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| Sociological Review | |
|---|---|
| Title | Sociological Review |
| Discipline | Sociology |
| Language | English |
| Abbreviation | Sociol. Rev. |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Sociological Review Trust |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| History | 1908–present |
| Issn | 0038-0261 |
| Eissn | 1467-954X |
Sociological Review is a scholarly peer-reviewed journal publishing research in sociology and related social sciences. Founded in 1908, it has featured work by prominent scholars and hosted debates that intersect with institutions such as University of Oxford, London School of Economics, University of Cambridge, University of Manchester, and University of Edinburgh. The journal has engaged with topics linked to events and organizations including the World War I, World War II, the Welfare State reforms, the European Union, and comparative studies involving nations such as United States, France, Germany, Japan, and India.
The journal was established in 1908 amid institutional developments at University of London, King's College London, and the emergent field associated with figures tied to Durkheimian sociology, Max Weber, Karl Marx, and debates exemplified by conferences like the International Sociological Association meetings. Early editors and contributors came from networks connected to Sidney Webb, Beatrice Webb, William Beveridge, T. H. Marshall, and scholars affiliated with Oxford University Press and the British Academy. Across the twentieth century the journal documented reactions to events such as the Great Depression, the Cold War, decolonization in India and Nigeria, and neoliberal shifts linked to administrations like Margaret Thatcher and policy changes discussed at the Council of Europe.
The publication covers empirical research, theoretical essays, methodological innovations, and critical reviews engaging subjects tied to institutions and episodes such as Industrial Revolution legacies, urban transformations in London, migration crises around the Mediterranean Sea, and comparative welfare analyses across Scandinavia and Southern Europe. It has published work relating to scholars in traditions associated with Émile Durkheim, Max Weber, Harriet Martineau, C. Wright Mills, and Pierre Bourdieu, while addressing topics that intersect with legal and political forms exemplified by the Magna Carta lineage, civil rights movements like the Civil Rights Movement (United States), and labor struggles tied to unions such as Trades Union Congress. Methodological contributions often dialogue with instruments and archives from institutions like the Office for National Statistics and survey programs modelled on the European Social Survey.
The journal is issued quarterly by Wiley-Blackwell for the Sociological Review Trust, with an editorial office historically linked to departments at University of Leicester, University of York, and Goldsmiths, University of London. Its governance has involved advisory boards featuring fellows of the British Academy, recipients of awards like the C. Wright Mills Award, and editors who have held positions at research centers such as the Centre for Contemporary Social Research, the Institute for Social and Economic Research, and the Economic and Social Research Council. Peer review follows standard procedures comparable to journals affiliated with publishers like Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press, and the journal coordinates special issues in collaboration with societies such as the Royal Anthropological Institute and the Sociology Association.
Articles have been cited in policy discussions at bodies like the House of Commons select committees, briefings used by agencies patterned on the United Nations and the World Health Organization, and academic debates at recurring forums such as the International Sociological Association World Congress. The journal's influence is evident in its appearance in citation indices alongside titles from American Sociological Review, British Journal of Sociology, Social Forces, and Theory and Society. Reviews and meta-analyses have linked its contributions to debates surrounding theorists affiliated with Anthony Giddens, Michel Foucault, Judith Butler, Nancy Fraser, and Jürgen Habermas.
Over its history the journal has published landmark pieces addressing class analysis in the tradition of Karl Marx and Max Weber, urban studies in the vein of Lewis Mumford, gender and family research connecting to scholars like Ann Oakley and Judith Butler, and migration studies referencing work on diasporas involving Stuart Hall and Paul Gilroy. Special issues have devoted programs to topics intersecting with events such as the Financial crisis of 2007–2008, austerity policies under administrations like David Cameron, environmental sociology aligned with concerns raised at United Nations Climate Change Conferences, and methodological symposia following advances from projects like the British Household Panel Survey.
The journal is abstracted and indexed in major services alongside titles from Elsevier and academic databases tied to ProQuest, Scopus, Web of Science, and library aggregators used by institutions such as the British Library and the Library of Congress. It appears in discipline-specific listings that also include journals managed by SAGE Publications and entries in directories used by the Research Excellence Framework and international bibliometric analyses.
Category:Sociology journals