Manuscript Submission for Vietnam Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities

Manuscript Submission Format: Manuscripts should meet the format guidelines specified in the Notice to Contributors published in all issues of each volume. All text must be double-spaced and typed in Times New Roman, 12-point font size. Margins should be at least 2.5 centimeters on all four sides. You may cite your own work, but do not use wording that identifies you as the author.

Submission Requirements: Manuscripts are submitted to Vietnam Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (JSSH) by email or by person. As part of the blind peer review process, authors will need to attach a blinded manuscript without a title page, as well as a separate title page with the authors' institutional affiliations, acknowledgments, and contact information for the corresponding author. Assigned editors will ask authors to recommend specific reviewer. Do not recommend colleagues, collaborators, or friends. JSSH may choose to disregard these recommendations.

Authors will need to attach the following separate files/items into journal email:

• Cover Letter. Please provide complete contact information for the corresponding author (name, address, phone/fax, e-mail), the complete manuscript title, and any other important and relevant information.
• Abstract. Please upload an abstract of 200 words or fewer describing the purpose, methods, and general findings of the study.
• Title Page. Please include authors' institutional affiliations, acknowledgments, and contact information for the corresponding author.
• Blinded Manuscript. Blinded manuscripts do not include the title page (or any self identifying information, see below). There is no need to include the abstract with the blinded manuscript.
• Biography Page. Please provide a short biography (fewer than 100 words) for each author. See previous issues for examples.

Address for Correspondence: Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, 336 Nguyen Trai Street, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi, Vietnam; Phone: (84) 3.5581984; E-mail: tckhxhnv@vnu.edu.vn

NOTE: Additional details on preparing manuscripts for JSSH are published in the ASA Style Guide (4th ed., 2010) available from the American Sociological Association. 

MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION

All pages must be double-spaced (including notes and references) with margins measuring at least 2.5 centimeters in A4. Please use 12-point Times New Roman font. JSSH Articles may not exceed 8,000 words in length including text, references, and footnotes (excluding tables and figures). JSSH book reviews should not exceed 1,000 words.  

Sections in a manuscript may include the following: (1) Title page, (2) Abstract, (3) Text, (4) Notes, (5) References, (6) Tables, (7) Figures, and (8) Appendixes.

1. Title page. Please include the following:
1. Full article title
2. Acknowledgments and credits
3. Each author’s complete name and institutional affiliation(s)
4. Grant numbers and/or funding information
5. Key words (four or five)
6. Corresponding author (name, address, phone/fax, e-mail)
2. Abstract. The abstract (around 250 words) should not include authors' names or other identifying information.
3. Blinded Manuscript. The manuscript should not include the title page, authors' names or affiliations, or any other identifying information. JSSH uses anonymous peer reviewers for manuscript evaluation. Delete or rewrite any text that identifies you as the author: when citing your own work, please write “Minh (1992) concluded...,” but do not write “I concluded (Minh 1992)....”

1. Headings and subheadings. Generally, three heading levels are sufficient to organize text. See recent issues for examples.
2. Citations in the text should provide the last name of the author(s) and year of publication. Include page numbers for direct quotes or specific passages. Cite only those works needed to provide evidence for your assertions and to refer to important sources on the topic. In the following examples of text citations, ellipses (...) indicate manuscript text:
3. When author’s name is in the text, follow it with the year in parentheses—... Nguyen Van Kim (2014).
4. When author’s name is not in the text, enclose the last name and year in parentheses—... (Nguyen Van Kim 2014).
5. Pages cited follow the year of publication after a colon—... (Nguyen Van Kim and Nguyen Van Dung 2014:39–40).
6. Provide last names for joint authors—... (Martin and Bailey 1988).
7. For three authors, list all three last names in the first citation in the text—... (Carr, Smith, and Jones 1962). For all subsequent citations use “et al.”—... (Carr et al. 1962). For works with four or more authors, use “et al.” throughout.
8. For institutional authorship, supply minimal identification from the complete citation—... (Vietnam Government 2015:117).
9. List a series of citations in alphabetical order or date order separated by semicolons—... (Nguyen Van Khanh 2012; Nguyen Van Kim et al. 2014).
10. Use “forthcoming” to cite sources scheduled for publication. For dissertations and unpublished papers, cite the date. If no date, use “n.d.” in place of the date—... Smith (forthcoming) and Oropesa (n.d.).
11. For machine-readable data files, cite authorship and date—... (Institute for Social Development 2004).

