Journal of Homosexuality
| Journal of Homosexuality | |
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| Abbreviated title (ISO) | J. Homosex. |
| Discipline | Sexology, queer studies |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | John Elia |
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| Publisher | Routledge |
| Publication history | 1976-present |
| Frequency | 10/year |
| Impact factor (2009) |
0.590 |
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| ISSN | 0091-8369 (print) 1540-3602 (web) |
| LCCN | 74-78295 |
| CODEN | JOHOD7 |
| OCLC number | 01790856 |
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The Journal of Homosexuality is a peer-reviewed academic journal This forum for research into same-sex desire examines sexual practices and gender roles in their cultural, historical, interpersonal, and modern social contexts. In the fall of 2005, the Journal celebrated its 50th volume.
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[edit] History
The founding editor-in-chief was Charles Silverstein. After the first volume, the journal was edited by John DeCecco who stayed on for about 50 volumes. The current editor-in-chief is John Elia (San Francisco State University). The journal was originally published by the Haworth Press, until it was acquired by the Taylor & Francis Group, who now publish it under their Routledge imprint.
[edit] Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index, MEDLINE, Current Contents, PsycINFO, Sociological Abstracts, Social Work Abstracts, Abstracts in Anthropology, Criminal Justice Abstracts, Studies on Women & Gender Abstracts, AgeLine, and Education Research Abstracts. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2009 impact factor of 0.590, ranking it 60th among 101 journals in the category "Psychology, Multidisciplinary" and 34th among 61 journals in the category "Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary".
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[edit] Further reading
- Joyce S, Schrader AM (1999). "Twenty years of the Journal of Homosexuality: a bibliometric examination of the first 24 volumes, 1974-1993". Journal of Homosexuality 37 (1): 3–24. doi:10.1300/J082v37n01_02. PMID 10203067. http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a903895533~frm=titlelink.
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