International Journal of Social Research Methodology

期刊简介：A key feature of the Journal is its mixed audience of researchers within academic and other research organizations as well as practitioner-researchers in the field. The Journal therefore aims to publish high quality methodological discussions which typically draw on a mix of academic and practice-based research in professional and service settings, and those considering the relationship between the two. The Journal provides • a focus for on-going and emerging methodological debates across a range of approaches, both qualitative and quantitative, and including mixed, comparative and simulation methods, as these relate to philosophical, theoretical, ethical, political and practical issues; • an international medium for the publication of discussions of social research methodology and practices across a wide range of social science disciplines and substantive interests; and • a forum for researchers based in all sectors to consider and evaluate methods as these relate to research practice. The International Journal of Social Research Methodology welcomes single article contributions relating to methodology and methods that: • draw out the generic implications for methods or methodology that are not limited to a specific topic area or discipline; and • treats the substantive findings of the research as illustrative of specific methodological approaches rather than as a substantive aspect of the article; In doing so, submitted articles: • provide an original contribution to current cutting-edge methodological debates • go beyond describing the research process of a particular project • are more than 'how to do X?' discussions, and instead critically engage with methodological issues, concerns and debates as they relate to doing social research in general; • can be appreciated by readers who may or may not be experts in a particular methodological approach or concept; • critically reflect on the advantages and disadvantages of specific approaches to provide robust arguments in relation to a particular method or methodology. We encourage authors who are considering submitting to the journal to look at current and past issues as a guide to the sorts of articles that we publish. We do not consider article submissions that: • Discuss a particular substantive context and findings, such that the methods are not the focus of the article (e.g. women’s educational achievement in UAE, or mixed ethnicity couple relations • Focus on methods in relation to a specific disciplinary context without consideration for a wider social science and methodological audience (e.g. focus group methods in psychology without thought to how these methods are used in other disciplines) • Descriptive or summative overviews of a particular research project (or projects) or the methodology chapter from a thesis or grant. • Verge on containing more equations than text, and are not accessible to general readership. Short articles (research notes) In addition to full-length research articles (not exceeding 8000 words), we publish short articles (not exceeding 3000 words). Short articles take the form of a ‘research note’ and focus on an element of research practice and methods as highlighted within a specific context. Short articles may involve less conventional outputs, as well as short essays discussing previous work, single observations, or a focused intervention to a methods debate (e.g., commentaries on up-and-coming methodological issues or concerns, novel methods in development, or a novel perspective on established methods). Review Articles The International Journal of Social Research Methodology commissions review articles but also welcomes suggestions from potential reviewers. Reviews can take various forms, for example multiple reviews of a single publication or two or three publications, or a review article of several publications (usually no more than four) from a single reviewer. We are open to consideration of other formats, but we do not usually consider single book reviews. A review forum or article should not exceed 6000 words. Proposers of reviews should submit a proposal of around 200 words describing their review and listing the publication(s), and, where appropriate, the names and affiliations of other reviewers. The review article should be submitted in the usual way and will be subject to the refereeing process. As with any offer of publication in the Journal, the editors' decision is final. Peer review policy All contributions published in this journal undergo initial editor screening and unless otherwise indicated anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees (see Instructions for Authors/Preparing Your Paper/Peer Review and Ethics). There are three stages to the review process. Stage 1: The Editors of the journal read all papers submitted. They agree either to send them out for peer review, or to desk reject if the piece does not fit the journal remit or there are identified problems. Stage 2: The peer review process for our journal is rigorous, thorough and involves a number of scholars. These include Editorial Board and Reviewer College members, and other reviewers who are relevant subject-matter experts. Stage 3: The editors consider the article in the light of all the reviewers’ reports they have received and come to a decision on whether the submission should be accepted, sent back for revision, or rejected. The editors’ decision is final. Read the Instructions for Authors

【译文】该期刊的一个主要特点是它的读者群体是学术和其他研究组织内的研究人员以及该领域的从业者和研究人员。因此，该杂志旨在发表高质量的方法论讨论，这些讨论通常结合专业和服务环境中的学术和基于实践的研究，以及考虑两者之间关系的研究。该杂志提供了 • 关注一系列持续和新兴的方法论辩论，包括定性和定量方法，包括混合方法、比较方法和模拟方法，因为这些方法涉及哲学、理论、伦理、政治和实践问题。 • 一个国际媒体，用于出版各种社会科学学科和实质性兴趣的社会研究方法和实践的讨论； • 为各部门的研究人员提供一个论坛，以考虑和评估与研究实践相关的方法。 《国际社会研究方法论杂志》欢迎与方法论和方法相关的单篇文章： • 提出不限于特定主题领域或学科的方法或方法论的一般含义； • 将研究的实质性结果视为具体方法论的说明，而不是文章的实质性方面；在此过程中，提交的文章： • 为当前前沿方法论辩论提供原创贡献 • 超越描述特定项目的研究过程 • 不仅仅是“如何做 X？”讨论，而是批判性地参与与一般社会研究相关的方法论问题、关注点和辩论； • 能够被读者所欣赏，无论他们可能是也可能不是特定方法或概念的专家； • 批判性地反思特定方法的优点和缺点，以提供与特定方法或方法论相关的强有力的论据。我们鼓励正在考虑向期刊提交文章的作者查看当前和过去的问题，作为我们发表的文章类型的指南。我们不考虑以下提交的文章： • 讨论特定的实质性背景和发现，使得方法不是文章的重点（例如，阿联酋妇女的教育成就，或混合种族的夫妻关系） • 专注于与特定学科背景相关的方法，而不考虑更广泛的社会科学和方法论受众（例如，心理学中的焦点小组方法，而不考虑这些方法如何在其他学科中使用） • 对特定研究项目（或多个项目）的描述性或总结性概述或论文或资助中的方法章节。 短文（研究笔记） 除了全文研究文章（不超过 8000 字）外，我们还发表短文（不超过 3000 字），重点关注特定背景下突出的研究实践和方法。工作、单一观察或对方法辩论的集中干预（例如，对即将出现的方法论问题或关注点的评论、正在开发的新方法或对既定方法的新观点）。 评论文章国际社会研究方法学杂志委托评论文章，但也欢迎潜在评论者的建议，评论可以采取多种形式，例如对单个出版物或两到三篇出版物的多篇评论，或来自单个评论者的多篇出版物（通常不超过四篇）的评论文章。开放考虑其他格式，但我们通常不考虑单个书评。评论的提议者应提交一份约 200 个字的提案，描述其评论并列出出版物，并在适当的情况下，以通常的方式提交评论文章，并将接受审稿过程。政策 所有捐款公开