Authors will need to upload the following separate items into SAGE Track:

Abstract. Please provide an abstract of no more than 150 words that describes the topic of the research, the specific research questions, the data and basic research design, and the major conclusions. Remember that abstracts are summaries of the research project, not summaries of the background or motivation for the project.
Title Page. Please include the title of the manuscript; each author’s institutional affiliation; acknowledgments; and contact information for the corresponding author.
Blinded Manuscript. Do not include the title page or any other self-identifying information in the blinded manuscript. There is also no need to include an abstract with the blinded manuscript.
Preferred and Non-Preferred Reviewers. Please provide names and email addresses for reviewers who are particularly well-qualified to evaluate your manuscript. Do not recommend colleagues, collaborators, or others with whom you may have a conflict of interest. Note that the Editor may choose to disregard some or all of your recommendations.
Cover Letter (Optional). Please provide any important and relevant information that the Editor may need to fairly and effectively evaluate your manuscript.
$25.00 Non-refundable Manuscript Processing Fee. Authors must pay the non-refundable $25.00 manuscript processing fee electronically through SAGE Track. All new manuscripts require a fee unless authored by ASA student members.

Please provide an abstract of no more than 150 words that describes the topic of the research, the specific research questions, the data and basic research design, and the major conclusions. Remember that abstracts are summaries of the research project, not summaries of the background or motivation for the project.

Authors will also be asked to provide information about the source of funding for their research (if applicable) and to affirm that any research on human subjects has been reviewed and approved by an appropriate ethics committee.

Address correspondence to Editor John Robert Warren, Sociology of Education, soe@umn.edu.

Note: All submitting authors are expected to abide by the ASA’s Code of Ethics, which is available athttp://www.asanet.org/images/asa/docs/pdf/CodeofEthics.pdf. Authors should pay particular attention to Sections 14 (“Plagiarism”), 15 (“Authorship Credit”), and 16 (“Publication Process”). Submission of a manuscript to SOE implies that the work has not been published before, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that its publication has been approved by all co-authors.