Scope
Special issues of *REVISTA DE CERCETARE SI INTERVENTIE SOCIALA* is focused on applied Appreciative Inquiry in different fields: Community; Evaluation; Business; Supervision; Coaching; Education; Organizational Development; Social innovation; Other related fields… All the persons interested in this issue are invited to submit an article for RCIS. The theme of this special issue is to focus on recent advances in the utilizing Appreciative Inquiry in Social Change.

Mission
The *REVISTA DE CERCETARE SI INTERVENTIE SOCIALA* [*Review of Research and Social Intervention*] publishes original papers about the theory, methods, and research, practice and conferences presentations about the research in social field. The general goal of RCIS is to present the best work in and about contemporary society and the phenomenon, in order to improve the knowledge base and practice of its readers. Because the field of social reality is diverse, with different intellectual traditions, approaches to practice, research methods and domains of application, the papers published in RCIS will reflect this diversity. REVISTA DE CERCETARE SI INTERVENTIE SOCIALA (ISSN: 1583-3410) is indexed by ISI Thomson in Social Sciences Citation Index.

Submission Information

All manuscripts should be submitted online at
* stefan [dot] cojocaru [at] expertprojects [dot] ro *

Manuscripts should be no more than 6.000 words all-inclusive and should be double spaced, preferably written in English. Submitted papers will be screened by the volume editors before they are entered into the review process.

Submissions should be sent by email as an attachment of a single file that includes all images and figures. The preferred format is MS Word for Windows. All manuscripts should be generally outlined and edited to conform to the APA writing style.

All submissions will be double-blind reviewed by at least two reviewers. Authors are expected to participate in the review process. Individuals interested in contributing to the Book Reviews sections should contact the relevant section editor prior to submitting a manuscript.

Abstract

The purpose of the abstract is to summarize the purpose, scope, methods, results, and conclusions reached. Use of nontechnical language is recommended for the abstract, since many people referencing abstracts are not technically familiar with the paper’s topic. The abstract is complete if it is able to stand alone and adequately describe the paper by providing just enough background information to make the results understandable. Normally an abstract should only be 100–250 words long. The abstract in English are required. Each of them must have no more then 250 words.

Keywords

The purpose of keywords is to provide a very rapid classification for the author’s paper. Keywords should be synonyms and closely related words relative to the paper’s topic and classification. The keywords (5-6 keywords) should follow the abstract without a blank line, accompanied by the heading "Keywords:" in Times Roman 12-point boldface, initially capitalized. Leave two blank lines after the keywords, and then begin the main text.

Author's biographical information

Texts must be accompanied by: the author's biographical information (professional title, didactic position, institutional affiliation, contact information, and email address), a list of the author's main publications (1/2 page), a digital photo in .jpeg or .jpg format (optional). All of these will be public information for selected authors.

The submission of a manuscript implies that the author certifies that the material is not copyrighted and is not currently under review for any refereed journal or conference proceedings. If the paper (or any version or part thereof) has appeared, or will appear, in another publication of any kind, the details of such publication must be disclosed to the editors at the time of submission.

Important Dates
-Abstracts and expression of interest: February 28, 2010
-Paper submission: March 30, 2009
-Notification of review outcome: May 15, 2010
-Final manuscripts due: June 7, 2010

For more information you may contact:
Stefan Cojocaru
Alexandru Ioan Cuza
University Department of Sociology and Social Work

Email: * stefan [dot] cojocaru [at] expertprojects [dot] ro *