''Philosophy of the Social Sciences'' is a
peer-reviewed academic journal
An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and ...
that covers
philosophy of social science
The philosophy of social science is the study of the logic, methods, and foundations of social sciences (psychology, cultural anthropology, sociology, etc...). Philosophers of social science are concerned with the differences and similarities be ...
. Its
editor-in-chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.
The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is Ian C. Jarvie (
York University
York University (french: Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's fourth-largest university, and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,0 ...
). The journal was established in 1971 and is currently published by
SAGE Publications.
Abstracting and indexing
''Philosophy of the Social Sciences'' is abstracted and indexed in
Scopus
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and the
Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2017
impact factor
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of 0.559, ranking it 40th out of 51 journals in the category "Ethics".
See also
*
List of ethics journals
This is a list of peer-reviewed, academic journals in the field of ethics.
''Note'': there are many important academic magazines that are not true peer-reviewed journals. They are not listed here.
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References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.sagepub.com/journals/Journal200913/title
SAGE Publishing academic journals
English-language journals
Philosophy of science journals
Multidisciplinary social science journals
Quarterly journals
Academic journals established in 1971