Sociology
Sociology
Sociology, an official journal of the British Sociological Association, is acknowledged as one of the leading journals in its field. For more than five decades, the journal has made a major contribution to the debates that have shaped the discipline and has an undisputed international reputation for publishing original research of the highest academic standard. The scope of Sociology is wide ranging - both geographically and substantively - and it includes shorter notes, comments, reviews of recent developments and book reviews as well as core theoretical and empirical research papers. It also publishes occasional special issues principally devoted to particular themes.
“Sociology has been an important venue for sociologists from around the world as well as from the UK. I am pleased to have been involved both as an author and as an international advisory board member, and I look forward to new issues with pleasure. Putting out a journal is always a balancing act, and Sociology has done very well in exploring cutting-edge themes while maintaining an impressive standard of quality.”
Raewyn Connell, University of Sydney, Australia
“Sociology is the journal for the sociologists working in the UK, for UK sociologists established internationally and for a global sociological readership. Anyone looking for evidence of the rigour, relevance and value of sociological research need look no further.”
Tom Hall, Cardiff University, UK
“Sociology continues to be one of, if not the leading journal for sociologists and others both in and well beyond the UK. It is very successful in attracting and publishing excellent papers dealing with cutting edge research and original ideas, which utilize wide range of empirical and theoretical approaches. I have read Sociology regularly since I was a student and it is hard to imagine being a sociologist without it. I come to each new issue with high expectations based on my trust in the strength of its editorial and peer reviewing practices, which mean that I can also be proud of having published in it.”
Sue Scott, York University, UK
“Sociology is a key journal in the discipline, representing not only the United Kingdom, but an international scope and perspective, with authors and reviewers from a range of backgrounds and locations. The editors have been very good to work with -- a solid and thoughtful review process, excellent choices. It has been and continues to be a pleasure to work with them in support of their fine work.”
Barbara Katz Rothman, City University of New York, USA
“It's honoured to be working as International Advisory Board Member of the journal.
And also pretty enjoyable experience for me to read every issue of the journal whose authors vary extensively from young, promising talents to expert veterans in the discipline.
It provides a great platform for authors and readers alike to be updated with some ongoing topics and to encounter with deep reflections of sociological endeavour, and above all to develop further discussions with global members.”
Hiroki Ogasawara, Kobe University, Japan
“Sociology as the flagship journal of the BSA makes an enormous contribution to the development of the discipline, sociological debates, creativity and ideas. The anniversary editions of the journal are a ‘must read’ reflecting the strengths of and challenges for sociology in contemporary times.”
Maggie O'Neill, York University, UK.
All issues of Sociology are available to browse online.
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
The objective of Sociology is to publish outstanding and original peer-reviewed articles which advance the theoretical understanding of, and promote and report empirical research about the widest range of sociological topics. The journal encourages, and welcomes, submission of papers which report findings using both quantitative and qualitative research methods; articles challenging conventional concepts and proposing new conceptual approaches; and accounts of methodological innovation and the research process. Research Notes provide a means of briefly summarising results from recent or current studies or short discussions of methodological problems and solutions. Critical review essays and book reviews are seen as ways of promoting vigorous scholarly debate. While the journal is intended to serve the interests of members of the British Sociological Association, it does not restrict its coverage to issues about British society, nor does it require authors to be members of the BSA.
