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American Journal of Sociology

University of Chicago · United States

ISSN0002-9602eISSN1537-5390

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

2.193

H-Indexi

386

SNIPi

2.559

Total Worksi

27,954

Total Citationsi

786,722

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.88

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The American Journal of Sociology publishes original research and book reviews in the field of sociology and related social sciences. It was established in 1895 as the first US scholarly journal in its field.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications27,954

Publisher OrgUniversity of Chicago Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Chicago

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0002-9602 / 1537-5390

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

252

2019

212

1.3k

2020

167

1.1k

2021

149

792

2022

140

715

2023

155

284

2024

100

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Sociology

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Contemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeSocial and Cultural DynamicsReligion and Society InteractionsUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Capital and Networks

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Sociology

Is American Journal of Sociology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of Sociology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of American Journal of Sociology?

American Journal of Sociology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.88.

Is American Journal of Sociology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Journal of Sociology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.