Sociological Bulletin Impact Factor, Indexing, Ranking

Sociological Bulletin (SB) is a scholarly journal dedicated to publishing research in the field of Social Sciences. SAGE is the publisher of this esteemed journal. The P-ISSN assigned to Sociological Bulletin is 0038-0229 and its abbreviated form is Sociol Bull.

Sociological Bulletin, a journal of the Indian Sociological Society, was launched on 1 March 1952. The credit for founding both the Indian Sociological Society and the Sociological Bulletin goes to G. S. Ghurye, the then Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology at the University of Bombay. From 2021, the journal has become a quarterly refereed journal. The journal is a powerful platform for sociologists and social scientists to share their research with the professional fraternity. Non-sociologists and non-members of the Indian Sociological Society are not prohibited from their contributions to the journal. Owing to its liberal policy of accepting contributions from all social scientists and from any region of the world, it is pertinent to inform that various articles of this journal, despite their main focus on India, have published about societies of thirty-seven different countries. Using qualitative, quantitative, textual, triangulation and historical data, the journal publishes three kinds of articles, namely discursive, empirical and historical.

Sociological Bulletin 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 Sociological Bulletin Journal is Sociol Bull.

The Ranking of Sociological Bulletin in 2026 is 19839. Ranking systems aim to provide an indication of a journal's quality, influence, and prestige within a specific field or discipline.

At present, the Sociological Bulletin's Impact Factor is unavailable as the journal is not yet indexed in the Web of Science (WOS). Rest assured, as soon as the impact factor becomes available, we will promptly update this information. Please stay tuned for updates regarding this matter.

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The SCImago of Sociological Bulletin in 2026 is 0.188. 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 H-Index of Sociological Bulletin in 2026 is 5. 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 Quartile of Sociological Bulletin is Q2. 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 Sociological Bulletin is indexed in (Indexing details)

• 1. UGC
• 2. Scopus
• 3. ProQuest
• 4. J Gate
• 5. Indian Citation Index
• 6. 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 Sociological Bulletin is B B Mohanty, Professor, Department of Sociology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry

Sociological Bulletin Call for paper : Sociological Bulletin invites original research contributions for consideration of publication in Sociological Bulletin 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 Sociological Bulletin 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 Sociological Bulletin to ensure your work aligns with their focus.
• Manuscript Preparation: Prepare your manuscript according to the Sociological Bulletin guidelines, including formatting, length, and referencing style.
• Submission: Submit your manuscript through the journal's online submission system.

• Journal Website
• PubMed
• Scopus
• SCImago