Irish Journal of Sociology

Aims & Scope

Although the journal's readership is primarily sociologists, it also seeks to appeal to – and welcomes submissions from – scholars in other social science disciplines including anthropology, geography, politics, social policy, social work, and social care.

The journal seeks to publish peer-reviewed quantitative and qualitative or mixed-method work.

The journal is particularly interested in attracting comparative papers having to do with other small societies, but which need not necessarily be related to Ireland.

The journal's goal is to render a first editorial decision on every manuscript submitted within 5 weeks.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14014

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	93

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.391

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	22

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Growing up Masculine: Rethinking the Significance of Adolescence in the Making of Masculinities

  Citation: 88

  Authors: R.W.

• Power and Oppression from the Perspective of the Sociology of Engagements: A Comparison with Bourdieu's and Dewey's Critical Approaches to Practical Activities

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Laurent

• ‘You're Not a Man at All!’: Masculinity, Responsibility, and Staying on the Land in Contemporary Ireland

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Caitríona Ní

• The Death of Unemployment and the Birth of Job-Seeking in Welfare Policy: Governing a Liminal Experience

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Tom, Ray

• Death Rather Than Disclosure: Struggling to Be a Real Man

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Anne

• On not knowing and paying attention: How to walk in a possible world

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Tim

• Trends, frames and discourse networks: analysing the coverage of climate change in Irish newspapers

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Paul, Diane

• We do not Live in an Age of Cosmopolitanism but in an Age of Cosmopolitisation: The ‘Global Other’ is in Our Midst

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Ulrich

• Children's Drawings as a Methodological Tool: Reflections on the Eleven Plus System in Northern Ireland

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Madeleine

• ‘We are all in this together!’ Covid-19 and the lie of solidarity

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Ryan

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