Call for Submissions

Special Issue of Methodology: Experimental Survey Designs

This is a call for papers for a special issue of Methodology. European Journal of Research Methods for the Behavioral and Social Sciences on Experimental Survey Designs. Methodology provides a platform for interdisciplinary exchange of methodological research and applications, covering the main disciplines of survey methodology, research methodology, and psychometrics.

The last years have witnessed an increasing number of innovative applications and methodological advances in experimental survey designs. Unlike earlier types of experimental manipulations which examined method-variance only, much of this new generation of experimental manipulations embedded in general population surveys deals with substantive purposes. The aim of this special issue of Methodology is twofold:

• to present methodologically oriented readers the state-of-the-art of experimental survey designs across the social sciences

• to increase applied researchers’ awareness of experimental surveys as a powerful and flexible methodological tool for making causal inferences by convincing applications of this approach

Methodology is therefore inviting manuscripts for a special issue on Experimental Designs in Survey Research. We welcome submissions - irrespective of academic subfield - which cover recent methodological advances and innovative substantive applications of experimental survey designs. All manuscripts will be peer reviewed by a minimum of three experts in the field. Preference will be given to manuscripts clearly demonstrating how application of experimental survey design uniquely advances knowledge in the respective area of research and/or explaining a new methodology to a broader audience.

All manuscripts should be submitted via email to the Guest-editors of the special issue, Elmar Schlueter (University of Marburg), Schluet3@staff.uni-marburg.de and Peter Schmidt (University of Giessen), Peter.Schmidt@sowi.uni-giessen.de following the submission instructions for regular manuscripts. Maximum length of articles (double-spaced, 12pt font) including tables and references is 27 pages. Authors should note that the submission is intended for consideration for the special issue. The deadline for submission is 15th April 2007.