American Journal of Sociology Impact Factor, Indexing, Ranking

American Journal of Sociology (AJS) is a scholarly journal dedicated to publishing research in the field of Social Sciences. University of Chicago is the publisher of this esteemed journal. The P-ISSN assigned to American Journal of Sociology is 0002-9602 and its abbreviated form is Am J Sociol.

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.

Abbreviation : ISO Journal abbreviation refers to the shortened form or acronym used to represent the full title of a scholarly journal. The ISO4 Abbreviation of American Journal of Sociology Journal is Am J Sociol.

The Ranking of the Journal in 2024 is 666. Ranking systems aim to provide an indication of a journal's quality, influence, and prestige within a specific field or discipline.

The Journal's Impact Factor in 2024 is 4.4. it is all calculated by Clarivate, which means how many times a particular citation has been published in the past two years.

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The Journal SCImago in 2024 is 2.884. It is measured by the number of citations which are made by the particular journals, and the journal from where the citations arrived from.

The Journal's H-Index in 2024 is 197. The H-index is calculated on how many times a particular author is cited and the number of published papers that a particular author has.

The Journal's Quartile is Q1. A quartile has three points, which are the upper quartile, median, and lower quartile. The main motive of the quartile is to calculate the interquartile range, that resembles the changes across the median.

The Journal is indexed in (Indexing details)

• 1. Web of Science
• 2. UGC
• 3. Scopus
• 4. ProQuest
• 5. Google Scholar

Indexing services aim to make it easier for researchers, scholars, and readers to discover and access articles from various journals within a specific field or discipline.

The Editor-in-chief of the Journal is John Levi Martin

Processing/Submission Fee : Article submission/Processing fees (APC), also known as manuscript Publication fees or processing fees (APC), are charged by journals to authors for submitting/publishing their research papers/article.

The APC/Submission (Publication) Fee of the Journal is $2,500

Call for paper : The Journal invites original research contributions for consideration of publication in American Journal of Sociology journal.

Journal seeking submissions in the broad areas of Social Sciences that align with journal's focus on Social Sciences.

for details about call for paper please visit to the official website of the journal to check the details about call for papers.

Publishing in American Journal of Sociology involves the following steps:

• Research: Conduct high-quality, impactful research in the field of Social Sciences.
• Familiarize Yourself: Read and understand the aims and scope of American Journal of Sociology to ensure your work aligns with their focus.
• Manuscript Preparation: Prepare your manuscript according to the American Journal of Sociology guidelines, including formatting, length, and referencing style.
• Submission: Submit your manuscript through the journal's online submission system.

• Journal Website
• PubMed
• Scopus
• SCImago