Submission Guidelines

Journal of State and Society (JSS) is a refereed biannual e-journal published by IUCSSRE, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala.

JSS is committed to providing a space for the best of writings in Social Sciences and Humanities It publishes topical, scholarly work on significant debates in Social Sciences and on all major socio-economic, cultural, and political issues having implications for state and society. JSS seeks to encourage a pluralist perspective in all writings. The journal promotes variety in subject matter and methodology. JSS welcomes articles, commentaries and review essays from all perspectives and on all subjects pertaining to state and society, besides theoretical essays and policy analysis. Each volume will carry peer-reviewed research articles, and a mix of review essays, interviews, and debates. Special issues will also be published from time to time.

Periodicity

JSS will be published in January and July every year. The articles, commentaries and reviews will be sent for peer-review as soon as they are received.

There will be a panel of referees who will look into various aspects of the articles/reviews received, such as topicality, contents, theoretical as well as empirical components, and methodology. JSS will also carry syndicated commentaries and interviews with/from reputed scholars.

Copy Right

Copyright of the journal, alongside the articles/reviews published, shall be with IUCSSRE, Mahatma Gandhi University except in cases where essays, and commentaries are reproduced with the permission of the author/publisher.

Manuscript Submission Guidelines

All manuscripts should be electronically sent to the Editor, Journal of State and Society (JSS), IUCSSRE, Mahatma Gandhi University. The email address is iucssre@mgu.ac.in. The author’s name, full contact details (address, telephone number, and e-mail address), and biographical note should be enclosed. The title page should contain the full title, subtitle (optional), preferred abbreviated running head, abstract (100-150 words) and keywords (5-10) in alphabetical order for online search. Biographical notes (50-100 words) should give current affiliation, research interests, and recent publications. Research articles should be of around 7000 words, including footnotes. Lengths for commentaries and review essays shall be 2,500 words. English (UK) spelling should be used for the preparation of the manuscript. Spell out numbers from one to nine and use figures for 10 and above except in tables. Indent all quotations of more than 50 words and make sure that all subheadings are clearly indicated. Dates should be in the form 14 June 2023. Use single quotation marks and double marks inside single. Use endnotes as a referencing system listing authors as they name themselves. Please see the format given below for details of the reference style.

Reference: Format

The manuscript should be no longer than 7000 words (including tables, figures and references)
– Preferred font size is 12
– Use APA 7th format for referencing
– Use MS Word
– Limit title to maximum 20 words and abstract to 200 words

APA in-text citations

The basics

In-text citations are brief references in the running text that direct readers to the reference entry at the end of the paper.

You include them every time you quote or paraphrase someone else’s ideas or words to avoid plagiarism.
An APA in-text citation consists of the author’s last name and the year of publication (also known as the author-date system). If you’re citing a specific part of a source, you should also include a locator such as a page number or timestamp. For example: (Sen, 2020, p. 17

Parenthetical vs. narrative citation

The in-text citation can take two forms: parenthetical and narrative. Both types are generated automatically when citing a source.
• Parenthetical citation: According to new research … (Sen, 2020).
• Narrative citation: Sen (2020) notes that …

Multiple authors and corporate authors

The in-text citation changes slightly when a source has multiple authors or an organization as an author. Pay attention to punctuation and the use of the ampersand (&) symbol.

Author type	Parenthetical citation	Narrative citation
One author	(Sen, 2013)	Sen (2020)
Two authors	Dreze & Sen, 2020)	Dreze and Sen (2013)
Three or more authors	(Sen et al., 2020)	Sen et al. (2020)
Organization	(WTO, 2020)	WTO (2020)

Missing information

When the author, publication date or locator is unknown, take the steps outlined below.

Missing element	What to do	Parenthetical citation
Author	Use the source title.*	(Source Title, 2020)
Date	Write “n.d.” for “no date”	(Sen, n.d.)
Page number	Either use an alternative locator or omit the page number	(Sen, 2020, Chapter 3) or (Sen, 2020)

Single author book

Sen, A. (2020). Home in the World: A Memoir. London, England: Penguin.

Edited book

McCormack, B., McCance, T., & Maben, J. (2013). Outcome evaluation in the development of person-centred practice. In B. McCormack, K. Manley, & A. Titchen (Eds.), Practice development in nursing and healthcare (pp. 190-211). John Wiley & Sons.

Journal Article

Rogers, O. (2021, July 9). Why naming race is necessary to undo racism. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/who-am-i-who-arewe/202107/why-naming-race-is-necessary-undo-racism