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IRISH JOURNAL OF APPLIED SOCIAL STUDIES

Subscription rates
Libraries: €40.00
Single copy: €10.00

All correspondence regarding subscriptions to the Journal should be sent to:
Dr. Kevin Lalor, Department of Social Sciences, Dublin Institute of Technology (kevin.lalor@dit.ie)
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Notes for Contributors

1. Shall be based on primary research, or exceptional critical literature reviews, or practice innovations. From time to time a theme issue will be published.
2. Should be between 2,500 – 6,000 words in length.
3. The article should be preceded by an abstract, on a separate page. The abstract should consist of title, and summary of the paper, between 300 and 500 words in length. The abstract should end with three or four key words relating to the content. To permit anonymity, a cover page should be attached, listing authorship and affiliation.
4. Manuscripts should be typed on one side of the page, double-spaced with wide margins, on A4 paper. Manuscripts to be submitted on 3.5 inch disc in Macintosh, Microsoft Word or Windows format, along with 3 hard copies.
5. References should be placed in alphabetical order at the end of the text. The Harvard Referencing System should be used i.e. Author’s surname followed by initial for first name, date in brackets, and title in italics, followed by location of publishers, and finally publisher’s name; or in the case of articles, the journal’s name in italics.
   
   Examples:
   
   Charleton, M., (2007), Ethics for social care in Ireland: Philosophy and Practice, Dublin: Gill & Macmillan.
   
   Christie, A. (2006), From racial state to racist state: questions for social professionals working with asylum seekers, Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies, 7(2), 35-51.
    
6. All text should be unjustified. Please do not insert page breaks or bold the text.
7. Contributors are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of their contributions, and for ensuring that they have permission for any extensive quotations used.
8. Articles for consideration will be sent to two external assessors/for review for suitability for publication.
9. Authors are expected to correct proofs. The typescript finally accepted for publication must be regarded as definitive and subsequent corrections should be restricted to printer’s errors. Any alterations at this stage may be made only with the agreement of the editorial team. Changes in the text will not be considered at proof stage.
10. All tables should be clearly titled, numbered consecutively and be self-explanatory without reference to the text. They must be typed on separate pages with the location indicated in the text. The same applies to charts and figures.
11. Submission of an article is taken to imply that it has not previously been published and is not being considered for publication elsewhere. This fact should be stated by the author on submission. The Editor reserves the right to republish articles from time to time when considered appropriate for a particular volume.

Articles for consideration should be sent to:

Dr. Kevin Lalor, Deputy Editor
Head of Department of Social Sciences
Dublin Institute of Technology
Ireland
Phone 00353-1-4024163
email: Kevin.lalor@dit.ie
 

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