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Ethnicities


eISSN: 17412706 | ISSN: 14687968 | Current volume: 24 | Current issue: 2 Frequency: Bi-monthly

An ISI rated journal, Ethnicities is fully peer-reviewed with an impressive international reputation and focus. As a genuinely cross-disciplinary journal centred on sociology and politics, Ethnicities provides the very best critical, interdisciplinary dialogue on questions of ethnicity, nationalism and related issues such as identity politics and minority rights.

Ethnicities has three broad aims, each of which adds a new and distinctive dimension to the academic analysis of ethnicity, nationalism, identity politics and minority rights.

A Journal of Sociology and Politics

Ethnicities aims to achieve a critical nexus between the disciplines of sociology and politics with respect to debates on ethnicity, nationalism and identity politics.

A Journal of Culture and Structure

Ethnicities aims to explore the complex interconnections between culture and socioeconomic structure with respect to the mobilisation of ethnicity, other social movements, and the implications of such mobilisation(s) for modern nation-states.

An International Journal

Ethnicities has a truly international reach, and welcomes discussion of any country or region of the world, as well as transnational and diasporic contexts.

"Reviewing the issues published so far, one cannot help but be impressed by the high quality of most submissions and the amount of ground they cover.This journal is essential reading for those teaching and reseraching in the general area of race, ethnicity, migration, nationalism and transnational studies." Gurharpal Singh - THES

"The journal Ethnicities is most welcome, adding to the journals which already exist in the area an interdisciplinary approach that explores the relationship between the empirical and the normative and that examines issues of ethnicity and nationalism in relation to both hegemonic majorities and racialized minorities." Nira Yuval-Davis

"This is a journal whose time has come: interdisciplinary, international, engaged but skeptical, Ethnicities is sure to advance thinking in this fragmented field, every day more vital, and yet not fully liberated from the intellectual blinders inherited from the past." Roger Waldinger

"A most welcome journal in the exciting and growing field of ethnicity and race. Edited by people drawn from different disciplines, it provides a rare academic space for cross-perspectival fertilisation." Bhikhu Parekh

Ethnicities is available on SAGE Journals Online.

There is currently a burgeoning interest in both sociology and politics around questions of ethnicity, nationalism and related issues such as identity politics and minority rights. Ethnicities is a cross-disciplinary journal that will provide a critical dialogue between these debates in sociology and politics, and related disciplines.

Ethnicities has three broad aims, each of which adds a new and distinctive dimension to the academic analysis of ethnicity, nationalism, identity politics and minority rights.

A Journal of Sociology and Politics

Ethnicities aims to achieve a critical nexus between the disciplines of sociology and politics with respect to debates on ethnicity, nationalism and identity politics. These debates have until recently been largely constrained within disciplinary boundaries, resulting in the two disciplines 'talking past each other' with respect to such issues.

Consideration of the interconnections between ethnicity and other forms of identity also lends itself to an even wider interdisciplinarity. As such, the journal aims to encourage work from a wide range of related disciplines, including anthropology, black studies, cultural studies, education, gender studies, geography, history, law, literary and media studies, philosophy and social policy.

A Journal of Culture and Structure

Ethnicities aims to explore the complex interconnections between culture and socioeconomic structure with respect to the mobilisation of ethnicity, other social movements, and the implications of such mobilisation(s) for modern nation-states. In this sense, it aims specifically to bring together the more 'traditional' materialist emphases and concerns of 'race' and ethnicity studies, with the wider theoretical debates (both sociological and political) on the (re)construction of democratic societies. In so doing, it will also explore the interface between modernist and postmodernist debates on such issues.

An International Journal

Ethnicities has a truly international reach, as reflected in the composition and research expertise of the Editorial and International Advisory Boards. The journal welcomes discussion of any country or region of the world, as well as transnational and diasporic contexts. Contributors are encouraged to set their work, wherever possible, within a transnational and/or transregional perspective.

