List of scientific journals in sociology
Encyclopedia
This list presents representative academic journal
s in sociology
and its various subfields.
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
s in sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
and its various subfields.
- Acta SociologicaActa SociologicaActa Sociologica is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all areas of sociology. It is an official journal of the Nordic Sociological Association and was established in 1955...
- The American Journal of Economics and SociologyThe American Journal of Economics and SociologyThe American Journal of Economics and Sociology is a peer-reviewed academic journal established in 1941 by Will Lissner with support from the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation. The purpose of the journal was to create a forum for a continuing discussion of the issues raised by Henry George, a...
- American Journal of SociologyAmerican Journal of SociologyThe American Journal of Sociology was established in 1895 by Albion Small and is the oldest academic journal of sociology in the United States. The journal is attached to the University of Chicago's sociology department and it is published bimonthly by The University of Chicago Press. Its...
- American Sociological ReviewAmerican Sociological ReviewThe American Sociological Review is a bimonthly, peer-reviewed academic journal covering all aspects of sociology, including new theoretical developments, results of research that advance the understanding of fundamental social processes, and methodological innovations. It is published by SAGE...
- Annee Sociologique
- Annual Review of Sociology
- Armed Forces & SocietyArmed Forces & SocietyArmed Forces & Society is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes scholarly articles and book reviews on civil–military relations, military sociology, military institutions, conflict management, arms control, peacekeeping, conflict resolution, military contracting, terrorism, and...
- British Journal of SociologyBritish Journal of SociologyThe British Journal of Sociology is an academic journal, founded in 1950 at the London School of Economics. The main founders were the sociologists Morris Ginsberg and Thomas Humphrey Marshall. Their intended title, "The London Journal of Sociology", seems to have been changed by the publisher...
- Comparative Studies in Society and HistoryComparative Studies in Society and HistoryComparative Studies in Society and History is a peer-reviewed academic journal published quarterly by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Society for Comparative Study of Society and History. It was established in 1958....
- Contemporary SociologyContemporary SociologyContemporary Sociology is an academic journal in the field of sociology, published bimonthly by Sage Publications on behalf of the American Sociological Association since 1972. Contemporary Sociology publishes reviews and discussions of the most important recent works in sociology and in related...
- Deviant Behavior
- Economy and SocietyEconomy and SocietyEconomy and Society is a book by political economist and sociologist Max Weber, published posthumously in Germany in 1922 by his wife Marianne. Alongside The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, it is considered to be one of Weber's most important works...
- Electronic Journal of SociologyElectronic Journal of SociologyThe Electronic Journal of Sociology is an online open access academic journal of sociology. It published its first volume in 1994, when it was founded by Michael Sosteric. Andreas Scheider took as chief editor until 2004, when Michael Sosteric returned and Adam Rafalovich became the co-editor in...
- Ethnic and Racial StudiesEthnic and Racial StudiesEthnic and Racial Studies is a peer-reviewed social science academic journal that publishes scholarly articles and book reviews on anthropology, cultural studies, ethnicity and race, and sociology. The editors in chief are Martin Bulmer and John Solomos ....
- Human EcologyHuman ecologyHuman ecology is the subdiscipline of ecology that focuses on humans. More broadly, it is an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary study of the relationship between humans and their natural, social, and built environments. The term 'human ecology' first appeared in a sociological study in 1921...
- International Review of Social HistoryInternational Review of Social HistoryThe International Review of Social History is a scholarly journal founded, in its current format, in 1955, by the International Institute of Social History. The IRSH publishes academic articles that focus on research into social and labor history from a transnational perspective, accepting...
- Journal of Artificial Societies and Social SimulationJournal of Artificial Societies and Social SimulationThe Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal created and edited by Nigel Gilbert . The journal publishes articles in computational sociology, social simulation, complexity science, and artificial societies. Its approach is...
- Journal of Mundane BehaviorJournal of Mundane BehaviorThe Journal of Mundane Behavior is a scholarly sociology journal devoted to everyday behavior and experiences.From the webpage: "Journal of Mundane Behavior, co-hosted by the Department of Sociology/Anthropology at Millersville University and the Department of Sociology and the College of...
