American Journal of Sociology

Social Sciences · NA · NA

Impact Factor
4.098
2022
H-Index
206.000
2023
SJR
2.290
2023

I. Journal Information

ISSN00029602, 15375390
CountryUnited States
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
Subject AreasSocial Sciences · NA · NA
Publication TypeJournals
Active Years1948-1950, 1964-ongoing
WebsiteVisit journal

II. Scope & Description

Established in 1895 as the first US scholarly journal in its field, the American Journal of Sociology (AJS) presents pathbreaking work from all areas of sociology, with an emphasis on theory building and innovative methods. AJS strives to speak to the general sociology reader and is open to contributions from across the social sciences—sociology, political science, economics, history, anthropology, and statistics—that seriously engage the sociological literature to forge new ways of understanding the social. AJS offers a substantial book review section that identifies the most salient work of both emerging and enduring scholars of social science. Commissioned review essays appear occasionally, offering readers a comparative, in-depth examination of prominent titles. Although AJS publishes a very small percentage of the papers submitted to it, a double-blind review process is available to all qualified submissions, making the journal a center for exchange and debate "behind" the printed page and contributing to the robustness of social science research in general.

III. Impact Factor History

Year2-Year IF3-Year IF4-Year IF
20224.0984.9895.640
20214.6435.1895.900
20204.0314.6445.459
20193.2844.8475.673
20184.4645.2865.586
20174.3044.6615.859
20163.7064.8986.351
20153.6035.7197.568
20145.063
20135.101
20124.421
20113.923
20104.619
20094.429
20083.307
20074.705
20064.284
20054.550
20043.211
20033.125
20022.250
20012.948
20003.205

Note: impact factor data for reference only.

IV. SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

SJR measures scientific influence, weighting citations by the prestige of the citing journal.

YearSJR Score
20232.290
20222.884
20212.721
20203.755
20193.856
20184.327
20173.685
20164.289
20154.506

V. H-Index

The H-Index measures both the productivity and citation impact of a journal's publications.

YearH-Index
2023206.000
2022197.000
2021191.000
2020181.000

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