American Behavioral Scientist
For over 50 years, American Behavioral Scientist has been a valuable source of information for scholars, researchers, professionals, and students, providing in-depth perspectives on intriguing contemporary topics throughout the social and behavioral sciences. Each issue offers comprehensive analysis of a single topic, examining such important and diverse arenas as sociology, international and U.S. politics, behavioral sciences, communication and media, economics, education, ethnic and racial studies, terrorism, and public service. The journal's interdisciplinary approach stimulates creativity and occasionally controversy within the emerging frontiers of the social sciences, exploring the critical issues that affect our world and challenge our thinking.
Each issue of American Behavioral Scientist offers comprehensive analysis of a single topic, examining such important and diverse arenas as sociology, international and U.S. politics, behavioral sciences, communication and media, economics, education, ethnic and racial studies, terrorism, and public service. The journal's interdisciplinary approach stimulates creativity and occasionally controversy within the emerging frontiers of the social sciences, exploring the critical issues that affect our world and challenge our thinking.
| Laura Lawrie | Arizona, USA |
| Laura Lawrie | Arizona, USA |
| Oleg Maltsev | European Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine |
| Tenzin Jinba | National University of Singapore, Singapore |
| Max H. Bazerman | Harvard University, USA |
| Bruce Bimber | University of California, Santa Barbara, USA |
| Martin Bulmer | University of Surrey, UK |
| Elizabeth K. Carll Ph.D. | PsychResources Inc., USA |
| Niambi Carter | Howard University, USA |
| Susan E Clarke | University of Colorado at Boulder, USA |
| Rodney D. Coates | Miami University of Ohio, USA |
| Kay Deaux | CUNY Graduate Center, USA |
| Paul DiMaggio | Princeton University, USA |
| Daniel Druckman | George Mason University, USA |
| James Fenelon | CSU-San Bernardino, USA |
| Stephanie Fryberg | University of Michigan, USA |
| Harvey W. Kushner | Long Island University, Brookville, NY, USA |
| Marcel LaFollette | |
| Henry M. Levin | Teachers College, Columbia University, USA |
| David Lyon | Queen's University, Canada |
| Neda Maghbouleh | University of Toronto, Canada |
| Gary Marks | University of North Carolina, USA |
| Cecilia Menjivar | University of California, Los Angeles, USA |
| J. Gregory Payne | Emerson College, USA |
| Linda L Putnam | University of California, Santa Barbara, USA |
| George Ritzer | University of Maryland, USA |
| Richard Schulz | University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA |
| Pepper J. Schwartz | University of Washington, USA |
| Mark Snyder | University of Minnesota, USA |
| Dorceta Taylor | Yale University, USA |
| Kevin J.A. Thomas | University of Texas at Austin, USA |
| Barrie Thorne | University of California at Berkeley, USA (1999-2009) |
| William G. Tierney | University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Barry Wellman | University of Toronto, Canada |
| George Wilson | University of Miami, USA |
| James Youniss | Catholic University of America, Life Cycle Institute, Washington DC, USA |
| Viviana Zelizer | Princeton University, USA |
Prospectus Submission Guidelines
As each issue of ABS is a special issue on a single topic, we do not accept individual or unsolicited submissions. The prospectus for an American Behavioral Scientist special issue focuses the issue editor's thoughts and helps to guide the journal's editorial board and publisher as to whether to commission the issue. A prospectus emphasizes the rationale: why the issue is being developed and for what target readership.
Typically, each volume consists of a preface/introduction and 6 to 8 articles for an average volume length of approximately 200-220 double-spaced manuscript pages, or 50,000 to 52,000 words (including all references, notes, abstracts, and biographical sketches).
Please divide your prospectus into the following three categories: "About the Project," "About the Market," and "The Outline." Please keep the first two areas separate from each other in the prospectus, as the two-part format will make it easier for us to understand your intentions. Please be sure to include a preliminary timeline.
Your prospectus for an ABS issue should be sent via e-mail to Laura A. Lawrie, Managing Editor, American Behavioral Scientist, e-mail laura.lawrie@sagepub.com, for circulation to members of the ABS Editorial Board, who will review it anonymously. Please contact the Managing Editor for further information.
Preparing Your Issue for Publication
All issues of ABS undergo a double-anonymize peer review process, managed by the guest editors. Guest editors have responsibility for liaison with contributors and peer reviewers during this process. If a guest editor has contributed an article to the issue, it should be reviewed by a coeditor or a third independent party. Guest editors will keep in close contact with the Managing Editor throughout the issue preparation process, informing the Managing Editor of any problems or delays in schedule. When all of the papers are ready for publication following peer review and revisions, the guest editors should contact the Managing Editor for instructions on how to submit their issue. Please note that we request that guest editors wait until all articles are complete and ready for publication before submitting their issue.