American Journal of Sociology
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| Discipline | Sociology |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Andrew Abbott |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1895-present |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (United States) |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| 3.476 (2009) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Am. J. Sociol. |
| Indexing | |
| CODEN | AJSOAR |
| ISSN | 0002-9602 (print) 1537-5390 (web) |
| LCCN | 05031884 |
| JSTOR | 00029602 |
| OCLC no. | 42017129 |
| Links | |
The American Journal of Sociology was established in 1895 by Albion Small and is the oldest academic journal of sociology in the United States. The journal is attached to the University of Chicago's sociology department and it is published bimonthly by The University of Chicago Press. Its editor-in-chief is Andrew Abbott (University of Chicago). the journal presents work on the theory, methods, practice, and history of sociology. It also publishes sociology-related papers by scholars from outside sociology, speaking to sociologists, social scientists, and the general sociological reader. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2009 impact factor is 3.476, ranking it 2nd out of 114 journals in the category "Sociology".[1] The journal is set in Old Style 7 by the Miller and Richards Foundry.
Past editors
| Editors | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Albion Small | 1895–1926 |
| Ellsworth Faris | 1933–1936 |
| Ernest Burgess | 1936–1940 |
| Herbert Blumer | 1940–1952 |
| Everett Hughes | 1952–1957 |
| Peter Rossi | 1957–1958 |
| Everett Hughes | 1959–1960 |
| Peter Blau | 1960–1966 |
| C. Arnold Anderson | 1966–1973 |
| Charles Bidwell | 1973–1978 |
| Edward Laumann | 1978–1984 |
| William Parish | 1984–1992 |
| Marta Tienda | 1992–1996 |
| Edward Laumann | 1996–1998 |
| Roger V. Gould | 1998–2001 |
| Andrew Abbott | 2001–Present |
From 1926 to 1933, the journal was co-edited by a number of different members of the University of Chicago faculty including Ellsworth Faris, Robert E. Park, Ernest Burgess, Fay-Cooper Cole, Marion Talbot, Frederick Starr, Edward Sapir, Louis Wirth, Eyler Simpson, Edward Webster, Edwin Sutherland, William Ogburn, Herbert Blumer, and Robert Redfield.
Roger V. Gould Prize
In 2002, the American Journal of Sociology created the Roger V. Gould prize in memory of its former editor. The $1,000 prize is awarded annually at the American Sociological Association annual meeting to the paper from the previous volume of the journal that most "clearly embodies Roger’s ideals as a sociologist: clarity, rigor, and scientific ambition combined with imagination on the one hand and a sure sense of empirical interest, importance, and accuracy on the other."[2] Winners include Peter Bearman, John Levi Martin, Michael J. Rosenfeld, Elizabeth E. Bruch, Robert D. Mare, Shelley Correll, and Roberto Garvía.
References
- ^ "Web of Science". 2010. Retrieved 2011–01–18.
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Further reading
- Abbott, Andrew (1999). Department and Discipline: Chicago Sociology at One Hundred. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226000992.
- Shanas, Ethel (1945). "The American Journal of Sociology Through Fifty Years". American Journal of Sociology. 50 (6). Chicago: University of Chicago Press: 522–533.
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