- Journal of Politics & SocietyJournal of Politics & SocietyThe Journal of Politics & Society is an academic journal of the social sciences published twice a year by the Helvidius Group, a nonprofit student organization at Columbia University. It is distributed by Source Interlink Companies to Barnes & Noble and Borders bookstores....
- Journal of SociologyJournal of SociologyThe Journal of Sociology is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the field of sociology with a focus on Australia. The journal's editor-in-chief is Andy Bennett...
- Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und SozialpsychologieKölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und SozialpsychologieThe Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie is the most important scientific journal for sociology in German language.- History :...
- Migration LettersMigration LettersMigration Letters is an international biannual peer-reviewed academic journal of migration studies published since 2004. Topics covered range from internal migration to transnational mobility and from voluntary to forced migration. Migration Letters is indexed and abstracted by the International...
- Mobilization: The International Quarterly Review of Social Movement ResearchMobilization: The International Quarterly Review of Social Movement ResearchMobilization is an academic journal that publishes original research and academic reviews of books concerned mainly with sociological research on protests, social movements, and collective behavior....
- Qualitative SociologyQualitative SociologyQualitative Sociology is an academic journal dealing with sociology. It publishes research papers on the qualitative interpretation of social life. This includes photographic studies, historical analysis, comparative analysis, and ethnography....
- Quality & QuantityQuality & QuantityQuality & Quantity is an interdisciplinary double-blind peer-reviewed academic journal dealing with methodological issues in the fields of economics, psychology and sociology. The research that is published includes empirical research and theoretical articles. The journal is published by Springer...
- Rural SociologyRural sociologyRural sociology is a field of sociology associated with the study of social life in non-metropolitan areas. It is the scientific study of social arrangements and behaviour amongst people distanced from points of concentrated population or economic activity...
- Science and Society
- Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society
- Social ForcesSocial ForcesSocial Forces is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal of social science published by the University of North Carolina Press...
- Social JusticeSocial justiceSocial justice generally refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human rights, and that recognizes the dignity of every human being. The term and modern concept of "social justice" was coined by...
- Social ResearchSocial ResearchSocial Research is a quarterly academic journal of the social sciences, published by The New School for Social Research, the graduate social science division of The New School. The journal has been published continuously since 1934. It has featured over 2,000 authors, including Hannah Arendt, Leo...
- Sociological ForumSociological ForumSociological Forum is a quarterly academic journal in the field of sociology. This peer-reviewed journal is the official publication the Eastern Sociological Society. It is published since 1986....
- Sociological InsightSociological InsightSociological Insight is a fully refereed reviewed undergraduate research journal sponsored by The University of Texas at Austin. The journal publishes first-rate undergraduate research from all over the world on topics with sociological relevance, broadly defined. Around seven academic manuscripts...
- Sociological TheorySociological TheorySociological Theory is a peer-reviewed journal published by Blackwell Publishing for the American Sociological Association since 1983. It covers the full range of sociological theory - from ethnomethodology to world systems analysis, from commentaries on the classics to the latest cutting-edge...
- SociologySociology (journal)Sociology is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by SAGE Publications on behalf of the British Sociological Association. The journal's editors-in-chief are Amanda Jane Coffey, Sally Power , Tom Hall , and Amanda Robinson...
- Symbolic Interaction (journal)Symbolic Interaction (journal)Symbolic Interaction is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by the University of California Press. It was established in 1978 and covers research and theoretical developments concerned with symbolic interactionism...
- Teaching SociologyTeaching SociologyTeaching Sociology is an quarterly academic journal in the field of sociology. It has been published since 1973 by American Sociological Association...
- Theory in ActionTheory in ActionTheory in Action is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering sociology and political science. It takes an interdisciplinary approach, examining interconnections between theory and action aimed at promoting social justice...
- Tönnies-Forum
- Youth & SocietyYouth & SocietyYouth & Society is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of Sociology. The journal's editor is Marc Zimmerman . It has been in publication since 1969 and is currently published by SAGE Publications....