Demography (journal)

Demography  
Abbreviated title (ISO 4)
Demography
Discipline Demography
Language English
Edited by Pamela J. Smock
Publication details
Publisher
Publication history
1964-present
Frequency Bimonthly
Hybrid
2.305
Indexing
ISSN 0070-3370 (print)
1533-7790 (web)
LCCN 64009434
OCLC no. 1566147
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Demography is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering issues related to population and demography. It is an official journal of the Population Association of America and is published on their behalf by Springer Science+Business Media.[1][2] The editor-in-chief is Pamela J. Smock (University of Michigan).[3]

History

The journal was established in 1964.[1][2] The publication has become more frequent in recent years:[4]

Accessibility

Members of the Population Association of America receive electronic and (optional) print copies of the journal.[5] It is also possible for individuals and institutions to subscribe to the journal through Springer Science+Business Media. Online subscribers can also access electronic versions of articles that have not yet been assigned to a print issue of the journal.[6]

All issues of the journal are available via JSTOR,[7] and Project MUSE.[8] For both, issues up to 2 years old are available via subscriptions to the respective services, whereas more recent issues are available only via a subscription to the journal.

Authors have the option of making their work available open access by paying a fee.[9]

Impact and reception

Demography is a leading journal on issues related to population and demographic trends[10] and research published in Demography has been cited in The New York Times.[11][12] According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2012 impact factor of 2.305.[13]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Demography". Population Association of America. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Demography". Springer Science+Business Media. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  3. "Editorial Board". Demography. Springer Science+Business Media. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  4. "All Volumes & Issues". Demography. Springer Science+Business Media. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  5. "Membership". Population Association of America. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  6. "Online First Index". Demography. Springer Science+Business Media. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  7. "Demography". JSTOR. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  8. "Demography". Project MUSE. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  9. "Demography - include option for open access publication". Springer Science+Business Media. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  10. "Journals Ranked by Impact: Demography". November 8, 2009. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  11. Freeland, Chrystia (May 10, 2013). "Money Cuts Both Ways in Education". New York Times. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  12. King, Gary; Soneji, Samir (January 5, 2013). "Social Security: It’s Worse Than You Think". The New York Times. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  13. "Demography". 2012 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2013.

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