Social Forces
Former names | Journal of Social Forces |
|---|---|
Abbreviated title (ISO 4) | Soc. Forces |
| Discipline | Social science |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Arne L. Kalleberg |
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Publication history | 1922–present |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
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| ISSN |
0037-7732 |
| LCCN | 2001-227382 |
| OCLC no. | 48534262 |
| JSTOR | 00377732 |
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Social Forces (formerly Journal of Social Forces) is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal of social science published by Oxford University Press for the Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It concentrates on sociology but also has a multidisciplinary approach, publishing works from the fields of social psychology, anthropology, political science, history, and economics. Each issue includes between 20 and 25 articles. In addition, the journal also publishes book reviews.
Social Forces was established by Howard W. Odum in 1922 as Journal of Social Forces. The name was changed relatively quickly and since 1925 (volume 4) it has been published as Social Forces.
This journal is currently edited by Arne L. Kalleberg (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).
Abstracting and indexing
Social Forces is abstracted and indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2013 impact factor of 1.095, ranking it 50th out of 138 journals in the category "Sociology".[1]
Former editors
- Peter R. Uhlenberg, 2006–2007
- Judith R. Blau, 2003–2006
- Richard L. Simpson, 1969–1972; 1983–2003
- Everett K. Wilson, 1972–1982
- Guy Benton Johnson, 1961–1969
- Rupert B. Vance, 1957–1969
- Gordon W. Blackwell, 1955–1956
- Katharine Jocher, 1927–1961
- Howard W. Odum, 1922–1954
References
- ↑ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Sociology". 2013 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2013.