The Journal of Law and Society is a quarterly peer-reviewed law journal which publishes papers in the field of the sociology of law. It was established in 1974 as the British Journal of Law and Society, obtaining its current name in 1982. It is published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the Cardiff School of Law and Politics.[1] Since its founding, the journal's editor-in-chief has been Philip Thomas (Cardiff School of Law and Politics).[2] According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 0.714, ranking it 101st out of 150 journals in the category "Law"[3] and 107th out of 147 journals in the category "sociology".[4]
| Discipline | Sociology of law |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Philip Thomas |
| Publication details | |
Former name(s) | British Journal of Law and Society |
| History | 1974–present |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the Cardiff School of Law and Politics |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| 0.714 (2017) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | J. Law Soc. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0263-323X |
| LCCN | 83642269 |
| OCLC no. | 750962784 |
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References
edit- ^ Christos, Boukalas; Lydia, Hayes; Aneurin, Thomas, Philip (15 January 2015). "The Journal of Law and Society at 40: history, work and prospects". The Journal of Law and Society: 390–405.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Professor Philip Aneurin Thomas". Cardiff University. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Law". 2017 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2018.
- ^ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Sociology". 2017 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2018.
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