TRAILS is an online peer-reviewed library of high-quality teaching resources, including syllabi, class activities, assignments, lectures, and more.
Accessing TRAILS
If you are an ASA member, you have free access to TRAILS. If you are a non-member, we encourage you to join for access to TRAILS and many other professional development resources. Alternatively, you can subscribe to TRAILS for $100/year. Non-members in Department Affiliate departments receive a 50% discount.
Click here to access TRAILS.
How to Submit To TRAILS
Submitting resources for publication in TRAILS provides evidence of teaching excellence for promotion and tenure. It is also a great way to contribute to the collective endeavor of providing a sociological education to our students.
Submitting a resource to TRAILS is a simple process. Find instructions for submitting to TRAILS here.
Once a resource is submitted, it is reviewed by two TRAILS editorial board members. The review process usually takes 6-8 weeks. Editors have full discretion to interpret the criteria in making their decisions. You can track your submissions by logging in, clicking on your username on the TRAILS homepage and clicking on “My TRAILS” in the dropdown menu.
Interested in becoming an Editorial Board member?
View the current editorial team and the call for new members on the TRAILS webiste.
Help Ensure the Future of Sociology: Submit Your Instructional Materials to TRAILS Today
Sociology instructors across K-12 and higher education need the support of our discipline’s leading teachers and research experts. We invite you to submit your materials to help build the pool of peer-reviewed teaching activities, assignments, syllabi, and more on:
- Race, gender, sexuality, stratification, theory, and other “controversial” topics.
- Materials that place conversations about elections, transitions of political power, and presidencies clearly within the sociology curriculum.
- Material that explicitly connects sociology to (specific) careers.
Visit the TRAILS site to learn more about how to subscribe and submit your resources.