American Journal of Sociology
| Discipline | Sociology |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | John Levi Martin |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1895–present |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press for the Department of Sociology at the University of Chicago (United States) |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| 3.232 (2019) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Am. J. Sociol. |
| Indexing | |
| CODEN | AJSOAR |
| ISSN | 0002-9602 (print) 1537-5390 (web) |
| LCCN | 05031884 |
| JSTOR | 00029602 |
| OCLC no. | 42017129 |
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The American Journal of Sociology (abbreviated AJS) is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes original research and book reviews in the field of sociology and related social sciences. It was founded in 1895 as the first journal in its discipline. Along with the American Sociological Review, it is considered one of the top journals in the academic field of sociology. The current editor is John Levi Martin. For its entire history, the journal has been housed at the University of Chicago and published by the University of Chicago Press.