Topics Covered Include

  • minorities and the nation-state
  • multiculturalism
  • culture, class and representation
  • gender and ethnicity
  • citizenship, universalism and difference
  • minority rights and political representation
  • hybrid and multiple identities
  • racism and antiracism
  • ethnicity and socioeconomic equality 
  • diasporic movements
  • transnational networks
  • indigenous movements
  • language and ethnicity
  • education and cultural pluralism
  • colonialism and postcolonialism
  • whiteness
  • religious mobilisation and conflict
  • regulation of ethnic conflict
  • ethnonationalisms
  • ethnicity, nationalism and globalisation
Editors
Professor Stephen May University of Auckland, New Zealand
Professor Tariq Modood University of Bristol, UK
Associate Editors
Dr. Samuel Fury Childs Daly The University of Chicago, USA
Professor Peter J. Kivisto Augustana College, USA
Dr Norman Vasu Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Editorial Board
Dr Marco Antonsich Loughborough University, UK
Dr. Bahar Baser Durham University, UK
Professor Rainer Bauböck European University Institute, Italy
Professor Irene H. Bloemraad University of California, Berkeley, USA
Professor Daniele Conversi University of Basque Country/Ikerbasque Foundation for Science, Spain
Professor Zsuzsa Csergo Queens University, Canada
Dr Jan Dobbernack Newcastle University, UK
Dr Sender Dovchin Curtin University, Australia
Professor Thomas Hylland Eriksen University of Oslo, Norway
Professor Adrian Favell Leeds University, UK
Professor Jon Fox University of Bristol, UK
Professor Mingyue Gu The Education University of Hong Kong, China
Professor R Enrique Hamel Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico City, Mexico
Dr Jennifer Holdaway International Institute for Asian Studies, Netherlands
Dr Riva Kastoryano Science Po, France
Professor Nabil Khattab Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar and University of Bristol, UK
Professor Ahmet Kuru San Diego State University, USA
Professor Will Kymlicka Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
Dr Christopher Kyriakides York University, Canada
Dr Geoffrey Brahm Levey University of New South Wales, Australia
Professor Teresa L. McCarty University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Professor Nasar Meer University of Edinburgh, UK
Professor Greg Noble Western Sydney University, Australia
Professor Mansor M. Noor National University of Malaysia, Malaysia
Professor Dominic O’Sullivan Charles Sturt University, Australia
Dr. Prem Phyak Columbia University, USA
Dr Richard Race Sapienza University, Italy
Dr Lomarsh Roopnarine Jackson State University, USA
Professor Anna Triandafyllidou Ryerson University, Canada
Professor Paul Tiyambe Zeleza Howard University, USA
Editorial Assistant
Lincoln Dam University of Auckland, New Zealand
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  • Manuscript Submission Guidelines: Ethnicities

    Please read the guidelines below then visit the Journal’s submission site http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ETN to upload your manuscript. Please note that manuscripts not conforming to these guidelines may be returned.

    Only manuscripts of sufficient quality that meet the aims and scope of Ethnicities will be reviewed.

    There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this Journal. Open Access options are available - see section 3.3 below.

    As part of the submission process you will be required to warrant that you are submitting your original work, that you have the rights in the work, that you are submitting the work for first publication in the Journal and that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere and has not already been published elsewhere, and that you have obtained and can supply all necessary permissions for the reproduction of any copyright works not owned by you.

    1. What do we publish?
      1.1 Aims & Scope
      1.2 Article types
      1.3 Writing your paper
    2. Editorial policies
      2.1 Peer review policy
      2.2 Authorship
      2.3 Acknowledgements
      2.4 Funding
      2.5 Declaration of conflicting interests
    3. Publishing policies
      3.1 Publication ethics
      3.2 Contributor's publishing agreement
      3.3 Open access and author archiving
    4. Preparing your manuscript
      4.1 Formatting
      4.2 Artwork, figures and other graphics
      4.3 Supplementary material
      4.4 Reference style
      4.5 English language editing services
    5. Submitting your manuscript
      5.1 ORCID
      5.2 Information required for completing your submission
      5.3 Permissions
    6. On acceptance and publication
      6.1 Sage Production
      6.2 Online First publication
      6.3 Access to your published article
      6.4 Promoting your article
    7. Further information

    1. What do we publish?

    1.1 Aims & Scope

    Before submitting your manuscript to Ethnicities, please ensure you have read the Aims & Scope.

