Event
Penn Sociology Colloquium Series: Jerry Jacobs, Professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania
Colloquium
"The Internationalization of Sociology"
This presentation will present an overview of the academic publication system in the field of sociology, drawing on highlights from several recent papers in this area, including:
- An overview of the 148 sociology journals listed in the Web of Citation Journal Citation Reports (WoS, JCR)
- A brief discussion of journal selection strategies
- An update on efforts to make journal websites more “author friendly”
- Data on the role of books vs. articles
- Data on the international representation in leading sociology journals, by topic and author
- Trends in international authorship over 30 years in JCR indexed journals