''Contemporary Jewry'' is a

peer-review Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work ( peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review ...

academic journal An academic journal (or scholarly journal or scientific journal) is a periodical publication in which Scholarly method, scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. They serve as permanent and transparent forums for the ...

published by the

Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry The Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry (ASSJ) is a cross-disciplinary organization of individuals whose research concerns the Jewish people throughout the world, founded in 1971. Purpose The ASSJ comprises primarily academics, ...

since 1977. The journal mostly publishes articles on the subject of the sociology of Jewry, however, articles on Jews and Judaism based on other social sciences as well as history are published as well.

History

''Contemporary Jewry'' was initially published semiannually from 1977 to 1985. From 1986 to 2008, the journal published annually. Since 2009, the journal has published three issues per year. The publication was originally titled ''Jewish Sociology and Social Research''.Dashefsky, Arnold M
"Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry (ASSJ)."
''Encyclopedia of Religion and Society''. Ed. William H. Swatos, Jr. Hartford Institute for Religion Research. Accessed May 12, 2014.

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