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Social Science & Medicine

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Social Science & Medicine
DisciplineSocial sciences, health science
LanguageEnglish
Edited bySusan J. Elliott
Publication details
History1967–present
Publisher
FrequencyBiweekly
Hybrid
5.4 (2022)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Soc. Sci. Med.
Indexing
ISSN0277-9536
LCCN82643975
OCLC no.609900358
Links

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.

History

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Social 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

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2023 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

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The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 5.379.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ NLM record,
  2. ^ LC record
  3. ^ Social Science & Medicine Editorial Board.
  4. ^ Interview with the new Editor-in-Chief of Social Science & Medicine, Susan J. Elliott. 9 June 2023.
  5. ^ Timmermans, Stefan (January 2018). "Golden anniversary issue editorial". Social Science & Medicine. 196: 204–205. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.11.005. PMID 29128263.
  6. ^ "Ellen Annandale – Sociology, The University of York". www.york.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Professor Dame Sally Macintyre". Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  8. ^ Shaw, Alison (16 April 2013). "Obituary: Peter McEwan, academic, author and art dealer". The Scotsman. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Social Science & Medicine". 2021 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2021.
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