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.
| Simin Fadaee | University of Manchester, UK |
| Helen Holmes | University of Manchester, UK |
| Tim Strangleman | University of Kent, UK |
| Umut Erel | The Open University, UK |
| Wendy Bottero | University of Manchester, UK |
| Tarani Chandola | University of Manchester, UK |
| Kevin Gillan | University of Manchester, UK |
| Remi Joseph-Salisbury | University of Manchester, UK |
| Dharmi Kapadia | University of Manchester, UK |
| Vanessa May | University of Manchester, UK |
| Kathryn Almack | University of Hertfordshire, UK |
| Jason Arday | Durham University, UK |
| Queralt Capsada-Munsech | University of Glasgow, UK |
| Emma Casey | Northumbria University, UK |
| Graham Crow | University of Edinburgh, UK |
| Mark Davis | University of Leeds, UK |
| Pete Fussey | University of Essex, UK |
| Bethan Harries | Newcastle University, UK |
| Yang Hu | Lancaster University, UK |
| Yasmin Ibrahim | Queen Mary, University of London, UK |
| Nicola Ingram | Manchester Metropolitan University, UK |
| Avril Keating | UCL, UK |
| Jieyu Liu | SOAS, University of London, UK |
| Vik Loveday | Goldsmith's University London, UK |
| Karen Lumsden | University of Nottingham, 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 |
| Ala Sirriyeh | Lancaster University, UK |
| Shaminder Takhar | London South Bank University, UK |
| Anna Tarrant | University of Lincoln, UK |
| Thomas Thurnell-Read | Loughborough University, UK |
| Ian Tucker | University of East London, UK |
| Stefania Vicari | University of Sheffield, UK |
| Patrick White | University of Leicester, 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 |
| Fran Collyer | University of Sydney, Australia |
| Marci Cottingham | University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| Dean Curran | University of Calgary, Canada |
| Barbara Da Roit | University of Venice, Italy |
| Natalie Hammond | Manchester Metropolitan University, UK |
| Catherine Happer | University of Glasgow, UK |
| Alexander Hensby | University of Kent, UK |
| Titus Hjelm | University College London, UK |
| Xianbi Huang | La Trobe University, Australia |
| Rachel Humphris | University of Birmingham, UK |
| 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 |
| Paola Tubaro | CNRS, France |
| Ian Tucker | University of East London, UK |
| Jenny van Hooff | Manchester Metropolitan University, UK |
| Maria Villares-Varela | University of Southampton, UK |
| Katie Wright | La Trobe University, Australia |
| Carolina V. Zuccotti | CONICET-UdeSA, Argentina |
| Onwubiko Agozino | Virginia Tech, USA |
| Loretta Bass | University of Oklahoma, USA |
| Hana Hašková | Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic |
| Gail Hawkes | University of New England, Australia |
| Barbara Katz-Rothman | City University New York, USA |
| Travis Kong | University of Hong Kong |
| Ching Kwan Lee | University of California, Los Angeles, USA |
| Barbara L Marshall | Trent University, Canada |
| Greg Noble | Western Sydney University, Australia |
| Hiroki Ogasawara | Kobe University, Japan |
| Eduard Ponarin | Higher School of Economics, Russia |
| Olga Sezneva | University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| Ari Sitas | University of Cape Town, South Africa |
| France Winddance Twine | University of California, Santa Barbara, USA |
| Wai-kam Yu | Hong Kong Baptist University, PR China |
Before submitting your work, please read the detailed guidelines on Submitting a Manuscript.
For further information on writing an article for Sociology, please click here.
For Book Reviews, please visit the BSA website.
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.
To submit:http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/soc
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