A selective list of sociology journals suitable for qualitative paper submission

Compiled by Nick Fox, University of Sheffield, 2013

IF = Impact Factor

General Journals

Papers submitted to these journals should be of interest to a general sociological audience

Journal and web address IF Notes

British Journal of Sociology 1.6 High quality international journal that ‘has represented the mainstream of
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/BJS/home.aspx sociological thinking and research.’

Journal of Sociology 0.9 Papers on sociological research and theory on issues of interest to a
http://jos.sagepub.com primary Australian sociology audience.

Qualitative Sociology 0.8 Theoretical and analytical research based on interviewing, participant
http://link.springer.com/journal/11133 observation, ethnography, historical analysis, and content analysis.

Sage Open - Open access journal of social and behavioural sciences and the humanities.
http://sgo.sagepub.com/ Fee for publication: $99 (waivable).

Sociology 1.4 Papers that advance theoretical understanding or promote and report
http://soc.sagepub.com/ empirical research across sociology. 26 per cent acceptance rate.

Sociological Review 0.6 All areas of sociology, social anthropology, cultural and women's studies,
http://www.keele.ac.uk/socrev/ social policy and industrial relations. Meticulous but lengthy review process.

Sociological Research Online 0.4 Online only. All topics in sociology, and publish special sections and rapid
http://www.socresonline.org.uk/ response articles, which address key issues in the public arena.
Sociology of Culture

Cultural Sociology 0.4 BSA journal focusing on ‘empirically oriented, theoretically sophisticated,
http://cus.sagepub.com/ methodologically rigorous’ papers.

European Journal of Cultural Studies 0.3 The journal promotes a conception of cultural studies rooted in lived
http://www.sagepub.com/journals/Journal200898 experience.

International Journal of Cultural Studies 0.4 Accepts theoretical and empirical papers addressing local and regional
http://ics.sagepub.com/ realities, every-day practices, identities, media, texts and cultural forms.

Media, Culture and Society 1.1 Situates media and information and communication technologies within a
http://mcs.sagepub.com/ political, economic, cultural and historical contexts

Poetics 1.4 Interdisciplinary journal of theoretical and empirical research on culture, the
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/poetics/ media and the arts. Focuses on empirical papers

Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies

Feminist Review 0.4 Is ‘committed to exploring gender in its relationship to other axes of power
http://www.feminist-review.com/ including race, class and sexuality’.

Gender & Society 2.4 Top journal in women’s studies that analyses gender and gendered
http://gas.sagepub.com/ processes in interactions, organizations and societies. 10 per cent
acceptance rate.

Men and Masculinities 0.8 Using diverse methodologies, M&M's articles explore the evolving roles and
http://jmm.sagepub.com/ perceptions of men across society.

Sexualities 0.6 Covers interdisciplinary topics including the stratification of sexualities by

http://sexualities.sagepub.com/ class, race, gender and age, plus queer theory and lesbian and gay studies.

Political, economic and work sociology

Cultural Studies 0.5 Explores the relation between cultural practices, everyday life, material,
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcus20/current economic, political, geographical and historical contexts.

Human Relations 1.7 Focuses on social relationships, practices and processes that affect the
http://hum.sagepub.com/ nature, structure and conditions of work and work organizations.

International Political Sociology 1.4 Concerned with challenges arising from contemporary transformations of
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1749- social, political, and global orders.
5687

International Sociology 1.5 Explores contemporary social challenges and transformations affecting global
http://iss.sagepub.com/ society, and development of international sociological theory and knowledge.

Work, Employment & Society 1.2 Covers all aspects of work, employment and unemployment, and their
http://wes.sagepub.com/ connections with wider social processes and social structures.

Health, Illness, Embodiment

Body and Society 1.4 Journal with strong theoretical focus on embodiment. Very high rejection rate
http://bod.sagepub.com/ (c. 85 per cent)

Health 2.1 Interdisciplinary social science journal publishing papers that develop
http://hea.sagepub.com/ theoretical and empirical understandings of health, illness and health care.

Health and Place 2.7 Cross-disciplinary journal exploring interaction of place and health.
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/health-and-place/

Health Sociology Review 0.5 Australian journal of health sociology that accepts UK papers
http://hsr.e-contentmanagement.com/

Qualitative Health Research 2.2 Publishes empirical qualitative health research.

http://qhr.sagepub.com/

Social Science & Medicine 2.7 Frequent (12 issues a year) top journal of health sociology research.
www.journals.elsevier.com/social-science-and-medicine/

Sociology of Health and Illness 1.9 Highly regarded health sociology journal.
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/shil_enhanced/

Science and Technology Studies

History of Science 0.7 Empirical, theoretical and methodological studies of history of science,
http://www.shpltd.co.uk/hs.html medicine and technology from earliest times to the present day.