| Rachel Brooks | University of Surrey, UK |
| Robert Meadows | University of Surrey, UK |
| Tim Strangleman | University of Kent, UK |
| Umut Erel | The Open University, UK |
| Ian Brunton-Smith | University of Surrey, UK |
| Ranjana Das | University of Surrey, UK |
| Vicki Harman | University of Surrey, UK |
| Paul Hodkinson | University of Surrey, UK |
| Andrew King | University of Surrey, UK |
| Emily Setty | University of Surrey, UK |
| Kathryn Almack | University of Hertfordshire, UK |
| Jason Arday | University of Glasgow, UK |
| Reza Azarian | Uppsala University, Sweden |
| Jack Barbalet | Australian Catholic University, Australia |
| Benedetta Cappellini | University of Durham, UK |
| Queralt Capsada-Munsech | University of Glasgow, UK |
| Isabel Crowhurst | University of Essex, UK |
| Mark Davis | University of Leeds, UK |
| Pete Fussey | University of Essex, UK |
| Achala Gupta | University of Southampton, UK |
| Bethan Harries | Newcastle University, UK |
| Cathy Herbrand | De Montfort University, UK |
| Yang Hu | Lancaster University, UK |
| Yasmin Ibrahim | Queen Mary, University of London, UK |
| Nicola Ingram | Manchester Metropolitan University, UK |
| Jieyu Liu | SOAS, University of London, UK |
| Benjamin Marent | University of Sussex, UK |
| Mark McCormack | University of Roehampton, UK |
| Derek McGhee | Keele University, UK |
| Peter Millward | Liverpool John Moores University, UK |
| Chris Moreh | York St John University, UK |
| Christian Morgner | University of Sheffield, UK |
| Kristin Natalier | Flinders University, Australia |
| Daniel Nehring | East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China |
| Barbara Barbosa Neves | Monash University, Australia |
| Steven Roberts | Monash University, Australia |
| Gerbrand Tholen | City University London, UK |
| Paola Tubaro | CNRS, France |
| Ian Tucker | University of East London, UK |
| Jenny van Hooff | Manchester Metropolitan University, UK |
| Stefania Vicari | University of Sheffield, UK |
| Jo Woodiwiss | University of Huddersfield, UK |
| Kate Woodthorpe | University of Bath, UK |
| Joy Zhang | University of Kent, UK |
| Elisabetta Zontini | University of Nottingham, UK |
| Miia Bask | Uppsala University, Sweden |
| Marci Cottingham | University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| Dean Curran | University of Calgary, Canada |
| Barbara Da Roit | University of Venice, Italy |
| Catherine Happer | University of Glasgow, UK |
| Alexander Hensby | University of Kent, UK |
| Titus Hjelm | University College London, UK |
| Xianbi Huang | La Trobe University, Australia |
| Irmak Karamedir Hazir | Oxford Brookes University, UK |
| Markus Klein | University of Strathclyde, UK |
| Ali Meghji | University of Cambridge, UK |
| Leon Moosavi | University of Liverpool, UK |
| Francisco Perales | University of Queensland, Australia |
| Manuela Perrotta | Queen Mary, University of London, UK |
| Andrea Quinlan | University of Waterloo, Canada |
| Francesca Romana Ammaturo | University of Roehampton, UK |
| Suvi Salmenniemi | University of Turku, Finland |
| Martina Topic | Leeds Beckett University, UK |
| Margarita Torre | University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain |
| Stefania Vicari | University of Sheffield, UK |
| Maria Villares-Varela | University of Southampton, UK |
| Jo Woodiwiss | University of Huddersfield, UK |
| Kate Woodthorpe | University of Bath, UK |
| Katie Wright | La Trobe University, Australia |
| Joy Zhang | University of Kent, UK |
| Elisabetta Zontini | University of Nottingham, UK |
| Carolina V. Zuccotti | CONICET-UdeSA, Argentina |
| Akosua Adomako Ampofo | University of Ghana, Ghana |
| Jack Barbalet | Australian Catholic University, Australia |
| Fernanda Beigel | Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Argentina |
| Talja Blokland | Humboldt University, Germany |
| Breno Bringel | State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Yunsong Chen | Nanjing University, China |
| Muriel Darmon | Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), France |
| Bente Halkier | University of Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Sari Hanafi | American University of Beirut, Lebanon |
| Marcus Hunter | University of California, USA |
| Kinneret Lahad | Tel Aviv University, Israel |
| Kris Natalier | Flinders University, Australia |
| Ann Nilsen | University of Bergen, Norway |
| Buhm Soon Park | Korea Advanced Institute of Science, Korea |
| Rhacel Salazar Parreñas | University of Southern California, USA |
| Sujatha Raman | Australian National University, Australia |
| Nandini Sundar | Delhi School of Economics, India |
| Sandra Torres | Linköping University, Sweden |
| Sirpa Wrede | Westermarck Society, Finland |
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Sociology operates an electronic manuscript submission system. For information on how to submit, please see the 'Instructions and Forms' section of the submission site, or the Publications section of the BSA website.
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