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Sociologist
f8b4

I would add health and place 4th under health heading

2 years ago # QUOTE 3 GOOD 2 NO GOOD !
Sociologist
a030

I would add health and place 4th under health heading

Speaking of this, we should add a little tag at the bottom of the list when we update it, like the jobs placement thread.
So for example, something like this:

-adding section for Urban Sociology
-[journal name] --> #1 Econ soc/orgs
-[journal name] --> #2 Econ soc/orgs

2 years ago # QUOTE 4 GOOD 1 NO GOOD !
Sociologist
7c65

CRIMINOLOGY
1. Criminology
2. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
3. Journal of Quantitative Criminology
4. Theoretical Criminology
5. Deviant Behavior

CULTURE
1. Poetics

DEMOGRAPHY
1. Demography

ECON SOC/ORGS
1. Administrative Science Quarterly
2. Organization Science
3. Socioeconomic Review

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
1. Work and Occupations
2. Work, Employment and Society
3. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

EDUCATION
1. Sociology of Education

FAMILY
1. Journal of Marriage & Family
2. Journal of Family Issues

GENDER
1. Gender & Society
2. Signs

HEALTH
1. Journal of Health and Social Behavior
2. Social Science and Medicine
3. Society and Mental Health

MIGRATION
1. International Migration Review
2. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

NETWORKS
[Any Gen. Sci. journal (e.g., Science, Nature, PNAS, Nat.Sci.Rep., Nature Letters, etc.) publication, but these aren't sub-area journals].
1. Social Networks
2. Network Science
3. Connections

POLITICAL SOC
1.

RACE
1. Racial and Ethnic Studies
2. Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

RELIGION
1. Sociology of Religion
2. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

SCIENCE
1. Social Studies of Science
2. Science, Technology, and Human Values

SOCIAL PSYCH
1. Social Psychology Quarterly
2. Symbolic Interaction
3. Self and Identity

THEORY
1. Sociological Theory
2. Theory and Society

/added Family Issues to Family section

2 years ago # QUOTE 0 GOOD 1 NO GOOD !
Sociologist
773f

CRIMINOLOGY
1. Criminology
2. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
3. Journal of Quantitative Criminology
4. Theoretical Criminology
5. Deviant Behavior
CULTURE
1. Poetics
DEMOGRAPHY
1. Demography
2. Population and Development Review
3. Population Studies
4. Demographic Research
5. Population Research and Policy Review
ECON SOC/ORGS
1. Administrative Science Quarterly
2. Organization Science
3. Socioeconomic Review
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
1. Work and Occupations
2. Work, Employment and Society
3. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility
EDUCATION
1. Sociology of Education
FAMILY
1. Journal of Marriage & Family
2. Journal of Family Issues
GENDER
1. Gender & Society
2. Signs
HEALTH
1. Journal of Health and Social Behavior
2. Social Science and Medicine
3. Society and Mental Health
MIGRATION
1. International Migration Review
2. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
NETWORKS
[Any Gen. Sci. journal (e.g., Science, Nature, PNAS, Nat.Sci.Rep., Nature Letters, etc.) publication, but these aren't sub-area journals].
1. Social Networks
2. Network Science
3. Connections
POLITICAL SOC
1.
RACE
1. Racial and Ethnic Studies
2. Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
RELIGION
1. Sociology of Religion
2. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
SCIENCE
1. Social Studies of Science
2. Science, Technology, and Human Values
SOCIAL PSYCH
1. Social Psychology Quarterly
2. Symbolic Interaction
3. Self and Identity
THEORY
1. Sociological Theory
2. Theory and Society
/added more demography journals

2 years ago # QUOTE 1 GOOD 0 NO GOOD !
Sociologist
fa93

CRIMINOLOGY
1. Criminology
2. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
3. Journal of Quantitative Criminology
4. Theoretical Criminology
5. Deviant Behavior
CULTURE
1. Poetics
DEMOGRAPHY
1. Demography
2. Population and Development Review
3. Population Studies
4. Demographic Research
5. Population Research and Policy Review
ECON SOC/ORGS
1. Administrative Science Quarterly
2. Organization Science
3. Socioeconomic Review
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
1. Work and Occupations
2. Work, Employment and Society
3. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility
EDUCATION
1. Sociology of Education
FAMILY
1. Journal of Marriage & Family
2. Journal of Family Issues
GENDER
1. Gender & Society
2. Signs
HEALTH
1. Journal of Health and Social Behavior
2. Social Science and Medicine
3. Society and Mental Health
MIGRATION
1. International Migration Review
2. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
NETWORKS
[Any Gen. Sci. journal (e.g., Science, Nature, PNAS, Nat.Sci.Rep., Nature Letters, etc.) publication, but these aren't sub-area journals].
1. Social Networks
2. Network Science
3. Connections
POLITICAL SOC
1.
RACE
1. Racial and Ethnic Studies
2. Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
RELIGION
1. Sociology of Religion
2. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
SCIENCE
1. Social Studies of Science
2. Science, Technology, and Human Values
SOCIAL PSYCH
1. Social Psychology Quarterly
2. Symbolic Interaction
3. Self and Identity
THEORY
1. Theory and Society
2. Sociological Theory

