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Contemporary Sociology

American Sociological Association · United States · Est. 1800

ISSN1939-8638

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.296

H-Indexi

604

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

26,640

Total Citationsi

2,259,934

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

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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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

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

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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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

402

2019

218

2.8k

2020

277

1.8k

2021

252

1.7k

2022

284

2.4k

2023

231

1.1k

2024

264

2025

175

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 ScienceQ2

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

Frequently asked questions about Contemporary Sociology

Is Contemporary Sociology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Contemporary Sociology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Contemporary Sociology?

Contemporary 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 1.96.

Is Contemporary Sociology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Contemporary Sociology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.