Read below for information regarding the following aspects of Social Problems.

1. Subscriptions
2. Submissions
3. Membership
4. Correspondence
5. Copyright


1. Subscriptions

Subscriptions to non-member individuals and institutions are $175.00 per year, and nonmember institutions (electronic) are $151.00 per year. Add $20.00 per year for subscriptions outside North America. Back volumes for institutions and individual non-members are $192.00. Single copies of published issues are available at $10.00 for members, $48.00 for all others. Special discounts available for bulk orders. All orders must be prepaid in U.S. currency or UNESCO coupons. Send all subscription correspondence to:

Journals Department
University of California Press
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Berkeley, CA 94704-1223
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For more information, link directly to the Social Problems page at UC Press. 

2. Submitting Manuscripts 

Manuscripts for Social Problems should be prepared according to the style guide shown on the inside back cover of Social Problems, or by clicking here for an electronic version. Authors should submit five copies of their manuscript plus a PC-compatible electronic file. These copies will not be returned. Social Problems requires no submission fee. However all papers accepted for publication pay a $50.00 fee to help pay for copy editing and other editorial expenses. Beginning January 1, 2007, this manuscript processing fee will increase to $100 for accepted papers whose first author is not a member of the Society for the Study of Social Problems. Papers written by graduate students or the unemployed are exempt from this fee. Submissions should be sent to:

Amy  Wharton
Editor, Social Problems
Department of Sociology
Washington State University
14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave.
Vancouver, WA 98686
email:   

Beginning June 1, 2008 Social Problems will be implementing an all electronic manuscript submission process. The system being introduced, MsCentral, is the same as that used by Social Forces, Sociological Perspectives and Gender and Society among other prominent journals. The decision to move in this direction has received the strong support of the Editorial and Publications Committee of SSSP as well as the Budget, Finance and Audit Committee and the Board of Directors.
To submit a manuscript, please log on to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ucpress-sp
and follow the user-friendly instructions. If you have any questions or encounter any difficulty, please contact the new editorial office at or at 850 410-0258.
 
Please note that there is a manuscript submission fee of $20 which is payable to SSSP and should be mailed to:
 
Ted Chiricos, Editor
Social Problems
College of Criminology & Criminal Justice
325 John Knox Rd. Building L-102
Tallahassee, FL 32303-7809


3. Membership

Beginning June 1, 2008 will be implementing an all electronic manuscript submission process. The system being introduced, MsCentral, is the same as that used by , and among other prominent journals. The decision to move in this direction has received the strong support of the Editorial and Publications Committee of SSSP as well as the Budget, Finance and Audit Committee and the Board of Directors.

 

Beginning June 1, 2008 will be implementing an all electronic manuscript submission process. The system being introduced, MsCentral, is the same as that used by , and among other prominent journals. The decision to move in this direction has received the strong support of the Editorial and Publications Committee of SSSP as well as the Budget, Finance and Audit Committee and the Board of Directors.

 

Membership in the Society for the Study of Social Problems includes a subscription to Social Problems. All correspondence regarding membership, including dues payments and changes of address should be sent to:

Dr. Thomas Hood, Executive Officer
Society for the Study of Social Problems
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
901 McClung Tower
Knoxville, TN 37996-0490
office:  865-974-3620
fax:  865-689-1534

4. Correspondence

Business correspondence regarding advertising rates and information, mailing list rental, reprint permissions, change of address for non-members, orders for back issues, and other matters should be sent to:

Journals Department
University of California Press
2000 Center St., Ste 303
Berkeley, CA 947004-1223
E-mail:

Allow at least four weeks for change of address to take effect. Domestic claims for non-receipt of issues must be made within 90 days of the month of publication; overseas claims must be made within 180 days.

5. Copyright

COPYING NOTICE: Authorization to copy article content beyond fair use (as specified in Sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law) for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of specific clients, is granted by the Regents of the University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, for the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Inc., for libraries and other users, provided that they are registered with and pay the specified fee through the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC),  http://www.copyright.com/. To reach the CCC's Customer Service Department dieal 978-750-4470 or write to:

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Copyright © 2008 by the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Inc. All rights reserved. Social Problems (ISSN 0037-7791; online ISSN 1533-8533) is published four times yearly in February, May, August, and November by the University of California Press, Berkeley, CA for the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Inc. (a non-profit organization). The index of each volume may be found in the last issue of that volume. Printed in U.S.A. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials. ANSI Z39.48-1984. Periodicals postage paid at Berkeley, California, and at additional mailing offices.
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