    1.2 Article Types

    Ethnicities publishes original research articles that match its aims and scope.

    1.3 Writing your paper

    The Sage Author Gateway has some general advice and on how to get published, plus links to further resources. Sage Author Services also offers authors a variety of ways to improve and enhance their article including English language editing, plagiarism detection, and video abstract and infographic preparation.

    1.3.1 Make your article discoverable

    When writing up your paper, think about how you can make it discoverable. The title, keywords and abstract are key to ensuring readers find your article through search engines such as Google. For information and guidance on how best to title your article, write your abstract and select your keywords, have a look at this page on the Gateway: How to Help Readers Find Your Article Online

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    2. Editorial policies

    2.1 Peer review policy

    Ethnicities operates a strictly anonymous peer review process for articles. In order to ensure anonymity, all material and self-references that identify the author(s) should be removed from the manuscript, and the author name(s) should appear only on a separate first page. This page should also include the first author's email and postal addresses, and telephone and fax numbers. Manuscripts for articles are evaluated by at least two reviewers and the Editors who can be contacted directing using information below.

    Submissions from PhD students will undergo a preliminary screening by one reviewer and then be entered into the above peer review process.

    2.2 Authorship

    All parties who have made a substantive contribution to the article should be listed as authors. Principal authorship, authorship order, and other publication credits should be based on the relative scientific or professional contributions of the individuals involved, regardless of their status. A student is usually listed as principal author on any multiple-authored publication that substantially derives from the student’s dissertation or thesis.

    Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.

    2.3 Acknowledgements

    All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in an Acknowledgements section. Examples of those who might be acknowledged include a person who provided purely technical help, or a department chair who provided only general support.

    Please supply any personal acknowledgements separately to the main text to facilitate anonymous peer review.

    2.3.1 Third party submissions

    Where an individual who is not listed as an author submits a manuscript on behalf of the author(s), a statement must be included in the Acknowledgements section of the manuscript and in the accompanying cover letter. The statements must:

    •    Disclose this type of editorial assistance – including the individual’s name, company and level of input 
    •    Identify any entities that paid for this assistance 
    •    Confirm that the listed authors have authorized the submission of their manuscript via third party and approved any statements or declarations, e.g. conflicting interests, funding, etc.

    Where appropriate, Sage reserves the right to deny consideration to manuscripts submitted by a third party rather than by the authors themselves.

    2.4 Funding

    Ethnicities requires all authors to acknowledge their funding in a consistent fashion under a separate heading.  Please visit the Funding Acknowledgements page on the Sage Journal Author Gateway to confirm the format of the acknowledgment text in the event of funding, or state that: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. 

    2.5 Declaration of conflicting interests

    Ethnicities encourages authors to include a declaration of any conflicting interests and recommends you review the good practice guidelines on the Sage Journal Author Gateway

    3. Publishing Policies

    3.1 Publication ethics

    Sage is committed to upholding the integrity of the academic record. We encourage authors to refer to the Committee on Publication Ethics’ International Standards for Authors and view the Publication Ethics page on the Sage Author Gateway

    3.1.1 Plagiarism

    Ethnicities and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. We seek to protect the rights of our authors and we always investigate claims of plagiarism or misuse of published articles. Equally, we seek to protect the reputation of the journal against malpractice. Submitted articles may be checked with duplication-checking software. Where an article, for example, is found to have plagiarised other work or included third-party copyright material without permission or with insufficient acknowledgement, or where the authorship of the article is contested, we reserve the right to take action including, but not limited to: publishing an erratum or corrigendum (correction); retracting the article; taking up the matter with the head of department or dean of the author's institution and/or relevant academic bodies or societies; or taking appropriate legal action.