/for theorists, theory and society is number 1 (yes, even with the lag time)

2 years ago # QUOTE 0 GOOD 5 NO GOOD !
Sociologist
29fd

CRIMINOLOGY
1. Criminology
2. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
3. Journal of Quantitative Criminology
4. Theoretical Criminology
5. Deviant Behavior
CULTURE
1. Poetics
DEMOGRAPHY
1. Demography
2. Population and Development Review
3. Population Studies
4. Demographic Research
5. Population Research and Policy Review
ECON SOC/ORGS
1. Administrative Science Quarterly
2. Organization Science
3. Socioeconomic Review
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
1. Work and Occupations
2. Work, Employment and Society
3. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility
EDUCATION
1. Sociology of Education
FAMILY
1. Journal of Marriage & Family
2. Journal of Family Issues
GENDER
1. Gender & Society
2. Signs
HEALTH
1. Journal of Health and Social Behavior
2. Social Science and Medicine
3. Society and Mental Health
MIGRATION
1. International Migration Review
2. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
NETWORKS
[Any Gen. Sci. journal (e.g., Science, Nature, PNAS, Nat.Sci.Rep., Nature Letters, etc.) publication, but these aren't sub-area journals].
1. Social Networks
2. Network Science
3. Connections
POLITICAL SOC
1.
RACE
1. Racial and Ethnic Studies
2. Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
RELIGION
1. Sociology of Religion
2. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
SCIENCE
1. Science, Technology, and Human Values
2. Social Studies of Science
SOCIAL PSYCH
1. Social Psychology Quarterly
2. Symbolic Interaction
3. Self and Identity
THEORY
1. Theory and Society
2. Sociological Theory

2 years ago # QUOTE 1 GOOD 0 NO GOOD !
Sociologist
29fd

CRIMINOLOGY
1. Criminology
2. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
3. Journal of Quantitative Criminology
4. Theoretical Criminology
5. Deviant Behavior
CULTURE
1. Poetics
DEMOGRAPHY
1. Demography
2. Population and Development Review
3. Population Studies
4. Demographic Research
5. Population Research and Policy Review
ECON SOC/ORGS
1. Administrative Science Quarterly
2. Organization Science
3. Socioeconomic Review
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
1. Work and Occupations
2. Work, Employment and Society
3. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility
EDUCATION
1. Sociology of Education
FAMILY
1. Journal of Marriage & Family
2. Journal of Family Issues
GENDER
1. Gender & Society
2. Signs
HEALTH
1. Journal of Health and Social Behavior
2. Social Science and Medicine
3. Society and Mental Health
MIGRATION
1. International Migration Review
2. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
NETWORKS
[Any Gen. Sci. journal (e.g., Science, Nature, PNAS, Nat.Sci.Rep., Nature Letters, etc.) publication, but these aren't sub-area journals].
1. Social Networks
2. Network Science
3. Connections
POLITICAL SOC
1.
RACE
1. Racial and Ethnic Studies
2. Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
RELIGION
1. Sociology of Religion
2. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
SCIENCE
1. Social Studies of Science
2. Science, Technology, and Human Values
SOCIAL PSYCH
1. Social Psychology Quarterly
2. Symbolic Interaction
3. Self and Identity
THEORY
1. Twitter
2. Theory and Society
3. Sociological Theory

