CALL FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS TO THE DOSSIER CONTEMPORARY PRECARIOUSNESS

Synopsis

The purpose of this dossier is to discuss contemporary precariousness represented by the capitalist transformations of recent decades, which have threatened the forms of social solidarity by exacerbating individualism and the entrepreneurialization of social institutions. Added to such precariousness there are technological changes that, although expand the horizons of human life, also become a threat to human existence by depleting natural resources, the results of which can be seen in global warming and other environmental consequences we currently experience. We intend to debate the general issue of life precariousness, through articles that highlight this process in work, education, health, politics, in short, in all dimensions of social life.

Jacob Carlos Lima and Helena Bomeny

Editors

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Submissions to the dossier must be sent through RBS webpage (https://rbs.sbsociologia.com.br/) for the “Dossiê Contemporary Precariousness” section, by July 31, 2025, and shall comply with the Guidelines for Authors.

Manuscripts submitted to the dossier will go through four review stages. The first, carried out by the journal's editorial team, will assess the manuscript's conformity to the Guidelines for authors. In case of non-compliance, the authors will be informed and the submission will be archived. The second stage will be carried out by the organizers of the dossier in collaboration with RBS editors, who will assess the relevance of the manuscript to the dossier program. In case of non-adequacy, an editorial review will be prepared and sent to the authors and the submission will be refused. The third stage will consist of double-blind peer review of manuscripts approved in the previous stages. Manuscripts with negative reviews will be rejected. Those with a recommendation for revisions may be rejected at the discretion of the dossier’s organizers or have a revision requested and may then compose the list for final selection. Submissions with reviews for acceptance will be part of the final selection of manuscripts to be chosen for the dossier.

Among those submissions approved for the final stage, two will be selected to integrate the dossier. The remaining ones, at the discretion of RBS editors, may be considered for publication in other editions of the journal, in the regular submissions section, if the authors so desire.