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Sociological Inquiry Template

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Sociological Inquiry is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice, Social and Cultural Dynamics, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies.

PublisherWiley
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Sociological Inquiry 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inContemporary Sociological Theory and Practice Social and Cultural Dynamics Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies Crime Patterns and Interventions
ISSN0038-0245
Citation impact (2-yr)1.05
h-index103
i10-index887
Total citations54,821
Article processing charge$2,630
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Chicago
Journal websiteonlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Papers published in Sociological Inquiry per year

46
2014
34
2015
50
2016
53
2017
41
2018
80
2019
55
2020
72
2021
53
2022
62
2023
64
2024
57
2025

Citation impact of Sociological Inquiry by publication year

740
2014
435
2015
982
2016
696
2017
229
2018
969
2019
537
2020
870
2021
260
2022
203
2023
109
2024
32
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Sociological Inquiry

Digital Na(t)ives? Variation in Internet Skills and Uses among Members of the “Net Generation”

Eszter Hargittai · 21 Jan 2010

People who have grown up with digital media are often assumed to be universally savvy with information and communication technologies. Such assumptions are rarely grounded in empirical evidence, however. This article draws on unique data with information about a diverse group of young adults’ Internet uses and skills to suggest that even when controlling for…

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The Measurement of Fear of Crime*

Kenneth F. Ferraro, Randy L. Grange · 1 Jan 1987

The volume of research on fear of crime in the United States is substantial and continues to regularly appear in sociology and criminology journals. Despite the amount of research on the subject, the measurement procedures most frequently used are suspect because of theoretical and methodological shortcomings. We present a conceptual definition of fear of crime…

An Insider's Critique of the Social Movement Framing Perspective*

Robert D. Benford · 1 Oct 1997

In the last decade the framing perspective has gained increasing popularity among social movement researchers and theorists. Surprisingly, there has been no critical assessment of this growing body of literature. Though the perspective has made significant contributions to the movements literature, it suffers from several shortcomings. These include neglect of systematic empirical studies, descriptive bias,…

Sociological Inquiry template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Sociological Inquiry use?
Sociological Inquiry uses Author–year (Chicago) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Sociological Inquiry 12 (3): 45–58.
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