''Sociology Lens'' is a peer-reviewed journal is edited by an international panel of
historians,
anthropologists
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,
geographers
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and
sociologists
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. Previously named the ''Journal of Historical Sociology'', the journal is both
interdisciplinary in approach and innovative in content. ''Sociology Lens'' was founded in 1988 and presents review essays and commentary in its "Issues and Agendas" section, and aims to provoke discussion and debate.
Abstracting and Indexing
''Sociology Lens'' is abstracted and indexed in the
Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', it has a 2017
impact factor
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of 0.767.
References
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Sociology journals