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Contemporary Sociology

American Sociological Association · United States · Est. 1800

ISSN1939-8638

SJR Q4✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total30

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.116

H-Index

604

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

26,640

Total Citations

2,259,934

2yr Mean Citedness

1.96

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Contemporary Sociology publishes reviews and critical discussions of recent works in sociology and in related disciplines.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1800

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications26,640

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Sociological Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1939-8638

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Sociology and Political ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Sociology

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Race, History, and American SocietyContemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeLabor Movements and UnionsMigration, Ethnicity, and EconomyGender, Labor, and Family DynamicsEducation Systems and PolicyPolitical Economy and MarxismAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Policy and Reform StudiesUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies