Sociological Methodology

Published on behalf of the American Sociological Association

Edited by:
Tim Liao

Print ISSN: 0081-1750
Online ISSN: 1467-9531
Frequency: Once a year
Current Volume: 39 / 2009
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 4/100 (Sociology)
Impact Factor: 0.947

TopAuthor Guidelines

Sociological Methodology is an annual compendium of advances in the methodology of social research. These articles promise to advance the quality and efficiency of sociological research, or to make accessible to sociologists recent methodological advances in related disciplines. Sponsored by the American Sociological Association, its mission is to disseminate material that advances empirical research in sociology and related disciplines. Chapters present original methodological contributions, expository statements on and illustrations of recently developed techniques, and critical discussions of research practice. Sociological Methodology seeks contributions that address the full range of problems confronted by empirical work in the contemporary social sciences, including conceptualization and modeling, research design, data collection, measurement, and data analysis. Work on the methodological problems involved in any approach to empirical social science is appropriate for Sociological Methodology.

The content of each annual volume of Sociological Methodology is driven by submissions initiated by authors; the volumes do not have specific annual themes. Editorial decisions about manuscripts submitted are based on the advice of expert referees. Criteria include originality, breadth of interest and applicability, and expository clarity. Discussions of implications for research practice are vital, and authors are urged to include empirical illustrations of the methods they discuss.

Please send a Word file or combination of .tex/pdf files of the manuscript to soc-methodology@illinois.edu.

Manuscripts should include an informative abstract of not more than one double-spaced page and should not identify the author within the text. Please put the title page in a separate file for submission. Formatting information is available at http://sm.sociology.illinois.edu. Submission of a manuscript for review by Sociological Methodology implies that it has not been previously published and that it is not under review elsewhere.

Inquiries concerning the appropriateness of material and editorial policies and procedures are welcome. Prospective authors should contact the editor by email at soc-methodology@illinois.edu.

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