2 years ago # QUOTE 4 GOOD 7 NO GOOD !
Sociologist
312e

CRIMINOLOGY
1. Criminology
2. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
3. Journal of Quantitative Criminology
4. Theoretical Criminology
5. Deviant Behavior
CULTURE
1. Poetics
DEMOGRAPHY
1. Demography
2. Population and Development Review
3. Population Studies
4. Demographic Research
5. Population Research and Policy Review
ECON SOC/ORGS
1. Administrative Science Quarterly
2. Organization Science
3. Socioeconomic Review
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
1. Work and Occupations
2. Work, Employment and Society
3. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility
EDUCATION
1. Sociology of Education
FAMILY
1. Journal of Marriage & Family
2. Journal of Family Issues
GENDER
1. Gender & Society
2. Signs
HEALTH
1. Journal of Health and Social Behavior
2. Social Science and Medicine
3. Society and Mental Health
MIGRATION
1. International Migration Review
2. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
NETWORKS
[Any Gen. Sci. journal (e.g., Science, Nature, PNAS, Nat.Sci.Rep., Nature Letters, etc.) publication, but these aren't sub-area journals].
1. Social Networks
2. Network Science
3. Connections
POLITICAL SOC
1.
RACE
1. Racial and Ethnic Studies
2. Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
RELIGION
1. Sociology of Religion
2. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
3. Review of Religious Research
SCIENCE
1. Science, Technology, and Human Values
2. Social Studies of Science
SEXUALITY
1. The Journal of Sex Research
2. Archives of Sexual Behavior
SOCIAL PSYCH
1. Social Psychology Quarterly
2. Symbolic Interaction
3. Self and Identity
THEORY
1. Theory and Society
2. Sociological Theory

2 years ago # QUOTE 1 GOOD 1 NO GOOD !
Sociologist
da19

CRIMINOLOGY
1. Criminology
2. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
3. Journal of Quantitative Criminology
4. Theoretical Criminology
5. Deviant Behavior
CULTURE
1. Poetics
DEMOGRAPHY
1. Demography
2. Population and Development Review
3. Population Studies
4. Demographic Research
5. Population Research and Policy Review
ECON SOC/ORGS
1. Administrative Science Quarterly
2. Organization Science
3. Socioeconomic Review
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
1. Work and Occupations
2. Work, Employment and Society
3. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility
EDUCATION
1. Sociology of Education
FAMILY
1. Journal of Marriage & Family
2. Journal of Family Issues
GENDER
1. Gender & Society
2. Signs
HEALTH
1. Journal of Health and Social Behavior
2. Social Science and Medicine
3. Society and Mental Health
MIGRATION
1. International Migration Review
2. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
NETWORKS
[Any Gen. Sci. journal (e.g., Science, Nature, PNAS, Nat.Sci.Rep., Nature Letters, etc.) publication, but these aren't sub-area journals].
1. Social Networks
2. Network Science
3. Connections
POLITICAL SOC
1.
RACE
1. Racial and Ethnic Studies
2. Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
RELIGION
1. Sociology of Religion
2. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
3. Review of Religious Research
SCIENCE
1. Science, Technology, and Human Values
2. Social Studies of Science
SEXUALITY
1. The Journal of Sex Research
2. Archives of Sexual Behavior
SOCIAL PSYCH
1. Social Psychology Quarterly
2. Symbolic Interaction
3. Self and Identity
THEORY
1. Theory and Society
2. Sociological Theory
METHODS
1. Sociological Methods and Research
2. Sociological Methodology

Adding methods

2 years ago # QUOTE 0 GOOD 0 NO GOOD !
Sociologist
512b

CRIMINOLOGY
1. Criminology
2. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
3. Journal of Quantitative Criminology
4. Theoretical Criminology
5. Deviant Behavior
CULTURE
1. Poetics
DEMOGRAPHY
1. Demography
2. Population and Development Review
3. Population Studies
4. Demographic Research
5. Population Research and Policy Review
ECON SOC/ORGS
1. Administrative Science Quarterly
2. Organization Science
3. Socioeconomic Review
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
1. Work and Occupations
2. Work, Employment and Society
3. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility
EDUCATION
1. Sociology of Education
FAMILY
1. Journal of Marriage & Family
2. Journal of Family Issues
GENDER
1. Gender & Society
2. Signs
HEALTH
1. Journal of Health and Social Behavior
2. Social Science and Medicine
3. Society and Mental Health
MIGRATION
1. International Migration Review
2. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
NETWORKS
[Any Gen. Sci. journal (e.g., Science, Nature, PNAS, Nat.Sci.Rep., Nature Letters, Plos ONE, etc.) publication, but these aren't sub-area journals].
1. Social Networks
2. Network Science
3. Connections
POLITICAL SOC
1.
RACE
1. Racial and Ethnic Studies
2. Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
RELIGION
1. Sociology of Religion
2. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
3. Review of Religious Research
SCIENCE
1. Science, Technology, and Human Values
2. Social Studies of Science
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
1. Mobilization
2. Social Movement Studies
3. Research in Social Movements, Conflict and Change
SEXUALITY
1. The Journal of Sex Research
2. Archives of Sexual Behavior
SOCIAL PSYCH
1. Social Psychology Quarterly
2. Symbolic Interaction
3. Self and Identity
THEORY
1. Theory and Society
2. Sociological Theory
METHODS
1. Sociological Methods and Research
2. Sociological Methodology

