Journal of Homosexuality
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Discipline | Sexology, queer studies |
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Language | English |
Edited by | John Elia |
Publication details | |
History | 1976–present |
Publisher | |
Frequency | Monthly |
1.369 (2016) | |
Standard abbreviations | |
ISO 4 | J. Homosex. |
Indexing | |
CODEN | JOHOD7 |
ISSN | 0091-8369 (print) 1540-3602 (web) |
LCCN | 74-78295 |
OCLC no. | 01790856 |
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The Journal of Homosexuality is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering research into sexual practices and gender roles in their cultural, historical, interpersonal, and modern social contexts.
History[]
The founding editor-in-chief was Charles Silverstein. After the first volume, the journal was edited by John Paul De Cecco 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 Taylor & Francis, who now publish it under their Routledge imprint.
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 2015 impact factor of 0.862.[1]
See also[]
- List of academic journals in sexology
References[]
- ^ Journal Citation Reports. Thomson Reuters. 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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.
External links[]
- Sexology journals
- Sexual orientation and science
- Sexual orientation and medicine
- LGBT-related journals
- Taylor & Francis academic journals
- Publications established in 1976
- English-language journals
- Monthly journals
- Gender studies journal stubs
- LGBT stubs