''Armed Forces & Society'' is a quarterly

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academic publication that publishes articles and book reviews on a wide variety of topics including civil–military relations, military sociology,

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, military psychology, military institutions, conflict management,

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, military contracting,

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, gender related issues, military families and military ethics. It is the official publication of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society and published by

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.About ''Armed Forces & Society'' on the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces & Society website. http://www.iusafs.org/about/journal.asp Accessed September 21, 2018. The current

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is Patricia M. Shields (

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). The journal was established in 1974 by Morris Janowitz (

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) and became the "first professional journal to focus on the connection between the military and society in an international and interdisciplinary way."''Armed Forces & Society'', InCites

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, May 2005. Accessed 12 May 2011

Abstracting and indexing

According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2020

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of 1.829.

Editors-in-chief

The following persons are or have been

editors-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 editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...

: * Morris Janowitz (1973–1983) * David R. Segal (1983–1989) * Claude E. Welch Jr. (1989–1992) * Jay Stanley (1992–1995) * James Burk (1995–1998) * Mark Eitelberg (1998–2001) * Patricia M. Shields (2001–present)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Armed Forces and Society Academic journals established in 1974 Military journals International relations journals Quarterly journals English-language journals SAGE Publishing academic journals

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Editors-in-chief

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