Social Currents

Aims & Scope

Social Currents, the official journal of the Southern Sociological Society, is a broad-ranging social science journal that focuses on cutting-edge research from all methodological and theoretical orientations with implications for national and international sociological communities.

The uniqueness of Social Currents lies in its format.

The front end of every issue is devoted to short, theoretical, agenda-setting contributions and brief, empirical and policy-related pieces.

The back end of every issue includes standard journal articles that cover topics within specific subfields of sociology, as well as across the social sciences more broadly.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	1.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.749

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	30

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7414

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	230

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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
• Web of Science

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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.

• Wealth Inequality and Carbon Emissions in High-income Countries

  Citation: 152

  Authors: Kyle W., Juliet B., Andrew K.

• Predatory Inclusion and Education Debt: Rethinking the Racial Wealth Gap

  Citation: 141

  Authors: Louise, Raphaël

• The Relational Generation of Workplace Inequalities

  Citation: 136

  Authors: Donald

• Contemporary Religion and the Cisgendering of Reality

  Citation: 92

  Authors: J. E., Ryan T., Lain A. B.

• Religious Affiliation and Hiring Discrimination in the American South

  Citation: 81

  Authors: Michael, Bradley R. E., Allen

• Structural Topic Modeling For Social Scientists: A Brief Case Study with Social Movement Studies Literature, 2005–2017

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Nathan C.

• Diversity Regimes and Racial Inequality: A Case Study of Diversity University

  Citation: 71

  Authors: James M.

• Neoliberalism at Work

  Citation: 65

  Authors: Martha, Randy

• Sociological Innovation through Subfield Integration

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Erin, James

• Environmental Disputes and Opportunity-Threat Impacts Surrounding Natural Gas Fracking in Louisiana

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Anthony E.

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