期刊名称：SOCIAL SCIENCE JOURNAL ISSN： 0362-3319 出版频率： Quarterly 出版社： ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2-4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON, ENGLAND, OXON, OX14 4RN   出版社网址： http://www.elsevier.nl/ 期刊网址： http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/620210/description#description 影响因子： 0.807(2015年) 0.606(2014年) 0.483(2013年) 0.395 (2012年) 0.358(2011年) 主题范畴： SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY 期刊简介(About the journal)    投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)    编辑部信息(Editorial Board)    About the journal   The Social Science Journal is the official journal of theWestern Social Science Association. The principal purpose of the journal is to publish scholarly work in the social sciences defined in the classical sense, that is in the social sciences, the humanities, and the natural sciences. The research that is published may take a theoretical or speculative model as well as statistical and mathematical. Contributions are welcome from all fields which have relevant and insightful comments to make about the social sciences. The journal also includes a Research Note section which is devoted to supporting scholarly research that is in progress. The journal has a well-established book review section which reflects the academic and intellectual diversity within the WSSA. WhileThe Social Science Journal is the publication of a regional association, it attracts submissions from a wide range of countries. Abstracting/ indexing America: History and Life Current Geographical Publications Economic Abstracts Historical Abstracts Human Resources Abstracts Index to Periodical Articles Related to Law International Political Science Abstracts PAIS Bulletin Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin Sage Urban Studies Abstracts Scopus Sociological Abstracts Sociology of Education Abstracts Studies on Women Abstracts Instructions to Authors   Manuscripts for publication should be sent to: David A Freeman, Department of Political Science, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas 66621, USA Persons wishing to write book reviews or to suggest titles should contact: Robert P Watson, c/o White House Studies, PO Box 756, Boca Raton, FL 33429-0756, USA. Publishers likewise are requested to forward announcements of new and forthcoming titles which may interest our readers. Book reviews are to be approximately 4-5 pages, typed, double-spaced. 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Weschler Arizona State University, USA E.J. Williams The University of Arizona, Tucson, USA