''Current Sociology'' is a bimonthly

peer-reviewed Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work ( peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer revie ...

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 ...

covering the field of

sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of empirical investigation and ...

. It is an official journal of the

International Sociological Association The International Sociological Association (ISA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to scientific purposes in the field of sociology and social sciences. It is an international sociological body, gathering both individuals and national sociolo ...

Journal page at Society's website.
Retrieved 17 May 2011. and is published on their behalf by

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It was established in 1952.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in

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and the

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. According to the ''

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'', its 2016

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is 1.643, ranking it 32nd out of 142 in the category "Sociology".

References

External links

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