Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews (CSJR)

Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews is an influential bimonthly scholarly journal published by SAGE Publishing on behalf of the American Sociological Association. Established in 1972, the journal occupies a unique role in the field of sociology by specializing in critical, expert reviews of recent scholarly books and literature across sociology and related disciplines. Through its six annual issues, it provides readers with in‑depth analyses, review essays, and thoughtful reflections that help situate new academic work within broader sociological debates, theoretical frameworks, and research trajectories. Rather than original empirical studies, the journal curates expert assessments of significant contributions, helping both scholars and students discern emerging trends, methodological innovations, and conceptual developments in the social sciences. The reviews published in Contemporary Sociology often highlight not just what is new, but why it matters — linking individual works to ongoing conversations in areas such as social theory, inequality, globalization, culture, and social change. By providing timely, rigorous evaluations of recent literature, the journal supports the sociological community in staying current with intellectual progress and scholarly dialogues worldwide. Its affiliation with the American Sociological Association and indexing in major citation databases make it a respected forum for scholarly engagement and intellectual synthesis in sociology.

Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews (CSJR) is :-

• International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, General Social Sciences, General Mathematics, General Environmental Science, the journal focuses on reviewing books, thematic collections, y, visual sociology, cultural sociology, comparative studies, public sociology, stratification, race and ethnicity, gender studies, and global social processes , Online or Print , Bi-Monthly Journal

• UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN P-ISSN: 0094-3061, E-ISSN: 1939-8638, Established: 1972, Impact Factor: 0.5
• Does Not Provide Crossref DOI

• Not indexed in Scopus, WoS, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC CARE