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| Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas | |
|---|---|
| Title | Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas |
| Discipline | Sociology |
| Language | Spanish |
| Publisher | Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas |
| Country | Spain |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| History | 1978–present |
| Issn | 0210-5233 |
Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas is a Spanish peer-reviewed academic journal specializing in sociological research, social policy, and empirical studies. Founded by the Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas during the late Francoist transition period, it has published contributions from scholars affiliated with institutions such as the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad de Barcelona, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Universidad de Valencia, and Universidad de Salamanca. The journal sits within networks that include the European Sociological Association, the International Sociological Association, the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, and various provincial research institutes.
The journal was launched in 1978 amid Spain's post-Spanish transition to democracy academic expansion and the reconfiguration of public research institutions such as the Instituto Nacional de Estadística and the Banco de España research units. Early editors drew on intellectual currents from scholars connected to the Centro de Estudios Constitucionales, the Fundación Ortega-Marañón, the Real Academia de Ciencias Morales y Políticas, and international centers including the London School of Economics, University of Oxford, Harvard University, Columbia University, and the European University Institute. Over successive decades the journal reflected debates linked to the 1982 Spanish general election, the Maastricht Treaty, the Schengen Agreement, the expansion of the European Union, and the sociopolitical transformations following Spain's accession to the EU and hosting of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
The journal emphasizes empirical sociology, comparative research and public opinion studies connected to institutions like the Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, the Real Instituto Elcano, the Fundación Ramón Areces, the Fondo Monetario Internacional, and the Organización de las Naciones Unidas. It publishes work on demographic change tied to the Instituto de Política Familiar, migration studies referencing flows between Morocco, Algeria, Latin America, and Sub-Saharan Africa, and labor research engaging with actors such as the Confederación Sindical de Comisiones Obreras and the Unión General de Trabajadores. The editorial line has featured analyses of social movements like the Movimientos 15-M, institutional studies related to the Cortes Generales, and policy evaluations linked to the Ley Orgánica del Derecho a la Educación and regional administrations such as the Junta de Andalucía and the Generalitat de Catalunya.
Published quarterly by the Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas in Madrid, the journal issues thematic and generalist numbers, coordinating with academic events at venues including the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, the Universidad de Sevilla, and the Universidad de Granada. Distribution networks have included collaborations with the Biblioteca Nacional de España, university libraries at Universidad de Zaragoza, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, and international depositories such as the Library of Congress and the British Library. Access modalities have evolved from print subscription models tied to the Gazeta de Madrid archival practices to digital dissemination conforming to standards promoted by the OpenAIRE initiative and national mandates from the Agencia Estatal de Investigación.
Articles are indexed in major services and directories aligned with Spanish and international infrastructures, interacting with databases managed by the Dialnet consortium, the Latindex catalogue, the Directory of Open Access Journals, and cross-referenced in repositories curated by the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. The journal’s metadata appear in aggregators used by the European Commission research portals and university discovery systems at institutions such as the University of Cambridge, Yale University, University of Chicago, University of Toronto, and Australian National University.
The journal has been cited across policy reports produced by the Ministerio de Sanidad, analyses commissioned by the Banco de España, and scholarly syntheses in edited volumes from presses like Editorial Crítica, Taurus, Alianza Editorial, Catarata, and Editorial Universidad de Salamanca. It is referenced in comparative works on Southern European social change alongside journals published by the Associazione Italiana di Sociologia, the French National Centre for Scientific Research, and the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity. Reviews and academic reception have engaged figures from the Royal Statistical Society, the American Sociological Association, and the International Political Science Association.
Noteworthy contributions include special issues on democratization featuring essays by researchers associated with the European University Institute, comparative studies involving scholars from the Sciences Po, migration dossiers coordinating with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and methodological symposia citing advances from the R Project for Statistical Computing community and quantitative work connected to the Institut national d'études démographiques. The journal has hosted debates on welfare-state reforms with contributors linked to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and thematic collections addressing urban change in collaboration with municipal research units in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, and Bilbao.
Governance has combined academic leadership from directors affiliated with the Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, university chairs at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and Universidad Pompeu Fabra, and advisory input from members of the Real Academia Española, senior researchers from the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, and international advisors connected to institutions like Oxford University Press editorial networks and the Springer Nature publishing ecosystem. Editorial decisions follow peer-review protocols consistent with guidelines promulgated by the Committee on Publication Ethics and national evaluation frameworks overseen by the Agencia Nacional de Evaluación de la Calidad y Acreditación.
Category:Sociology journals Category:Spanish academic journals Category:Quarterly journals