Armed Forces & Society

Armed Forces & Society

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Statement

Traversing the fine line between armed violence and peacekeeping, our mission at Armed Forces & Society is to represent fully the constituents we serve as well as those underserved or marginalized throughout history and today. Our international team of scholars and reviewers reflects and champions the diversity of our audience across the spectrum of human experience. We aspire to equity in our policy and administration. We are committed to inclusion. We endeavor to cultivate peace.

Manuscript Submission Guidelines

Manuscripts must be submitted electronically via http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/afs; authors must establish an online account on the SageTrack system powered by ScholarOne. Manuscripts are not accepted by e-mail nor are they ‘pre-reviewed’ by editorial staff for suitability.

Book reviews should adhere to all submission guidelines and generally will not exceed 7 pages and 2000 words.

Submission of a manuscript implies a commitment by the author to publish in the journal if the manuscript is accepted; authors must certify that the manuscript is not currently under consideration by any other journal.

Please contact the journal’s editorial staff at afsjournal@iusafs.org if you have any questions or concerns about submitting a manuscript that are not addressed below or at https://apastyle.apa.org/.

Manuscript Quality

Reviewers rate submitted manuscripts based on the following seven criteria: 

• readability/writing style
• interest to readership
• use of literature
• use of theory
• appropriateness of methods
• significance of evidence
• contribution to knowledge.

Manuscript Preparation

Size: Manuscripts typically should not exceed 26 pages and 8,000 words, including tables, figures, and references. However, manuscripts received that exceed that limit may be considered at the discretion of the Editor-in-Chief.

Style: Manuscripts should be prepared using the APA Style (7th ed.). See below and https://apastyle.apa.org.

Manuscript Formatting Basics

Anonymizing the manuscript; see instructions: https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/Manuscript-preparation-for-double-anonymized-journal. 

The manuscript must be in MS Word or equivalent.

Margins must be 1” on all four sides of 8.5” x 11” (US letter-size), portrait orientation paper.

All manuscript text pages must be typed, double-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman font unless otherwise indicated below (e.g., References, Endnotes).

Manuscript text should be left justified unless otherwise indicated (e.g., block quotes).

Blockquotes should be single-spaced and indented; see APA 7^th ed. Sections 8.23 – 8.28 for setup.

Headers/Footers of any type, including page numbers, are not permitted.

Table data must be presented in a MS Word or MS Excel spreadsheet, or as a .jpg or .png; do not use the spacebar to place data in a ‘table’ on the page! See APA 7^th ed. Section 7.8 – 7.21 for setup.

Figure elements must be ‘grouped,’ a .jpg, a .png, or otherwise ‘locked’ into the appropriate format for publication. If Figure elements are not ‘grouped, the manuscript will be returned immediately to the author. Figure resolution should be 300dpi at the time of submission. See APA 7^th ed. Section 7.22 – 7.36 for setup.

References and Endnotes must be 10.5-point Times New Roman font with 1.5 line spacing.

Manuscript Submission Components (Minimum of TWO to upload)

• TITLE PAGE
  • Article title
  • Abstract (maximum 150 words)
  • Keywords (maximum of seven)
  • Author(s)' name(s)
  • Author(s)' brief biography(ies)
  • Author(s)' institutional affiliation(s) with mailing address(es)
  • Corresponding author’s e-mail
  • Acknowledgments
  • Disclosures

• MAIN DOCUMENT [Manuscript] – Proper Order of Sections
  • Article title, Abstract (maximum 150 words), Keywords (maximum of seven) on first page (all three of these elements on first page)
  • Text (begins on a new page) Note: The first paragraphs are understood to be introductory; do not begin with a section heading “Introduction.” If you have subheadings within the initial paragraphs, begin with Second Level per below.
  • Tables (begin on a new page and are in numerical order with a placeholder [Insert Table # here] in the text)
  • Figures (begin on a new page and are in numerical order with a placeholder [Insert Figure # here] in the text)
  • References (begin on a new page)
  • Endnotes (begin on a new page)
  • Appendices (begin on a new page) Note: Appendices that are extensive and/or supplemental will be published online only and tied to the article via hotlink.

Heading & Subheading Structure (See APA 7^th ed. Sections 2.26 – 2.27)

Headings and subheadings should be informative, clear, and brief. They provide an ‘outline’ of the section and distinction between main concepts or components presented.

