IJCR MANUSCRIPT GUIDELINES

Copyright Transfer Agreement

Authors have the right to share their article for Personal Use, Internal Institutional Use and
Scholarly Sharing purposes, to retain patent, trademark and other intellectual property rights
(including raw research data) and to be given proper attribution and credit for the published
work.

Submission Guidelines

Manuscript Length Requirements

The manuscript must be between 8,000 and 10,000 words in length. This includes abstract,
acknowledgements, notes, tables, and references.

Manuscript Format
1. All text must be in Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced, and with 1-inch
margins in .doc or .docx format. All required aspects of the manuscript should be in a
single document in the following order.
2. A cover page with the title, author(s) name(s), author(s) institution(s), author(s) contact
information should be provided.
3. A manuscript with all author(s) identifying information removed, a running header,
consecutively numbered pages (bottom of the page, right alignment), the abstract (150-
200 words), keywords (4-6), acknowledgements, notes, references, and any tables or
figures must be included.
4. “Notes” that appear in the text should be lower case superscripted in Arabic numerals and
coordinated with regular Arabic numerals at the end of the text, ahead of “references”.
6. Tables should be on separate, consecutively numbered pages following the references.
All tables must have brief descriptive titles. Where Tables should be placed in text should
be indicated in the manuscript. E.g. (Table 1. Should be inserted here).
7. All illustrations must be referred to as Figures. They should appear on separate,
consecutively numbered pages following any tables. All Figures must have brief
descriptive titles. Where Figures should be placed in text should be indicated in the
manuscript. E.g. (Figure 1. Should be inserted here). Figures should be submitted in .tiff
format.
8. A disclosures page must be included at the very end of the document. On this page, the
author must address four questions. A). Was proper IRB approval obtained Y/N, B)
were your institution’s consent guidelines followed Y/N? C). Are there any conflicts of
interest to disclose? IF yes, what are these conflicts? C). Is the manuscript under review
at any other organization Y/N?

Citation Style
Both in text and referenced citations must conform to the American Sociological Association
citation style. For further information on this style see below, refer to the 4th Edition of the
American Sociological Association Style Guide, or follow the link below.

http://www.asanet.org/documents/teaching/pdfs/Quick_Tips_for_ASA_Style.pdf

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Common In-Text Citations
 When the author’s name is given in the text, follow it with the year of publication in
parentheses. E.g. Brown (2015) illustrated…
 When author’s name is not in the text, place the author’s last name and year of
publication in parentheses. E.g. The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776
(Washington 1776).
 When there are two authors their last names are included in the order they are given in
the publication being cited. E.g. Roberts and Thomas (2015) contended…
 When there are three authors their last names are included in the order they are given in
the publication being cited the first time they are cited in the text. Thereafter, only the
first author’s name is given followed by “et al.” E.g. Bush, Clinton, and Dole (2011)
noted that… After the first citation only use Bush et al. (2011).
 When there are more than three authors the first author’s last name is always followed by
“et al.”
 If a page number must be given following the year of publication a colon is placed after
the year and no spaces are placed between the year, colon, and page number(s). E.g.
Jackson (1820:589) explained that…
 Direct quotations require the page number(s) from which the quote came to be included
in the citation, and quotation marks are placed before and after the quotation. E.g. “Jack
and Jill went up the hill on July 21, 1487” (Johnson 1487:21).

Reference List
References should be arranged alphabetically by first author’s last name with hanging style
indentation formatting. Examples of the most commonly used citations can be seen below.

 Books with a single author.

Last name, First name. Year of publication. Title of Book. City of publication, State of
publication: Publisher.

Gibson-Graham, J.K. 2006. A Postcapitalist Politics. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota

Press.

 Books with multiple authors. All authors after the first author are listed in the order they are
given in the publication.

Last name, First name, Full name, and Full name. Year of publication. Title of Book. City of
publication, State of publication: Publisher.

Hardt, Michael, and Antonio Negri. 2000. Empire. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University
Press.

 A chapter in an edited book.

Last name, First name. Year of publication. “Title of Chapter.” Pp. starting page-ending page in

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 Book Title, edited by editor(s) name(s). City of publication, State of publication:
Publisher.

Di Chiro, Giovanna. 2003. “Beyond Ecoliberal “Common Futures”: Environmental Justice,

Toxic Touring, and a Transcommunal Politics of Place.” Pp. 204-232 in Race, Nature,
and the Politics of Difference, edited by Donald S. Moore, Anand Pandian, and Jake
Kosek. Durham, NC: Duke University Press.

 Journal articles.

Last name, First name. Year of publication. “Article Title.” Journal Name Volume#(Issue#):
Starting page-ending page.

Choo, Hae Yeon, and Myra Marx Ferree. 2010. “Practicing Intersectionality in Sociological
Research: a Critical Analysis of Inclusions, Interactions, and Institutions in the Study of
Inequalities.” Sociological Theory 28(2): 129-149.

 Online publications (e.g. newspaper articles).

Last name, First name. Year of publication. “Article Title.” Newspaper. Month Day of
publication. Retrieved Month Day, Year (website).

Weise, Elizabeth. 2013. “Some Crops Migrate North with Warmer Temperatures.” USA Today.
September 17. Retrieved January 17, 2014 (www.usatoday.com)