    3.1.2 Prior publication

    If material has been previously published it is not generally acceptable for publication in a Sage journal. However, there are certain circumstances where previously published material can be considered for publication. Please refer to the guidance on the Sage Author Gateway or if in doubt, contact the Editor at the address given below.

    3.2 Contributor's publishing agreement

    Before publication, Sage requires the author as the rights holder to sign a Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement. Sage’s Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement is an exclusive licence agreement which means that the author retains copyright in the work but grants Sage the sole and exclusive right and licence to publish for the full legal term of copyright. Exceptions may exist where an assignment of copyright is required or preferred by a proprietor other than Sage. In this case copyright in the work will be assigned from the author to the society. For more information please visit the Sage Author Gateway

    3.3 Open access and author archiving

    Ethnicities offers optional open access publishing via the Sage Choice programme and Open Access agreements, where authors can publish open access either discounted or free of charge depending on the agreement with Sage. Find out if your institution is participating by visiting Open Access Agreements at Sage. For more information on Open Access publishing options at Sage please visit Sage Open Access. For information on funding body compliance, and depositing your article in repositories, please visit Sage’s Author Archiving and Re-Use Guidelines and Publishing Policies.

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    4. Preparing your manuscript for submission

    4.1 Formatting

    The preferred format for your manuscript is Word. LaTeX files are also accepted. Word and (La)Tex templates are available on the Manuscript Submission Guidelines page of our Author Gateway.

    4.2 Artwork, figures and other graphics

    For guidance on the preparation of illustrations, pictures and graphs in electronic format, please visit Sage’s Manuscript Submission Guidelines  

    Figures supplied in colour will appear in colour online regardless of whether or not these illustrations are reproduced in colour in the printed version. For specifically requested colour reproduction in print, you will receive information regarding the costs from Sage after receipt of your accepted article.

    4.3 Supplementary material

    This journal is able to host additional materials online (e.g. datasets, podcasts, videos, images etc) alongside the full-text of the article. For more information please refer to our guidelines on submitting supplementary files

    4.4 Reference style

    Ethnicities adheres to the Sage Harvard reference style. View the Sage Harvard guidelines to ensure your manuscript conforms to this reference style.

    If you use EndNote to manage references, you can download the Sage Harvard EndNote output file

    4.5 English language editing services

    Authors seeking assistance with English language editing, translation, or figure and manuscript formatting to fit the journal’s specifications should consider using Sage Language Services. Visit Sage Language Services on our Journal Author Gateway for further information.

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    5. Submitting your manuscript

    Ethnicities is hosted on Sage Track, a web based online submission and peer review system powered by ScholarOne™ Manuscripts. Visit http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ETN to login and submit your article online.

    IMPORTANT: Please check whether you already have an account in the system before trying to create a new one. If you have reviewed or authored for the journal in the past year it is likely that you will have had an account created.  For further guidance on submitting your manuscript online please visit ScholarOne Online Help.

    All papers must be submitted via the online system. If you would like to discuss your paper prior to submission, please refer to the contact details below.

    Covering letter
    Please attach to every submission a letter confirming that all authors have agreed to the submission and that the article is not currently being considered for publication by any other journal.

    Title page
    Please prepare a title page containing author-identifying contact information in a separate file. The author´s name should not appear on any page of the manuscript.

    Style
    Articles must be written in English. Use a clear readable style, avoiding jargon. If technical terms or acronyms must be included, define them when first used. Use non-racist, non-sexist language and plurals rather than he/she.

    Spellings
    UK or US spellings may be used with '-ize' spellings as given in the Oxford English Dictionary (e.g. organize, recognize).

    Punctuation
    Use single quotation marks with double quotes inside single quotes. Dates should be presented in the form 1 May 1998. Do not use points in abbreviations, contractions or acronyms (e.g. AD, USA, Dr, PhD).

