Social Science & Medicine is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering social science research on health, including anthropology, economics, geography, psychology, social epidemiology, social policy, sociology, medicine and health care practice, policy, and organization. It was established in 1967 and is published by Elsevier.
| Discipline | Social sciences, health science |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Susan J. Elliott |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1967–present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Biweekly |
| Hybrid | |
| 5.4 (2022) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Soc. Sci. Med. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0277-9536 |
| LCCN | 82643975 |
| OCLC no. | 609900358 |
| Links | |
History
editSocial Science & Medicine (ISSN 0037-7856) was published quarterly from 1967 to 1977 by Pergamon Press and was then split into:[1][2]
- Social Science & Medicine. Part A: Medical Psychology & Medical Sociology (ISSN 0271-7123)
- Social Science & Medicine. Part B: Medical Anthropology (ISSN 0160-7987)
- Social Science & Medicine. Part C: Medical Economics (ISSN 0160-7995)
- Social Science & Medicine. Part D: Medical Geography (ISSN 0160-8002)
- Social Science & Medicine. Part E: Medical Psychology (ISSN 0271-5384)
- Social Science & Medicine. Part F: Medical & Social Ethics (ISSN 0271-5392)
In 1982, Parts A-F were merged back into one journal. It was published by Pergamon Press, until that company was acquired by Elsevier in 1992.
Editor-in-Chief
edit2023 to Present – Susan J. Elliott, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Canada.[3][4]
2012 to 2023 – Ichiro Kawachi and S.V. Subramanian, both at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.[5]
2004 to 2012 – Ellen Annandale, Department of Sociology, University of York, UK.[6]
1995 to 2004 - Sally Macintyre, MRC / CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, UK.[7]
1967 to 1995 - Peter J. M. McEwan (Founding Editor).[8]
Abstracting and indexing
editThe journal is abstracted and indexed in:
- ASSIA
- Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases
- BIOSIS Previews
- CINAHL
- Current Contents/Health Services Administration
- Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences
- EMBASE
- Elsevier BIOBASE
- Geographical Abstracts
- MEDLINE
- PASCAL
- Psychology Abstracts
- Scopus
- Social Sciences Citation Index
- Sociological Abstracts
- Tropical Diseases Bulletin
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 5.379.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ NLM record,
- ^ LC record
- ^ Social Science & Medicine Editorial Board.
- ^ Interview with the new Editor-in-Chief of Social Science & Medicine, Susan J. Elliott. 9 June 2023.
- ^ Timmermans, Stefan (January 2018). "Golden anniversary issue editorial". Social Science & Medicine. 196: 204–205. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.11.005. PMID 29128263.
- ^ "Ellen Annandale – Sociology, The University of York". www.york.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Professor Dame Sally Macintyre". Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Shaw, Alison (16 April 2013). "Obituary: Peter McEwan, academic, author and art dealer". The Scotsman. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Social Science & Medicine". 2021 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2021.