''Sociological Perspectives'' is the official publication of the Pacific Sociological Association. It is a

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published in six issues each year by SAGE. It was first published in 1957 as ''The Pacific Sociological Review'', with John M. Foskett as founding editor. Since 1983 it is known under its current name. As of 2022, the editors are Black Hawk Hancock and Bryan L. Sykes. Articles typically address social processes and are related to economic, political, social, and historical issues.

Abstracting and indexing

''Sociological Perspectives'' is abstracted and indexed in the

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. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2021

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of 1.771, ranking it 80th out of 149 journals in the category "Sociology", and a 5-year impact factor of 2.384.

References

External links

Official website

Pacific Sociological Association Official website
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