The ''Journal of Social Issues'' is a quarterly

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published by

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on behalf of the

Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Founded in 1936, the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) is a group of 3,000 scientists from psychology and related fields who share a common interest in research on the psychological aspects of important social and policy i ...

along with '' Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy'' and '' Social Issues and Policy Review''. The journal was established in 1945. The editor-in-chief is Carey S. Ryan ( University of Nebraska Omaha). The journal covers human and

social issue A social issue is a problem that affects many people within a society. It is a group of common problems in present-day society that many people strive to solve. It is often the consequence of factors extending beyond an individual's control. Soc ...

s such as poverty,

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, youth violence, social class, and education. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2020

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of 3.424, ranking it 10th out of 44 journals in the category "Social Issues". A central article on

occupational burnout The ICD-11 of the World Health Organization (WHO) describes occupational burnout as a work-related phenomenon resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. According to the WHO, symptoms include "feelings of e ...

was published in the journal in 1974.

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