The Caucasus Journal of Social Sciences is published by The University of Georgia (Tbilisi). The Journal reports on original research and offers reviews and articles of importance to the peoples of the Caucasus region and to those with an interest in, or who work in, the region.

The CJSS aims to stimulate ideas, communicate research, foster critical thinking, and develop modern trends in social sciences.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS FOR THE CAUCASUS JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

The Caucasus Journal of Social Sciences will consider papers for publication that deal with academic disciplines that study human aspects of the world. These include, among others, anthropology, archaeology, economics, education, geography, history, information science, international relations, law, linguistics, politics, psychology, public health, and sociology. Papers in the humanities and other disciplines will be considered if they are related in some way to one or more of these disciplines.

New submissions must be sent by e-mail to the Editor at cjss_editor@yahoo.com no later than the 1st of July, 2009, for the second issue of the Journal.For the Third issue of The Caucasus Journal of Social Sciences, new submissions must be sent by e-mail to the Editor, at cjss_editor@yahoo.com no later than the 1st of December, 2009.

Authors should follow these instructions:

1. Papers must be in English. They should be written in a concise manner. Papers with poor English will be sent back to the author for correction.

2. Papers must be original work.

3. Authors should submit articles that have not been previously published, except that articles previously published only in Georgian or Russian may be submitted in English.

4. The title page should be a separate file containing the title of the paper and each author’s name, affiliation, address, telephone, fax numbers, and e-mail address.

5. An abstract of 100-150 words is required in two languages: English and Georgian. Abstracts should be specific and provide readers with information about the importance of the findings.

6. Provide a biographical sketch of no more than 1 page for each author in a separate file.7. The main paper should not contain the names of authors.

8. Papers are required to be in APA Style. (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Papers in other styles will not be considered. For assistance, see

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/)

http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/index.aspx?doc_id=796#abstract).

9. Avoid unusual symbols, if possible.

10. Figures should be high resolution, each containing descriptive headings. Figures of poor quality will not be published.

11. The print version of the journal will be black and white.

12. The paper will be reviewed by experts.

13. Each author will be informed about the status of submitted article.

14. Please indicate name, surname, and title of the paper in the Subject line of e-mail.

Juliet Andghuladze

Editor of Caucasus Journal of Social Sciences

77 Kostava Street, V BuildingTbilisi 0175, Georgia (Republic)

Mob: 893 622 612

cjss_editor@yahoo.com

julietandguladze@yahoo.com