Review Process (ajs-review-process)

AJS's review process is unusual and worth understanding before submitting. It is double-blind, run out of the University of Chicago Department of Sociology, with graduate students doing reviewer assignment and a "preject" screen for papers not in dialogue with current sociology. Knowing this lets you pre-empt the failure modes. Verify volatile specifics on the live editorial pages (待核实; UChicago Press pages are 403 to automated fetch).

When to trigger

• Before submitting, to stress-test the manuscript against the AJS process
• Interpreting a decision letter and setting expectations
• Understanding why "in dialogue with current sociology" and theoretical ambition both matter

How AJS review works (distinctive features)