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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.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

Socioanalysis is produced twice a year.

Socioanalysis publishes scientific papers and book reviews. The journal is now expanding to include:

  • Opinion Pieces that address current societal concerns from a socioanalytic perspective.
  • Creative Products that express socioanalytic concepts and practices eg, poetry, short stories.

Notes for Contributors of papers

  1. Manuscripts should be a maximum of 6,500 words in length (12pt font).
  2. Contributors should provide an electronic copy (Microsoft Word .doc or .docx).
  3. Authors should provide a short abstract, four key words and a brief biographical note of no more than 150 words on a separate page.
  4. Socioanalysis conducts double-blind review of submitted articles in which the identity of the author is unknown to the reviewers.
  5. Published by Group Relations Australia, Victoria Australia Copyright © for the journal and individual papers is held by Group Relations Australia.
  6. Manuscripts should be presented in standard English, although the editors will accept local spelling variations. Please use a spell and grammar checker before submitting.
  7. Avoid using footnotes. If notes for the text are absolutely essential, then number each note in order in the text and provide end notes prior to the references.
  8. Use single ‘smart style’ quotation marks, reserving double quotes for a quote within a quote.
  9. Indent large quotations. Always indicate the source of the quote including the page number of the quote in its original source.
  10. References are listed at the end of the text. All and only references made in the text should appear in the reference list.
  11. References in the text should be cited in the Harvard style, i.e., name of author followed by date of publication in brackets. For example, Higgin & Bridger (1964).
  12. References should appear in the following style:
  • _For books: author(s) (family name followed by initials); date of publication in brackets; title of book in italics, place of publication followed by double colon and the name of the publisher. Example:

           Bion, W.R. (1961) Experiences in Groups and other papers.  London: Tavistock Publications.

  • _For journal articles: author(s) (family name followed by initials); date of publication in brackets; title of article in single quote marks; noted as ‘in’ name of journal in italics; journal volume and issue numbers; page numbers of article and the name of the publisher. Example: Long, S. and Newton, J. (1997) ‘Educating the Gut: socio-emotional aspects of the learning organization’ in The Journal of Management Development, Vol. 16, No. 4. pp. 284-301. MCB              University Press.
  • _For chapters in edited volumes: author(s) (family name followed by initials); date of publication in brackets; title of chapter in single quote marks; noted as ‘in’ name of editor(s) with initials prior to family name(s); name of book in italics; place of publication; the name of the publisher and finally page numbers of the chapter. Example:

           Miller, E.J. (1990) ‘Experiential Learning in Groups 1. The development of the Leicester model’               in E. Trist and H. Murray (eds.) The Social Engagement of Social Science. Volume 1: the social-                    psychological perspective. London: Free Association Books, pp. 165-185.

Copyright Notice

Copyright and Licensing The copyright of all articles published in Socioanalysis is held by Group Relations Australia (GRA). Authors submitting manuscripts to Socioanalysis, and in the event of acceptance for publication, transfer the copyright of their articles to the journal. By doing so, GRA will protect and disseminate the copyrighted work effectively, ensuring its accessibility to a wide audience while upholding academic integrity and copyright standards. Authors’ intellectual property rights will be respected, and the work attributed to the authors appropriately. On publication authors may share their article with their peers, and self-archive their accepted manuscript 12-months after publication. At this time, open access is not available for Socioanalysis.

1. Assignment of copyright. In consideration of the Publisher's agreement to review and, if accepted, publish the Work, the Author(s) assign to the Publisher, effective upon acceptance of the Work for publication, all rights, title and interest in the copyright in the Work, throughout the world and for the full term of copyright, including any renewals and extensions. This includes the exclusive right to reproduce, publish, distribute, communicate to the public, translate, adapt and license the Work in all forms and media, now known or later developed.

2. Definition of the Work. "The Work" means the article submitted, including its abstract, figures, tables, supplementary material and any accepted or revised versions, but excluding any third-party material for which the Author(s) do not hold the rights.

3. Rights retained by the Author(s). Notwithstanding the assignment above, the Author(s) retain the right to: (a) use the Work for their own personal, non-commercial purposes; (b) use the Work for teaching, including in classroom materials and internal institutional course platforms; and (c) share copies of the Work with colleagues for scholarly, non-commercial purposes. In each case, the Author(s) must acknowledge the Publisher as the original publisher and must not make the Work publicly available online, or otherwise distribute it commercially, without the Publisher's written permission.

4. Author warranties. The Author(s) warrant that: (a) the Work is original and has not been published elsewhere or submitted concurrently to another publication; (b) they are the sole owners of the rights assigned, or have authority to assign them on behalf of all co-authors; (c) the Work does not infringe the rights of any third party or contain unlawful material; and (d) they have obtained written permission for any third-party material included in the Work and will supply copies on request.

5. Moral rights. The Publisher will attribute authorship of the Work to the Author(s) and will not subject the Work to derogatory treatment. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Author(s) consent to the Publisher making editorial changes necessary for publication, and agree that such changes do not infringe their moral rights.

6. Non-publication. If the Work is not accepted for publication, or if it is withdrawn before acceptance, this assignment has no effect and all rights remain with the Author(s). If the Publisher has not published the Work within [__] months of acceptance, the Author(s) may request reversion of the rights by written notice.

7. Co-authors. The corresponding author signs on behalf of all co-authors and confirms that each has agreed to these terms.

8. Governing law. This Agreement is governed by the laws of [jurisdiction to be specified by the Publisher].

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