Manuscripts
Permissions
Book Reviews
English Language Editing Services
Editor Contact Information


Manuscripts

Manuscripts should be submitted electronically at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jbs, where authors will be required to set up an account in the SAGEtrack online peer-review system powered by ScholarOne. Each submission should consist of the following separate files:

• Title page / acknowledgments
• Abstracts / keywords
• Manuscript text
• Figure files

Title Page: Text files should be submitted in MS Word (Windows Vista users, please save your files as an earlier ".doc" filetype). Include (1) the manuscript title and running head; (2) all author names, affiliations, mailing addresses, and e-mail addresses (indicate who the corresponding author for the article should be); (3) any acknowledgments; and (4) brief biographical paragraphs (50 words or less) describing each author’s current affiliation and research interests.

Abstracts/Keywords: Abstracts should be 100 to 150 words in length. Submit 4 to 5 keywords that will facilitate online searches for your manuscript topic.

The Manuscript File should consist of the body of the text, endnotes, references, tables, figure captions, and appendixes, in that order; it should be no longer than 25 typewritten, left-justified, double-spaced pages. All submissions should follow guidelines given in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition (APA style). Table and figure locations should be indicated in text by callouts (e.g., "[insert Table 1 here]") inserted after the respective paragraphs.

Submit Tables as an Excel sheet or MS Word–formatted table, not as an image file.

Figures, charts, and images must be clean, camera-ready copies and should be submitted in the original program in which they were created (JPG, TIFF, or EPS; Microsoft Application Files are acceptable for vector art [line art]). Scanned figures should be set at 1200 dpi for line art and 300 dpi for color or grayscale.  Each figure should be in a separate file and labeled/numbered in the order they appear in text.

Permissions
Obtaining written permission to reproduce figures, tables, art, and/or extensive quotes taken directly—or adapted in minor ways—from another source is the author’s responsibility, as is payment of any fees the copyright holder may require. Manuscripts should not be under consideration for publication in any other journal at the time of submission. The Journal of Black Studies does not publish, in whole or in part, articles that have been previously published in other journals. SAGE’s Permission to Reprint Form can be downloaded and submitted for this purpose.

Books for review and annotation
Book reviews should be sent to the attention of the editor (address above). Review essays as well as bibliographic articles and compilations are sought. Potential contributors of such material are advised to correspond with the editor.

Please allow 4-6 months for review of all submitted articles.

English Language Editing Services
Authors who want to refine the use of English in their manuscripts might consider utilizing the services of SPi, a non-affiliated company that offers Professional Editing Services to authors of journal articles in the areas of science, technology, medicine or the social sciences. SPi specializes in editing and correcting English-language manuscripts written by authors with a primary language other than English. Visit http://www.prof-editing.com for more information about SPi’s Professional Editing Services, pricing, and turn-around times, or to obtain a free quote or submit a manuscript for language polishing.

Please be aware that SAGE has no affiliation with SPi and makes no endorsement of the company. An author’s use of SPi’s services in no way guarantees that his or her submission will ultimately be accepted. Any arrangement an author enters into will be exclusively between the author and SPi, and any costs incurred are the sole responsibility of the author.

Editor contact information:
   Molefi K. Asante
   Department of African American Studies
   Gladfelter Hall, Temple University
   Philadelphia, PA 19122
  
   e-mail: masante@temple.edu