Journal of Sociological Research

Journal of Sociological Research (JSR) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal published semiannually by Macrothink Institute. The journal publishes original research on social relationships, institutions, inequalities, and processes of social change. It welcomes quantitative, qualitative, and theoretical studies in areas including social stratification, family, work, culture, political sociology, and population research.

Focus and Scope

The journal’s scope includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

  • Sociological theory and social structure
  • Family and population studies
  • Social stratification and inequality
  • Race, class, and gender inequality
  • Organizations, work, and markets
  • Political sociology and social movements
  • Survey research and sociological methods
  • Social attitudes and public opinion
  • Law, crime, and deviance
  • Education, health, and culture

All submissions should address a clearly defined sociological question, engage with relevant scholarship, and demonstrate methodological rigor appropriate to their design. Purely descriptive reports, advocacy pieces without sociological analysis, and manuscripts unrelated to the journal’s scope are not normally considered.

Information for Journal of Sociological Research (JSR):

Publisher: Macrothink Institute
ISSN: 1948-5468
Frequency: Semiannual
Publication Months: January and July
Open Access: Yes
Indexed: Yes
Review Policy: Double-anonymized peer-review
Review Time: 4-10 Weeks
E-mail: jsr@macrothink.org

Manuscripts may be submitted via the journal’s online submission system or by e-mail.
For submission inquiries or further information, please contact the Editorial Office at jsr@macrothink.org.


Each paper published in this journal is assigned a DOI® number, which appears beneath the author's affiliation in the published paper. Click HERE to know what is DOI (Digital Object Identifier)? Click HERE to retrieve Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) for journal articles, books, and chapters.

Paper Selection and Publication Process

a). Upon receipt of paper submission, the Editor sends an E-mail of confirmation to the corresponding author within 1-3 working days. If you fail to receive this confirmation, your submission/e-mail may be missed. Please contact the Editor in time for that.

b). Peer review. The review process may take 4-10 weeks.

c). Notification of the result of review by E-mail.

d). The authors revise paper and pay Article Processing Charge (100USD).

e). E-journal in PDF is available on the journal’s webpage, free of charge for download. We aim to post articles within 3 weeks of acceptance.

Announcements

 

NOTICE: Index/List/Archive

 

Journal of Sociological Research has linked its papers to references by DOI (Digital Object Identifier) numbers.
Journal of Sociological Research is added and indexed in the following databases:
American Sociological Association
Global Impact Factor, Australia
Harvard Library
J-Gate
JournalTOCs
PKP Open Archives Harvester
ProQuest
Publons
Sherpa/Romeo

 
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JSR: Call for Papers

 

The Journal of Sociological Research(JSR) aims at developing and refining a body of knowledge about human social structure and activity, sometimes with the goal of applying such knowledge to the pursuit of social welfare. Its subject matter ranges from the micro level of face-to-face interaction to the macro level of societies at large. The journal is multi-disciplinary and serves both academic and practitioner audience. A variety of topics relevant to the journal are as follows:

Family and the Population, Inequality: Race, Class, and Gender, Law, Crime, and Deviance, Organizations, Work, and Markets, Political Sociology and Social Movements, Education, Health, Culture, Social Policy, Social and Political Opinion Research, Survey Methodology and Theoretical Sociology etc.

If you have new, unpublished manuscripts that might fit within our subject areas, please consider submitting to the journal. You may submit online: Submit Online

or e-mail submissions to jsr@macrothink.org

If you have special considerations for your manuscript or for technical questions, please contact the Editor: jsr@macrothink.org.

 
Posted: 2019-07-14 More...
 
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Vol 17, No 2 (2026)

Vol. 17, No. 2, July 2026 (In progress)

Table of Contents

Articles

Nyagwegwe C. Wango, Jane Rarieya, Patrick Ojok
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