Contemporary Sociology is a bi-monthly peer-reviewed academic journal of sociology published by SAGE Publications in association with the American Sociological Association since 1972. Each issue of the journal publishes many in-depth as well as brief reviews of recent publications in sociology and related disciplines, as well as a list of publications received that have not been reviewed. In 2010 the journal published just under 400 book reviews.[1] In addition, the journal also publishes a small number of review essays and discursive articles in each issue. The editor-in-chief is Yasemin Besen–Cassino (Montclair State University).[2]
| Discipline | Sociology |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Yasemin Besen–Cassino |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1972–present |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications for the American Sociological Association (United States) |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| 0.34 (2017) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Contemp. Sociol. |
| Indexing | |
| CODEN | C0S0AG |
| ISSN | 0094-3061 (print) 1939-8638 (web) |
| LCCN | 72621888 |
| JSTOR | 00943061 |
| OCLC no. | 958948 |
| Links | |
Abstracting and indexing
editContemporary Sociology is abstracted and indexed in Scopus, CSA Sociological Abstracts, Current Contents/Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2017 impact factor is 0.34, ranking it 134th out of 146 journals in the "Sociology" category.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Web of Science". 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ^ Kramer, Laura (2019). "Yasemin Besen-Cassino Selected as the Next Editor of Contemporary Sociology". asanet.org. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- ^ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Sociology". 2017 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2017.
External links
edit- Official website
- Journal page at homepage of the American Sociological Association
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