APA Style provides for five levels, although three usually suffice. They should be formatted precisely as follows:

First Level Headings, Centered, Bold, Title Case

Text should be indented like this…

Second Level Headings, Flush Left, Bold, Title Case

            Text should be indented like this… 

Third Level Headings, Bold Italic, Title Case

            Text should be indented like this…

Fourth Level Headings, Indented, Bold, Title Case ending with a period. Text then immediately begins like this… 

Fifth Level Headings, Indented, Bold, Italic, Title Case ending with a period. Text then immediately begins like this…

Citations (See APA 7^th ed. Sections 8.10 – 8.36.)

• For each citation, there must be a corresponding citation in the References AND for each Reference in the list, there must be a corresponding text citation.
• Paraphrasing - See APA 7^th ed. Sections 8.23 & 8.24.
• Quotations - See APA 7^th ed. Sections 8.25 – 8.34.
• Always use in-text citations.
  • Parenthetical:
    • One author: “…processes and people has become normalized (Meštrović, 2015).”
    • Two Authors: “…suitable conditions for pursuing our end goals – well-being, happiness, flourishing (Zavaliy & Aristidou, 2014).
    • Three or more authors: “…armed forces are expected to kill or support a killing machine (Baggaley et al., 2019).
  • Narrative:
    • One author: Tronto (2017) further suggests…
    • Two authors: Allison and Risman (2014, p. 118) state, “…”
    • Three or more authors: Connor et al. (2019) asserts that loyalty relationships…

Endnotes 

If explanatory endnotes are required for your manuscript, use MS Word’s References > Insert Endnote feature.

• Use Arabic numbers (i.e., 1, 2, 3…).
• Citations used in endnotes must be included in References.
• Endnotes must be 1.5 spaced in 10.5 point Times New Roman and hanging indented.
• Must begin on a separate page with “Notes” as the first level heading AFTER “References.”  

References (See APA 7^th ed. Chapters 9 & 10; visit https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references) 

• Arrange references alphabetically by authors’ last names.
• If there is more than one work by the same author, order according to publication date oldest to most recent.

Examples of Common References

Journals

Journal article with one author
Smith, A. (2015). Effects of multiple deployments on families and unit readiness. Armed
Forces & Society, 13(6), 578-583.  https://doi.org/10.1177/0095327X13500651

Journal article with two authors
Woods, P. R., & Lamond, D. A. (2011). What would Confucius do? – Confucian ethics and self-
regulation in management. Journal of Business Ethics 102(4), 669-683.

Journal article with three or more authors
Valentine, G., Holloway, S., Knell, C., & Jayne, M. (2008). Drinking places: young people and
cultures of alcohol consumption in rural environments. Journal of Rural Studies 24, 28-40.

Books

Book with one author
Peters, M. A. (2001). Poststructuralism, Marxism, and Neoliberalism: Between theory and politics.
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

Book chapter in an edited volume
Kier, E. (1999). Discrimination and military cohesion: an organizational per­spective. In M. F.
Katzenstein & J. Perry (Eds.), Beyond Zero Tolerance: Discrimination in Military Culture
(pp. 25-52). Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.

Book with multiple editors
Wardrip-Fruin, N., & Montfort, N. (Eds.). (2003). The new media reader. MIT Press.

Government Agency Reports

National Cancer Institute. (2019). Taking time: Support for people with cancer (NIH Publication No.
18-2059). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health.
https://www.cancer.gov/publications/patient-education/takingtime.pdf

Stuster, J., Adolf, J., Byrne, V., & Greene, M. (2018). Human exploration of Mars: Preliminary lists
of crew tasks (Report No. NASA/CR-2018-220043). National Aeronautics and Space
Administration. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20190001401.pdf

Dissertation (Published)

Miranda, C. (2019). Exploring the lived experiences of foster youth who obtained graduate level
degrees: Self-efficacy, resilience, and the impact on identity development (Publication No.
27542827) [Doctoral dissertation, Pepperdine University]. PQDT Open.
https://pqdtopen.proquest.com/doc/2309521814.html?FMT=AI

Conference Paper Presentation

Evans, A. C., Jr., Garbarino, J., Bocanegra, E., Kinscherff, R. T., & Márquez-Greene, N. (2019,
August 8–11). Gun violence: An event on the power of community [Conference presentation].
APA 2019 Convention, Chicago, IL, United States. https://convention.apa.org/2019-video  

Podcast

Meraji, S. M., & Demby, G. (Hosts). (2016–present). Code switch [Audio
podcast]. National Public Radio. https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitch

Copyrighted Materials

Author(s) are responsible for securing permission to reproduce all copyrighted figures or materials before they are published in Armed Forces & Society.