Brock University
Prepare your manuscript for Studies in Social Justice.
Review the checklist, choose your article type, and turn your draft into a cleaner submission package.
Checked 2026-07-16
Article types
Editorial
Review
Research Article
Readiness requirements
Review the key details below, or download the complete checklist with every stored source-backed requirement.
Abstract length
- Include or confirm the abstract length required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.
Reference style
- Articlo formats your supplied references in APA style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
- The text should be double-spaced and conform to the following word limits: Articles: 6,000–8,000 words (including reference and footnotes).
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- Formatting of text, footnotes, in-text citations and references should follow APA (American Psychological Association) style.
- The reference list is placed at the end of the article, following acknowledgments if included, and must be typed in alphabetical order of authors.
Figure and table rules
- Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript.
Blinded manuscript
- Include or confirm the blinded manuscript required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.
Preprints and prior publication
- Include or confirm the preprints and prior publication required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.
Other submission requirements
- Page numbers for specific points or direct quotations must be given (e.g., Smith, 1993, p. 2-3).
- In any other circumstance, an explanation must be provided in Comments to the Editor.
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- The submission file is in Microsoft Word or RTF document file format (unless it has been submitted as a Creative Intervention, in which case other formats may be required).
- Review: Author Guidelines Submissions to Studies in Social Justice in the form of Research Articles, Review Essays, Dispatches or Book Reviews should be submitted online as Microsoft Word documents.
- Submission Preparation Checklist As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
- Review: The text should be double-spaced and conform to the following word limits: Review essays: Registration and login are required to submit items online and to check the status of current submissions.
- Checking this box indicates that reviewers recommended by the author meet the following arms-length requirements: (a) they are not affiliated with the author’s academic institution, (b) they have neither supervised nor been a student of the author, (c) they have not co-authored publications with the author in the past five years, (d) their work has not appeared in the same edited publications as the author’s work in the past five years, and (e) they do not have a personal relationship with the author.
Title page and author information
- Please provide names, affiliations, and if possible email addresses and homepage urls.
Manuscript structure
- Footnotes should be used sparingly if at all.
- Editorial / Review: Submissions to the Research Articles and Review Essays sections are reviewed by two independent assessors who may or may not be members of the Editorial Board.
Submission forms and permissions
- Please contact an editor if you wish to submit a Creative Intervention, as the on-line submission system may not accept works in the relevant file format and other arrangements for submission may have to be made.
- The submission of a manuscript to Studies in Social Justice will be taken to mean that the author understands and agrees to the following: reuse of the article for commercial purposes by anyone other than the author requires permission of the author.
What your package checks
Paper: 8,000 words
References: APA
Format: double spacing
Source transparency
This preparation guide uses published journal-specific author requirements. Journal instructions can change, so authors should complete a final review before submission.
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