Science, Technology and Society 0.5 Looks at sociology of science and technology in developed and developing
http://sts.sagepub.com/ countries; multi-disciplinary.

Science, Technology and Human Values 2.3 Explores social issues deriving from use of science and technology.
http://sth.sagepub.com/

Social Studies of Science 1.5 Cross-disciplinary journal accepting empirical and more theoretical papers.
http://sss.sagepub.com/
Theory and Methodology journals

Economy and Society 1.7 Radical interdisciplinary journal of theory and politics
http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/reso20

International Journal of Social Research Methodology 1.1 Mix of academic/theoretically-slanted methodological articles and articles
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tsrm20/current relating to research practice in professional and service settings.

Journal of Mixed Methods Research 1.9 Focuses on empirical, methodological, and theoretical articles about mixed
http://mmr.sagepub.com/ methods research in the social, behavioural, health, and human sciences.

Qualitative Inquiry 0.8 Publishes articles that experiment with manuscript form and content, and
http://qix.sagepub.com/ focus on methodological issues rather than the content or results of research.

Qualitative Research 1.4 Publishes original research and review articles on the methodological
http://qrj.sagepub.com/ diversity and multi-disciplinary focus of qualitative research.

Symbolic Interaction 0.4 Publishes research that develops substantive topics from an interactionist
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1533- perspective, interactionist theory, or new methodological directions.
8665

Theory, Culture and Society 1.8 Offers a forum for articles which theorize the relationship between culture and
http://tcs.sagepub.com/ society. Very high rejection rate (c. 85 per cent)

Thesis Eleven - Encourages civilisational analysis on a wide range of alternative modernities

http://the.sagepub.com/ and takes critical theory from the margins of the world system to its centre.

Time & Society 0.5 Focuses on empirical, methodological and theoretical discussions of
http://tas.sagepub.com/ temporality in society and organisational contexts.
Radical, innovative or interdisciplinary journals

Cultural Studies <=> Critical Methodologies - Publishes peer-reviewed research articles, critical analyses of contemporary
http://csc.sagepub.com/ media representations, auto-ethnography, poetry, and creative non-fiction

Emotion, Space and Society - A forum for interdisciplinary debate on theoretically informed research on the
www.journals.elsevier.com/emotion-space-and-society/ emotional intersections between people and places.

Gaia - A trans-disciplinary journal concerned with the causes and analyses of

http://www.oekom.de/etc/gaia.html environmental and sustainability problems and their solutions.

Science as Culture - Interdisciplinary journal that ‘analyses the underlying frameworks,

http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/csac20 assumptions and terms of reference’ of science’.

Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 0.5 Cultivates alternative research practices that further feminist, queer, and
http://signsjournal.org/ antiracist goals of social transformation.

Soundings - Radical journal of politics and culture for academic and general audiences.
http://www.soundings.org.uk/

Space & Culture 0.4 Critical interdisciplinary research at the interface of cultural geography,
http://sac.sagepub.com/ sociology, cultural studies, urban and environmental studies.
Other specialist journals

Appetite 2.6 Journal focusing on behavioural nutrition and the cultural, sensory, and
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/appetite/ physiological influences on choices and intakes of foods and drinks.

Arts & Health - Practitioner-oriented journal of arts practices in health care.

http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rahe20/current

British Journal of Sociology of Education 1.0 Publishes high quality original, theoretically informed analyses of the
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cbse20/current relationship between education and society.

Ethnicities 0.6 Offers critical, interdisciplinary dialogue on questions of ethnicity, nationalism

http://etn.sagepub.com/ and related issues such as identity politics and minority rights.

Sociology of Education 1.8 Examines how social institutions and individuals’ experiences within these
http://soe.sagepub.com/ institutions affect educational processes and social development.

Sociology of Religion 0.9 Publishes original work of exceptional quality and interest without regard to
http://socrel.oxfordjournals.org/ substantive focus, theoretical orientation, or methodological approach.

Sociology of Sport Journal 0.9 International journal offering theoretical and methodological perspectives on
http://journals.humankinetics.com/ssj sport, play, games, exercise, leisure, and body culture.

Youth & Society 1.8 Explores transitions from childhood to adolescence and from adolescence to
http://yas.sagepub.com/ adulthood, and factors that influence healthy and harmful development.