The Jounal of Sociocybernetics (ISSN 1607-86667) is a peer reviewed, electronical journal published biannually – Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter – by the Research Committee on Sociocybernetics (RC 51) of the International Sociological Association (ISA). The Journal of Sociocybernetics provides an international and interdisciplinary forum for the dissemination of research findings, reviews and theory in all areas of common interest to social scientists interested in the science of social systems. The journal publishes material relevant to any aspect of systems science relevant to social science disciplines (eg. anthropology, economics, geography, psychology, social policy, sociology and ethics). It is particularly keen to publish findings or reviews which are of general interest to an international readership in social systems theory.
Current issue: Volume 8, (1/2) 2010
Past issues:
- Volume 7 (2) 2009
- Volume 7 (1) 2009
- Volume 6 (2) 2008
- Volume 6 (1) 2008
- Volume 5 (1/2) 2007
- Volume 4 (2) 2003/4
- Volume 4 (1) 2003
- Volume 3 (2) 2002/3
- Volume 3 (1) 2002
- Volume 2 (2) 2001/2
- Volume 2 (1) 2001
- Volume 1 (2) 2000
- Volume 1 (1) 2000
Peer review policy
To ensure the integrity of the blind peer-review for submission to this journal, every effort will be made to prevent the identities of the authors and reviewers from being known to each other. Copyright remains the property of authors. Permission to reprint must be obtained from the authors and the contents of JoS cannot be copied for commercial purposes. JoS does, however, reserve the right to future reproduction of articles in hard copy, portable document format (.pdf), or HTML editions of JoS. The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party. This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge
Guidelines for authors
The journal will publish the following types of contribution:
1) Original research and critical or analytical reviews in any area of theory, policy or research relevant to sociocybenertics. Papers can be up to 8,000 words including abstract, tables, endnotes and references. Papers below this limit are preferred.
2) Short items. These are reports of research findings, commentaries on topical issues or correspondence, of between 2000 and 4000 words
3) Editorials or commentaries commissioned by the Editors.
4) Part or whole Special Issues bringing together collections of papers on a particular theme, and usually edited by a guest editor.
Manuscript submissions should be sent electronically to the editor: Michael Paetau (michael.paetau@sociocybernetics.eu). The submission has not been previously published. The submission file is in Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect 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. In general, please follow the Chicago Manuel of Style; citations and bibliography should follow the current journal sytle (APA). Normally, articles should be of no more than 6000 words, although longer articles will be considered in exceptional circumstances. The Journal looks for submissions that are innovative and apply principles of General Systems Theory and Cybernetics to the social sciences, broadly conceived.
Editorial Board
EDITOR:
Michael Paetau, Center for Sociocybernetics Studies Bonn, Germany
michael.paetau@sociocybernetics.eu
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Juan M. Aguado, Murcia University, Spain
jmaguado@um.es
Patricia Almaguer-Kalixto, LabCOMplex, UNAM, México
palmaguer@labcomplex.net
Felix Geyer, The Netherlands
geyer@xs4all.nl
Barry Gibson, University of Sheffield, UK
b.j.gibson@sheffield.ac.uk
Fabio Giglietto, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy
fabio.giglietto@soc.uniurb.it
Diane Laflamme, Univesité du Québec à Montreal
ad.laflamme@sympatico.ca
Felipe Lara Rosano, Center for Applied Sciences and Technology, UNAM, México
flararosano@gmail.com
Bernd Hornung, University Hospital Giessen & Marburg GmbH, Germany
hornung@med.uni-marburg.de
Margarita Maass Moreno, LabCOMplex, UNAM, México
maass@labcomplex.net
Czeslaw Mesjasz, Cracow University of Economics, Poland
mesjaszc@uek.krakow.pl
Philippos Nicolopoulos, University of Indianapolis, Greece
nicolopoulosp@uindy.gr
John Raven, “Eye on Society”, UK
jraven@ednet.co.uk
Karl-Heinz Simon, University Kassel, Germany
simon@usf.uni-kassel.de
