Come see the latest Sociology books—and talk to the editors that published them. This is your chance—if you’re attending American Sociological Association—to talk one-on-one with Springer Nature editors, to look through and buy new and essential books, and more.
When you visit Springer Nature in booth 305, you can talk to some of the most experienced editors working in scholarly publishing. These experts can answer any questions you might have and can explain the ins and outs of today’s publishing landscape, including open access (OA), what’s involved in writing and publishing a book, and more.
And you can see the full range of Sociology at Springer and Palgrave Macmillan here. On these pages, you’ll find more detailed information about the books, journals, and services you’ll see highlighted especially for American Sociological Association.
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Got an idea for a book? Please drop by the Springer Nature booth at the conference for a chat with Shinjini Chatterjee, Senior Editor, Social Sciences, Springer, or write to her at shinjini.chatterjee@springer.com. Shinjini brings with her two decades of social science publishing experience and would be delighted to meet you!
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Especially for ASA: see also Discover Global Society and Discover Social Science and Health
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Get answers from expert editors—here’s who you will meet at our booth
You’re attending American Sociological Association because you have results to share. But what’s the best way to reach the widest appropriate audience? The Springer Nature editors who are here can help answer that question. You can take the opportunity to meet with Shinjini, Janelle, Elizabeth and Rebecca. If you haven’t written a book before, they can give you a quick introduction to the process. And if you have, they can show you how publishing a book with Springer and Palgrave Macmillan would be different from other publishers. They can also help answer any questions you might have about Springer and Palgrave Macmillan journals.
Shinjini Chatterjee
Senior Editor, Social Sciences, Books
Sociology
Springer, Heidelberg, Germany
Janelle Coore
Associate Publisher, Journals
Social Science, Business, and Economics
Springer, New York, US
Elizabeth Graber
Senior Editor, Books
Sociology, Anthropology, Migration Studies
Palgrave Macmillan, New York, US
Rebecca Longtin
Editor, Books
Gender Studies
Palgrave Macmillan, New York, US
Publishing with Springer Nature
Every kind of article or book you might write can find its home here, including in fully OA books and journals. So you can see for yourself, Shinjini, Janelle, Elizabeth and Rebecca have hand-chosen examples that demonstrate the quality, breadth, and depth of what we publish; and also how your research might find its place here. If you already have a book idea in mind, you can discuss it directly with an experienced Publishing Editor. Find out what makes publishing your book with Springer Nature different.
The books and journals below illustrate the scope and quality of the research published here.
Books
M. A. Martinez
The Employable Sociologist
A Guide for Undergraduates
- Re-contextualizes disciplinary knowledge to non-sociological audiences, such as employers
E. Lee, J. Bristow, C. Faircloth, J. Macvarish
Parenting Culture Studies
- Includes case studies on attachment and helicopter parenting to assess the socio-cultural roots of parenting debates
S. A. Tate, E. Gutiérrez Rodríguez
The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Race and Gender
- Examines readings which see race and gender as multiple sites of subjectivity, politics and identification
S. Hitlin, S. M. Dromi, A. Luft
Handbook of the Sociology of Morality, Volume 2
- Takes sociology back to its roots as the scientific study of human moral systems, actions, and interpretation
J. H. Turner, A. J. Roberts
Inter-Societal Dynamics
Toward a General Theory
- Argues that more abstract theorizing will move explanations of inter-societal dynamics forward
J. E. Stets, A. V. Reichelmann, K. J. Kiecolt
Advancing Identity Theory, Measurement, and Research
- Highlights theory and measurement advances in identity research
Journals
Gender Issues
EiC Erhan Aydin
- Provides interdisciplinary and cross-national research related to gender equity
- Publishes political, economic, social and behavioral analyses with diverse perspectives and policy conclusions
Journal of African American Studies
EiC Judson L. Jeffries
- Examines topics on the social transformations of people of African descent
- Examines the dynamics and conditions that impact the life chances of African descended peoples wherever they may be in the world.
- Publishes original research on issues that have real life consequences for the social, political and economic progress of African descended peoples.
Race and Social Problems
EiC Gary F. Koeske
- Presents empirical studies, reviews, theoretical studies and invited essays
- Includes anthropology, communications, criminology, economics, history, law, political science, psychology, public health,
Studies in Comparative International Development
EiC Tamara Kay
- Addresses political, social, economic, and environmental change in local, national, and international contexts
- Challenges prevailing orthodoxies with its tradition of presenting critical and innovative analytical perspectives
- Publishes original research articles on all regions of the world
VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
EiC Fredrik O. Andersson, Susan Appe, Galia Chimiak
Official journal of the International Society for Third-Sector Research
- An international forum for research in the areas between state, market, and household sectors
- Presents leading-edge academic argument around civil society issues
- Offers a style that is accessible to practitioners and policymakers
Open access
Serving the global research community with openness, rigor, quality, and transparency
Open access (OA) refers to the free, immediate, online availability of research outputs such as journal articles or books, combined with the rights to use these outputs fully in the digital environment. Publishing OA expands the reach of your research, fostering greater impact, visibility and usage of your work. Studies indicate that gold OA articles achieve significantly more downloads, citations, and Altmetric attention than non-OA articles.
You may be able to publish OA, with your fees covered, through one of Springer Nature’s many OA agreements. Alternatively, you can use our free OA funding and support service to find and apply for funding to cover your article processing charges (APCs) and/or book processing charges (BPCs).
Ultimately, serving the research community means research that’s open to all. And the only way to achieve full, immediate, and sustainable OA is by prioritising gold OA.
Below you’ll find a selection of OA journals and books that our editors have chosen as of particular interest for American Sociological Association.
Journals
Open Access
Discover Social Science and Health
EiC Michael J. Shanahan
- Publishing papers at the intersection of the social and biomedical sciences
- Integrating a social perspective and a concern for health
- A Discover journal focused on speed of submission and review, service, and integrity
Open Access
Discover Global Society
EiC Rajendra Baikady
- Publishing articles across all areas of societal research with a global perspective
- Welcomes research on all aspects of globalization, neoliberalism and internationalism
- Publishing open access for greater visibility and impact
Open Access
Discover Public Health
EiC Cherry Ma
- Publishing results from all fields relevant to public health
- Topics include epidemiology, disease prevention, health policy, and more
- A Discover journal focused on speed of submission and review, service, and integrity
Books
Open Access
G. C. Chang
Revolution and Witchcraft
The Code of Ideology in Unsettled Times
- Introduces the concept of idea systems to describe how ideas can codify social groups
Open Access
H. Crawley, J. K. Teye
The Palgrave Handbook of South–South Migration and Inequality
- Takes a regional approach and compares findings from different geographical areas
Open Access
G. Zabludovsky
Sociology in Mexico
An Intellectual and Institutional History
- Balances influence of European thought and Western sociology with the search for a national and Latin American sociology
Open Access
Z. Norkus
Post-Communist Transformations in Baltic Countries
A Restorations Approach in Comparative Historical Sociology
- Pioneers comparative case studies of post-communist transformations as social restorations
Open Access
T. H. Eriksen, M. Visentin
Acceleration and Cultural Change
Dialogues from an Overheated World
- Reinterprets Eriksen's 'overheating' approach through a dialogue between two scholars
Open Access
F. Simões, E. Erdogan
NEETs in European rural areas
Individual features, support systems and policy measures
- Systematically covers rural NEETs as a subgroup of NEETs
- Follows a multidisciplinary approach, bringing together the most relevant scholars on the topic of rural NEETs
- Informs European policy makers about a much-needed area of policy design