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Categories (click to jump):
Applied/Humanist/Public Sociology
Behavior/Relationships/Social Psychology
Science, Knowledge and Technology
General (National/Regional)
American Journal of Sociology (68)
American Sociological Review (80)
Annual Review of Sociology (57)
Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews (7)
Social Forces (59)
Social Problems (39)
Sociological Focus (11)
Sociological Forum (22)
Sociological Inquiry (23)
Sociological Perspectives (23)
General (International)
Acta Sociologica (28)
British Journal of Sociology (45)
Canadian Journal of Sociology (22)
Current Sociology (31)
European Sociological Review (40)
International Review of Sociology (15)
Journal of Sociology (22)
Social Science Information (18)
Sociological Research Online (18)
Sociological Review (33)
Sociology (53)
Thesis Eleven (12)
Applied/Humanist/Public Sociology
American Sociologist (12)
Contexts (15)
Journal of Applied Social Psychology (40)
Journal of Applied Social Science (13)
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare (19)
Social Change (4)
Social Justice (11)
Society (14)
Sociology Compass (11)
Behavior/Relationships/Social Psychology
American Behavioral Scientist (49)
Emotion Review (7)
Human Relations (54)
Journal of Applied Social Psychology (40)
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (35)
Social Behavior and Personality (24)
Social Psychology Quarterly (36)
Communication/Media
Critical Studies in Media Communication (24)
Discourse & Society (33)
European Journal of Communication (31)
First Monday (40)
Human Communication Research (39)
Information, Communication & Society (32)
Information Economics and Policy (37)
Information Technology & People (34)
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (52)
Journal of Information Technology and Politics (10)
Journal of Media Sociology (N/A)
Language in Society (26)
Mass Communication & Society (22)
New Media & Society (47)
Poetics (22)
Social Science Computer Review (35)
Criminology/Deviance
Criminology (56)
Deviant Behavior (21)
Punishment & Society (26)
Social Justice (11)
Culture
International Journal of Intercultural Relations (31)
International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society (11)
Poetics (22)
Social Identities: Journal for the Study of Race, Nation, & Culture (14)
Space & Culture (15)
Theory, Culture & Society (47)
Demography/Environment
Demography (65)
Human Ecology (30)
Organization & Environment (20)
Population and Development Review (51)
Society & Natural Resources (38)
Economics/Organizations/Work
Administrative Science Quarterly (68)
American Journal of Economics and Sociology (24)
Economy and Society (40)
Information Economics and Policy (37)
Journal of Political and Military Sociology (9)
Organization & Environment (20)
Organization Studies (64)
Punishment & Society (26)
Research in Social Stratification and Mobility (14)
Social Indicators Research (44)
Work & Occupations (32)
Work, Employment & Society (42)
Education/Youth
American Journal of Education (22)
British Journal of the Sociology of Education (35)
Childhood (28)
Future of Children (38)
Race, Ethnicity, and Education (23)
Young (16)
Youth & Society (29)
Family
Family Relations (39)
International Journal of Sociology of the Family (3)
Journal of Comparative Family Studies (21)
Journal of Marriage and Family (70)
Gender/Sex
European Journal of Women’s Studies (21)
Gender & Society (40)
Gender Issues (10)
International Journal of Sexuality and Gender Studies (10)
Journal of Gender Studies (15)
Journal of the History of Sexuality (9)
Journal of Marriage and Family (70)
Men & Masculinities (24)
Sex Roles (46)
Sexualities (25)
Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State, and Society (28)
Women’s Studies (3)
Global/Regional Studies
Childhood (28)
Chinese Sociology and Anthropology (3)
Contributions to Indian Sociology (10)
East European Politics & Societies (20)
European Societies (27)
Global Networks: A Journal of Transnational Affairs (37)
International Journal of Comparative Sociology (17)
International Journal of Intercultural Relations (31)
International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society (11)
Journal of Developing Societies (9)
Journal of International Affairs (18)
Law, Social Justice, and Global Development (7)
Review of Middle East Studies (N/A)
Social Identities: Journal for the Study of Race, Nation, & Culture (14)
Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State, and Society (28)
Health/Leisure/Sport
International Review for the Sociology of Sport (22)
Journal of Health and Social Behavior (51)
Journal of Leisure Research (33)
Journal of Sport & Social Issues (22)
Leisure Sciences (31)
Sociology of Health and Illness (44)
Sociology of Sport Journal (20)
History/Law/Philosophy
Comparative Studies in Society and History (17)
Contemporary Justice Review (12)
Human Studies (10)
International Journal of the Sociology of Law (11)
Journal of Historical Sociology (10)
Journal of Law and Society (12)
Journal of Social History (15)
Law, Social Justice, and Global Development (7)
Social Change (4)
Methods
Ethnography (25)
Journal of Contemporary Ethnography (26)
Journal of Mathematical Sociology (15)
Qualitative Inquiry (34)
Sociological Methods & Research (30)
Miscellaneous
American Sociologist (12)
Body & Society (27)
Disability & Society (32)
Punishment & Society (26)
Social Indicators Research (44)
Space & Culture (15)
Teaching Sociology (17)
Time & Society (21)
Politics and Policy
International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society (11)
International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy (17)
Journal of Information Technology and Politics (10)
Journal of International Affairs (18)
Journal of Political and Military Sociology (9)
Politics & Society (33)
Social Identities: Journal for the Study of Race, Nation, & Culture (14)
Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State, and Society (28)
Race/Ethnicity
Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race (12)
Ethnicities (19)
International Journal of Intercultural Relations (31)
Journal of Asian American Studies (9)
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (41)
Latino Studies (13)
Race & Class (20)
Race, Ethnicity, and Education (23)
Social Identities: Journal for the Study of Race, Nation, & Culture (14)
Religion/Social Movements
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (40)
Mobilization (23)
Review of Religious Research (18)
Social Compass (13)
Rural/Urban Studies
Agriculture and Human Values (29)
City & Community (20)
Human Ecology (30)
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research (43)
Rural Sociology (30)
Sociologia Ruralis (40)
Urban Studies (70)
Science, Knowledge and Technology
Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society (20)
First Monday (40)
Information Technology & People (34)
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (52)
Journal of Information Technology and Politics (10)
Science, Technology & Society (8)
Science, Technology & Human Values (35)
Social Science Computer Review (35)
Social Studies of Science (37)
Theory and Perspectives
Critical Sociology (14)
European Journal of Social Theory (30)
Feminist Theory (18)
Journal of Classical Sociology (11)
Social Networks (41)
Sociological Theory (34)
Symbolic Interaction (22)
Theory & Society (34)
Theory, Culture & Society (47)
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