                                                               i.      Notes should be numbered in the text consecutively using superscript Arabic numerals. When referring to a note later in the text, use a parenthetical note—... (see note 3).

                                                             ii.      Equations in the text should be typed or printed. Use consecutive Arabic numerals in parentheses at the right margin to identify important equations.c. Notes should be numbered in the text consecutively using superscript Arabic numerals. When referring to a note later in the text, use a parenthetical note—…(see note 3).

4. Notes should be typed, double-spaced, in each page. Begin each note with the superscript numeral to which it is keyed in the text (e.g., “1 After 1981, there were…”). Notes can (a) explain or amplify text, (b) cite materials of limited availability, or (c) append information presented in a table or figure. Avoid long notes: consider (a) stating in the text that information is available from the author, (b) depositing the information in a national retrieval center and inserting a short footnote or a citation in the text, or (c) adding an appendix. Each note should not exceed 100 words.
5. References are presented in a separate section headed “REFERENCES.” All references cited in the text must be listed in the reference section, and vice versa. Publication information for each must be complete and correct. List the references in alphabetical order by authors’ last names; include first names and middle initials for all authors when available. List two or more entries by the same author(s) in order of the year of publication. Refer to the ASA Style Guide (4th ed., 2010) for additional examples:

- Book:

Cumming, Elaine and William Earl Henry. 1961. Growing Old: The Process of Disengagement. New York: Basic Books.

Trịnh Duy Luân. 2005. Xã hội học Đô thị. Hà Nội: Nhà Xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội.

- Book chapter :

Gambetta, Diego. 1988. "Mafia: The Price of Distrust." pp. 158-175 in Trust: Making and Breaking Cooperative Relations, edited by D. Gambetta. Oxford: Blackwell.

Nguyễn Thị Thanh Huyền. 2009. "Quy hoạch bãi rác đô thị nhìn từ giác độ xung đột môi trường." Trang 137-175 trong sách Nghiên cứu xã hội về môi trường, chủ biên Vũ Cao Đàm. Hà Nội: Nhà Xuất bản Khoa học và Kỹ thuật.

-  Journal article:

Bryant, Jonh. 2002. "Patrilines, Patriocality and Fertility Decline in Vietnam." Asia-Pacific Population Journal 17: 111-128.

Lê Ngọc Hùng. 2008. "Vốn xã hội, vốn con người và mạng lưới xã hội qua một số nghiên cứu ở Việt Nam." Tạp chí Nghiên cứu Con người 37:45-54

Conference presentation:

Đỗ Thiên Kính. 2011. "Hệ thống phân tầng xã hội ở Việt Nam hiện nay." Bài trình bày tại Hội thảo Khoa học công bố kết quả Chương trình nghiên cứu khoa học cấp Viện Xã hội học (2009-2010), Viện Xã hội học, Hà Nội.

Fukuyama, Francis. 1999. "Social Capital and Civic Society." Presented at the IMF Conference on Second Generation Reforms, International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC.

Online paper/document:

Quốc Hội. 2009. "Luật Người cao tuổi." Cổng thông tin điện tử Chính phủ Nước Cộng hòa Xã hội Chủ nghĩa Việt Nam (http://vanban.chinhphu.vn/portal/page/portal/chinhphu/..). Truy cập tháng 6 năm 2015.

6. Tables should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they appear in the text and must include table titles. Tables will appear in the published article in the order in which they are numbered initially. Each table must include a descriptive title and headings for all columns and rows..
7. Figures should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they appear in the text and must include figure captions. Figures will appear in the published article in the order in which they are numbered initially. Preferred programs and formats for figures include the following: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, .wmf, .emf, and .tif (300 dpi).
   PERMISSION: The author(s) are responsible for securing permission to reproduce all copyrighted figures or materials before they are published. A copy of the written permission must be included with the manuscript submission.

            For more information about JSSH and submission, please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office, 708-E building, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University-Hanoi.

            Address: 336 Nguyen Trai street, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi, Vietnam.

            Tel: 04.35581984; email:        tckhxhnv@vnu.edu.vn  or      tapchikhxhnv@gmail.com