    Format of mss
    Each manuscript should contain: 
    • title page with full title and subtitle (if any). For the purposes of anonymize refereeing, full name of each author with current affiliation and full address/phone/fax/email details plus short biographical note should be supplied on a separate sheet.
    • abstract of up to 300 words and up to 10 key words
    • main text and word count -- suggested target is about 7000 to 8000 words. Text to be clearly organized, with a clear hierarchy of headings and subheadings and quotations exceeding 40 words displayed, indented, in the text. 
    • end notes (if necessary) rather than footnotes, which should be signalled in the text by superscript numbers and supplied as a list at the end of the ms
    • references should be cited in the text by author and date (Parekh, 2000) with a full alphabetical listing (examples below) at the end of the article:

    Style
    Articles must be written in English. Use a clear readable style, avoiding jargon. If technical terms or acronyms must be included, define them when first used. Use non-racist, non-sexist language and plurals rather than he/she.

    Spellings
    UK or US spellings may be used with '-ize' spellings as given in the Oxford English Dictionary (e.g. organize, recognize).

    Punctuation

    Use single quotation marks with double quotes inside single quotes. Dates should be presented in the form 1 May 1998. Do not use points in abbreviations, contractions or acronyms (e.g. AD, USA, Dr, PhD).

    5.1 ORCID

    As part of our commitment to ensuring an ethical, transparent and fair peer review process Sage is a supporting member of ORCID, the Open Researcher and Contributor ID. ORCID provides a unique and persistent digital identifier that distinguishes researchers from every other researcher, even those who share the same name, and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript and grant submission, supports automated linkages between researchers and their professional activities, ensuring that their work is recognized.

    The collection of ORCID iDs from corresponding authors is now part of the submission process of this journal. If you already have an ORCID iD you will be asked to associate that to your submission during the online submission process. We also strongly encourage all co-authors to link their ORCID ID to their accounts in our online peer review platforms. It takes seconds to do: click the link when prompted, sign into your ORCID account and our systems are automatically updated. Your ORCID iD will become part of your accepted publication’s metadata, making your work attributable to you and only you. Your ORCID iD is published with your article so that fellow researchers reading your work can link to your ORCID profile and from there link to your other publications.

    If you do not already have an ORCID iD please follow this link to create one or visit our ORCID homepage to learn more.

     

    5.2 Information required for completing your submission

    You will be asked to provide contact details and academic affiliations for all co-authors via the submission system and identify who is to be the corresponding author. These details must match what appears on your manuscript. At this stage please ensure you have included all the required statements and declarations and uploaded any additional supplementary files (including reporting guidelines where relevant).

    5.3 Permissions

    Please also ensure that you have obtained any necessary permission from copyright holders for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere. For further information including guidance on fair dealing for criticism and review, please see the Copyright and Permissions page on the Sage Author Gateway

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    6. On acceptance and publication

    6.1 Sage Production

    Your Sage Production Editor will keep you informed as to your article’s progress throughout the production process. Proofs will be sent by PDF to the corresponding author and should be returned promptly.  Authors are reminded to check their proofs carefully to confirm that all author information, including names, affiliations, sequence and contact details are correct, and that Funding and Conflict of Interest statements, if any, are accurate.

    6.2 Online First publication

    Online First allows final articles (completed and approved articles awaiting assignment to a future issue) to be published online prior to their inclusion in a journal issue, which significantly reduces the lead time between submission and publication. Visit the Sage Journals help page for more details, including how to cite Online First articles.

    6.3 Access to your published article

    Sage provides authors with online access to their final article.

    6.4 Promoting your article

    Publication is not the end of the process! You can help disseminate your paper and ensure it is as widely read and cited as possible. The Sage Author Gateway has numerous resources to help you promote your work. Visit the Promote Your Article page on the Gateway for tips and advice.  

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    7. Further information

    Any correspondence, queries or additional requests for information on the manuscript submission process should be sent to the Ethnicities editorial office as follows:

    Stephen May and Tariq Modood, Editors

    Ethnicities

    Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship

    Bristol Institute for Public Affairs

    University of Bristol

    3 Priory Road

    Bristol BS8 1TX

    UK

    Email: ethnicities-journal@auckland.ac.nz

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