About

Presentation and indexing  

Lien social et Politiques is a French-language, international, and multidisciplinary journal devoted to an examination of the social bond, of social issues, and public policy. The journal is peer-reviewed and published bi-annually. Since 2015, Lien social et Politiques has been accessible for free on the Érudit platform. It is also indexed in Academia, AERES, Base, Google Scholar, Journal TOCS, ProQuest Social Science Journals, Primo Central, ProQuest Sociology and Repère. The long-lasting archiving of Lien social et Politiques is provided by Portico. 

The main purpose of the journal is to examine social phenomena from the perspective of individuals and their social practices, as well as institutional regulations and actions. It focuses on inquiries related to the social bond and social policies, based on empirical observation and the experiences of those they affect. By putting societal issues into perspective and opening them up for debate, the journal acts as a tool for analyzing and comparing the major contemporary issues surrounding social policy.

Editorial policy and ethics

Editorial policy

Submission process

Lien social et Politiques publishes two special issues per year. Issues are organized around a call for proposals. They are led by co-editors who are responsible for their scientific direction. The themes of the issues are chosen by members of the editorial board, who are responsible for the overall scientific direction of the journal.

The journal only publishes original texts. Authors are required to notify the editorial board of any competing publication projects.

Authors interested in contributing to the journal are first invited to submit a short proposal (2 pages) to the issue co-editors. Authors whose proposals are accepted may then submit a full article for peer review. This two-step selection process—proposal followed by article—promotes editorial consistency across issues and limits the workload of the journal's reviewers.

Lien social et Politiques does not accept spontaneous submissions of articles. All articles are selected as part of the journal's calls for proposals. The journal does not publish book reviews. However, it does accept articles presenting recent empirical or theoretical advances related to the special issue as published in the form of research notes.

Complete articles must be submitted via the OJS platform. The average processing time for articles is approximately one year (not including the period for receiving and evaluating proposals).

The Journal applies the principle of “Your Paper Your Way” when manuscripts are initially submitted, giving authors the freedom to choose the format for presenting the text and bibliography, provided that it is clear and consistent. However, authors are asked to comply with the Journal's editorial standards if their article is accepted (see the bottom of the page for a link to the guidelines for authors).

Reviewing process

Articles submitted to Lien social et Politiques undergo a double-blind reviwed process. The issue co-editors, in collaboration with the chief editor, may reject an article at the first reading stage if it does not meet minimum scientific quality standards.

The reviewers are selected by the issue co-editors, with the support of the chief editor and editorial board if necessary. Each article is then submitted to two reviewers (see the evaluation guidelines). Authors whose articles have been peer-reviewed receive a summary of the comments written by the co-editors (or the editorial board) in order to preserve the anonymity of the reviewers.

These review practices follow the standards commonly used in scientific publishing and ensure that the Journal publishes original contributions of high quality.

In the event of a rejected article, the journal's editorial board informs the authors.

Special issues

All issues of Lien social et Politiques are thematic. Their scientific direction is ensured by co-editors who are involved in all stages of production. They are selected and supported by the chief editor, the editorial board, and the assistant editor.

The co-editors of an issue may submit an article for publication in the issue they are editing. The evaluation process for these articles is handled by the chief editor to ensure its independence and double-blind nature.

Inclusive writing

The Journal encourages authors to use inclusive writing. The Journal recognizes that there are several models of inclusive writing. The Journal recommends that authors who opt for a model of inclusive writing apply it consistently and systematically throughout their manuscripts.

Open Access Policy

Lien social et Politiques is fully available and free of charge through our open access policy. The journal does not charge processing fees for articles. Processing articles free of charge promotes the democratization of research by opening it up to young researchers and those working in research environments with less funding.

Since articles are published at no cost to authors, there is no policy for waiving article processing charges.

Lien social et Politiques has been available in open access since 2015. All articles in the journal are available free of charge online via the Érudit platform, allowing anyone to read, download, copy, transmit, print, search, or link to the full text of these articles without financial barriers, provided that the authors and the journal are cited and that only the published version of the articles from the journal's website or the Érudit platform is used.

Copyright Management

The Journal publishes original articles only. Authors are required to notify the editorial board of any competing publication projects. In exceptional circumstances (and at the express invitation of the issue editor), previously published manuscripts will be accepted.

By publishing in Lien social et Politiques, authors transfer their rights to their article to INRS, the publisher of the journal. Authors must complete, sign, and scan the rights transfer form and send it by email (lsp@inrs.ca). Authors retain their moral rights to the published text.

As stipulated in the copyright transfer agreement, authors are permitted to self-archive their articles and make them available in an institutional repository in their official published version (“Reprint”).

We strongly suggest that authors and readers who wish to recommend articles from the Journal to others direct them to the Journal's website or the Érudit platform, rather than distributing PDFs of the articles themselves.

Why is it preferable to consult the Journal's website or the Érudit platform?

Because these sites collect consultation statistics, which are the main tools used to demonstrate the Journal's relevance when the editorial board periodically submits grant applications to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ).

The fact that all issues of Lien social et Politiques (more than 1,000 articles) are now available free of charge to everyone is solely because the Journal can count on public funding. Thank you all!

Anti-plagiarism policy

Lien social et Politiques publishes original articles and does not tolerate plagiarism, including self-plagiarism. In over 50 years of existence, Lien social et Politiques has maintained a high standard of quality in its publication process. It recognizes that the editorial landscape has evolved with the development of electronic publishing and the emergence of predatory journals. Nevertheless, it is committed to maintaining this high standard of quality and to guaranteeing the originality and exclusivity of the articles it publishes.

The journal defines plagiarism as unauthorized reproduction of another person's work without explicit citation of the source and its author. This definition applies to text, tables, photographs, figures, or any other element included in the article.

Self-plagiarism is considered plagiarism as it contravenes the original nature of the publication. By self-plagiarism, the Journal means the reproduction in full or in part (20% of the text submitted to the Journal) of a text published by the author in another journal, book, or book chapter. However, self-plagiarism does not include online publications such as research notes, working papers, or presentations at symposiums or conferences that have been further developed by the author for publication in their final form by the Journal.

Measures taken to combat plagiarism

In the event of a suspected case of plagiarism where the source cannot be found, Lien social et Politiques will use anti-plagiarism software to check the submitted text

Editorial board

Directors

Xavier Leloup, Director

Isabelle Mallon, Codirector

International editorial board

• Joanie Cayouette-Remblière, Institut national d’études démographiques, Paris
• Carole Clavier, Université du Québec à Montréal
• Renaud Crespin, Centre de recherche sur l’action politique en Europe, CNRS/Université de Rennes 1/IEP Rennes/EHESP
• Pascale Dietrich, INED et Centre M. Halbwachs CNRS/EHESS/ENS
• Ahmed Hamila, Université de Montréal
• Renaud Hourcade, CNRS, équipe arènes UMR 6051, Rennes
• Louis Jacob, Université du Québec à Montréal
• Michel Lallement, Conservatoire national des arts et métiers
• Xavier Leloup, Centre Urbanisation Culture Société de l’INRS, Montréal 
• Isabelle Mallon, Université de Lyon 2
• Isabelle Marchand,  Université du Québec en Outaouais, Saint-Jérôme
• Cécile Van de Velde, Université de Montréal
• Sophie L. Van Neste, Centre Urbanisation Culture Société de l’INRS, Montréal

Production team

Balia Fainstein, Editorial Assistant, INRS

INRS, Publisher

Érudit, Digital Distributor