''Theory & Society'' is a bimonthly

peer-reviewed 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 is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and d ...

covering theoretical analyses of social processes and phenomena. It was established by

Alvin Gouldner Alvin Ward Gouldner (July 29, 1920 – December 15, 1980) taught sociology at Antioch College (1952–1954) and was professor of sociology at Washington University in St. Louis (1957–1967), at the University at Buffalo (1947-1952), president o ...

in 1974. It is published by

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and the

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

is Janet Gouldner (

University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a public land-grant research university near Davis, California. Named a Public Ivy, it is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University of California system. The institut ...

). According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2018

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of 1.9. On average, it takes the editorial staff two years before they make a decision whether or not to accept an article.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Theory And Society Springer Science+Business Media academic journals Bimonthly journals English-language journals Sociology journals Publications established in 1974