SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR
THE GREAT PLAINS SOCIOLOGIST

the official journal of the Great Plains Sociological Association

The Great Plains Sociologist (GPS) is published as a general sociological journal by the Great Plains Sociological Association. We endeavor to publish articles of general interest to sociologists in the region and beyond. The organization primarily seeks to serve sociologists from the Great Plains; however, that does not limit material published in the journal by author or subject. 

The following guidelines are offered to authors who wish to submit work to the GPS for publication.    

1. Topics should be of interest to a wide audience of sociologists.  This should not be read as implying that a majority must agree with the findings or discussions.   Popularity of findings plays absolutely no role in the decision to publish.  The decision to publish is based on quality of work.

2. Manuscripts should be in the range of 15 to 20 journal pages; including tables, charts, etc. Please use gray-scale for tables and charts. 

3. GPS will consider many types of manuscripts for publication. We publish traditional research articles that empirically test hypotheses derived from social theory, thought pieces explicating ideas or investigating specific topics, and articles that focus on teaching techniques or experiences to mention but a few.

4. Articles submitted for review should include three copies of the manuscript.  Upon acceptance, one copy of the manuscript on computer or CD disk (pc compatible, MS Word preferred, but not required) must be submitted.

5. Manuscripts submitted for publication should be sent to the journal editor and are then sent to at least two reviewers for comment and recommendation.  The journal editor also reads submissions and has responsibility for the final decision to publish or not. The editor and reviewers may request that a manuscript be rewritten and resubmitted.

6. To preserve anonymity, please attach a cover page to the manuscript that contains authorship, address, and institutional affiliation.  The next page should contain the title of the article only.  The authorship page will be removed and retained by the editor to assure anonymity.

7. Manuscript format should follow American Sociological Review (ASA) standards.