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JRS receives more submissions than we can possible publish. Most of them are good articles with high academic standards. But that is not enough for the editorial board to accept them for publication. As a journal for a relatively new academic field it is important for us to publish texts that contribute to developing this specific field with theoretical ideas, high quality empirical material, interesting analysis, and/or cases from a wide spectra of societal contexts. Crucial for inclusion in JRS is a clear focus on resistance and how acts of resistance influence power relations. That means that what constitute “resistance” and “power” (or “domination”) and how they relate need to be analyzed. It is important to understand that JRS is not simply one more journal on “social movements”. See our Policy Statement for more details. For 2021 the deadlines for submissions are: January 15th, 2021 for issue 1-2021 and March 15th, 2021 for issue 2-2021. 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