Adding social movements

2 years ago # QUOTE 2 GOOD 0 NO GOOD !
Sociologist
b1e4

The methods journals are broadly considered equivalent. One is annual, the other quarterly. Pretty much the only difference.

2 years ago # QUOTE 5 GOOD 0 NO GOOD !
Sociologist
8338

lol, who cares

2 years ago # QUOTE 2 GOOD 7 NO GOOD !
Sociologist
4b1c

The methods journals are broadly considered equivalent. One is annual, the other quarterly. Pretty much the only difference.

No. SMR is better. IF higher too. Higher than AJS on the most recent IFs.

2 years ago # QUOTE 0 GOOD 0 NO GOOD !
Sociologist
f0de

I'd personally rank SM above SMR (no question), but this is somewhat specific to the kind of work you do. For networks, it again depends on the kind of work. Most of the solid methods/stats journals are pretty much on the same tier (in practice) for network method papers. JMS is more niche, but otherwise about the same for network theory papers. Connections is definitely below the other journals, and I would put Network Science a bit below the more established players, but to be honest this isn't something that people in that field spend time obsessing about. (Not anyone who is any good, anyway.) I wouldn't, for instance, distinguish among the various solid network journals when making a hiring decision - I'd look at the papers, and see what the content was. I don't really care if you published it at SN or SM or JMS or whatnot.

2 years ago # QUOTE 1 GOOD 0 NO GOOD !
Sociologist
4b1c

I'd personally rank SM above SMR (no question), but this is somewhat specific to the kind of work you do. For networks, it again depends on the kind of work. Most of the solid methods/stats journals are pretty much on the same tier (in practice) for network method papers. JMS is more niche, but otherwise about the same for network theory papers. Connections is definitely below the other journals, and I would put Network Science a bit below the more established players, but to be honest this isn't something that people in that field spend time obsessing about. (Not anyone who is any good, anyway.) I wouldn't, for instance, distinguish among the various solid network journals when making a hiring decision - I'd look at the papers, and see what the content was. I don't really care if you published it at SN or SM or JMS or whatnot.

Glad we’re not on the same committees.

2 years ago # QUOTE 0 GOOD 2 NO GOOD !
Sociologist
4b1c

I'd personally rank SM above SMR (no question), but this is somewhat specific to the kind of work you do. For networks, it again depends on the kind of work. Most of the solid methods/stats journals are pretty much on the same tier (in practice) for network method papers. JMS is more niche, but otherwise about the same for network theory papers. Connections is definitely below the other journals, and I would put Network Science a bit below the more established players, but to be honest this isn't something that people in that field spend time obsessing about. (Not anyone who is any good, anyway.) I wouldn't, for instance, distinguish among the various solid network journals when making a hiring decision - I'd look at the papers, and see what the content was. I don't really care if you published it at SN or SM or JMS or whatnot.

Glad we’re not on the same committees.

2 years ago # QUOTE 1 GOOD 3 NO GOOD !
Sociologist
cc43

Social Studies of Science is inchoherent garbage.

2 years ago # QUOTE 3 GOOD 2 NO GOOD !
Sociologist
7e98

Punishment & Society in crim. Higher impact factor than Theoretical Criminology.

2 years ago # QUOTE 1 GOOD 2 NO GOOD !
Sociologist
6f3c

In Crim it is Criminology, JQC, JQ, JRCD at the top. One can quibble about the order of those four. There is then a substantial gap before the next tier. Theoretical Criminology and Deviant Behavior are nowhere near the top.

2 years ago # QUOTE 4 GOOD 6 NO GOOD !
Sociologist
3f9b

In Crim it is Criminology, JQC, JQ, JRCD at the top. One can quibble about the order of those four. There is then a substantial gap before the next tier. Theoretical Criminology and Deviant Behavior are nowhere near the top.

^ I (and every other criminologist I've ever met) choose to 'quiblle' beyond the scope of this parochialism.

2 years ago # QUOTE 2 GOOD 3 NO GOOD !

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