepted for publication on their own personal websites or in other repositories (ResearchGate, institutional and interdisciplinary repositories such as SSRN and SocArxiv without an embargo on publication) both before and after the publication of the article, indicating in the bibliographic description a link to the publication of the final version of the article in this journal and DOI. The journal adheres to the Free Self-Archiving policy.
Requirements for the format of articles
Publication is free. No royalties are paid.
The journal issues are typically thematic; therefore, authors are encouraged to submit articles that align with the themes of upcoming issues.
The editorial board accepts materials in Microsoft Word format (.doc, .docx, .rtf) in both Russian and English. All materials should be submitted as a single file. The file name should be the surname of the first author in Latin letters.
For questions about the journal and the procedure for submitting articles, please contact Anton Smolkin (anton.smolkin@gmail.com) and Ivan Napreenko (asterius@gmail.com).
Mandatory elements of the article
- Type of the article (original research article, review article etc.);
- Last name and initials of the author (co-authors)
- Article title, abstract and keywords
- Introduction
- Main part
- Conclusion
- References
- Funding (if there is no funding, it is recommended to state “This study received no external funding”);
Abstract in Russian and English (with translation of the name of the author (co-authors) and the title of the article) (no less than 200 and no more than 250 words)
Biographical information about the author in Russian and English (last name, first name, patronymic, degree, title, position, place of work, city, research interests, email).
References
In the text, when citing a source, it is necessary to indicate in square brackets the name of the author, the year of publication and the page when citing: [Mitina, Petrovsky 2004: 20].
If one author published several works in the same year, then the letter a, b, c, d, etc. is added to the year: [Latour 2009a: 73].
If the article lacks an author, the source title should be cited in place of the author’s name: [Dichotomy of the Gerontological Situation 2006: 12].
If multiple references to the same article occur in close proximity, subsequent citations should use [Ibid: 35] in place of the author's name. In the case of English-language sources: [Ibid.: 105].
References to multiple sources should be presented as outlined above, separated by semicolons: [Ankersmit 2004; Laclau 2009].
Links to non-author Internet sources, regulatory documents, statistical collections, etc. should be cited in footnotes and not included in the list of references.
References
- In the text, when citing a source, it is necessary to indicate in square brackets the name of the author, the year of publication and the page when citing: [Mitina, Petrovsky 2004: 20].
- If one author published several works in the same year, then the letter a, b, c, d, etc. is added to the year: [Latour 2009a: 73].
- If the article does not have an author, then instead of the author’s name the name of the source is indicated: [Dichotomy of the Gerontological Situation 2006: 12].
- If references to one article are repeated nearby, then in the second case and further, instead of the author’s name, it is written [Ibid: 35]. In the case of English-language sources: [Ibid.: 105].
- A link to several sources should be given as required, described above, separated by a semicolon: [Ankersmit 2004; Laclau 2009].
Links to non-author Internet sources, regulatory documents, statistical collections, etc. should be cited in footnotes and not included in the list of references.
References design
Each article must contain a list of all references mentioned in the article, according to APA 7th Edition (https://apastyle.apa.org/).
The "References" section begins with sources in Russian, with each title translated into English and duplicated beneath the original (see example below). It is essential to use the translations of Russian-language journal titles as recommended by the journals themselves (e.g., Sociological Review = Russian Sociological Review).
Names of foreign authors in articles translated into Russian should be presented in their original form rather than transliterated (e.g., Weber instead of Veber). Additionally, titles of books, journals, or collections should be italicized.
A list of references must contain at least 30 sources, with no less than 50% of them being contemporary publications (not older than 10 years) from international journals. The optimal level of self-citation by the author should not exceed 10% of the total list of references.
Wherever possible, the DOI and EDN of the publication should be provided.
References to non-authored online sources, regulatory documents, statistical collections, etc., should be placed as footnotes throughout the text and should not be included in the bibliography.
Sample design of a Russian-language source with a duplicate translation into English
Vakhshtayn, V. S. (2005). The return of materiality: “spaces”, “networks” and “fluids” in actor-network theory. Russian Sociological Review, 4(1), 94–115.
Book or monograph
Filippov, A. F. (2008). Sociology of space. Vladimir Dal.
Goffman, E. (1986). Frame analysis: an essay on the organization of experience. Northeastern University Press.
Article in a collection of articles
Simmel, G. (2006). Handle. Aesthetic experience (pp. 43–47). In Wachstein V. S. (Ed.) Sociology of things. Publishing house “Territory of the Future”.
Bertilsson, M. (1990). The Welfare State, the Professions and Citizens. In Torstendahl R., & Burrage M. (Eds.) The Formation of Profession Knowledge, State and Strategy (pp. 114–133). Sage.
Journal article
Weber, M. (1988). Charismatic dominance. Sociological Research, (5), 139–150.
Yin, R. (1994). Case Study Research: Design and Methods. Applied Social Research Methods, 5(1), 93–101.
Graphic materials
If the text includes figures (graphs, diagrams, etc.), there should be a reference in parentheses to each of them.
For example: In some areas, voting was organized fundamentally differently (Fig. 1).
The caption under the figure should read as follows: "Fig. 1. Voting as a Carnival." All captions for figures and tables must also be duplicated in English below them.
Examples of text formatting can be found in the latest issue on the website.
Authorship
The editors of the journal "Sociology of Power" adhere to the following criteria for authorship:
1. Substantial contribution to the conception or design of the scientific work, or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of the work;
2. Drafting the manuscript or revising it critically, adding valuable intellectual content;
3. Final approval of the published version of the manuscript;
4. Agreement to accept accountability for all aspects of the work and ensuring that any questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work can be adequately investigated and resolved.
In addition to responsibility for those parts of the work for which the author has performed, s/he should be aware of which co-authors are responsible for other specific components of the work. In addition, authors should be confident in the integrity of their co-authors' contributions. All persons listed as authors must meet all four criteria for being an author, and all persons who meet these four criteria must be identified as authors.
Persons who do not meet all four criteria should be mentioned in the Acknowledgments section.
Contributions of Authors and Non-Authors
The Acknowledgments section may include people who contributed to the work but do not meet the authorship criteria, such as: those who supported the research, acted as mentors, assisted in collecting data, coordinated the research, etc.
To correctly identify contributions, journal authors may use one of the schemes recommended by COPE:
General Guidelines for Authorship Contributions
CRediT – Contributor Roles Taxonomy
If accepted for publication, the article is placed in open access. Copyright remains with the authors.
