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Journal Title	Social Forces
Subscription Address	The University of North Carolina Press Box 2288 Chapel Hill, NC 27515
Phone	919 962-5502
Fax	919 962-7568
2007-2008 Volume No.	Volume 86
Number issues per year	Four (4)
Frequency	Quarterly (September, December, March, June)
ISSN #	ISSN 0037-7732 Library of Congress Catalog Number 24-31023
Circulation	3,500
Editor	François Nielsen 168 Hamilton Hall The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3210
Book Review Editor	Andrew J. Perrin 168 Hamilton Hall The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3210 Note: We do not accept unsolicited reviews. Book Review FAQ
Printed on Acid-free Paper?	Yes
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Back Issues

Availability
All back issues are available except for eight issues missing from sets of volumes 41-56 (1962-1977). You will be charged only for issues received.

Prices of Back Issues
Volumes 57-82 (1978-2003) regular price $2,080.00, library sale price $416.00; volumes 41-56 (1962-1977) regular price $1,280.00, library sale price $256.00; cumulative index (1922-1972) $20.00, supplementary index (1972-1980) $20.00. Libraries having some back issues may order selected issues at the above sale prices with a 3-year subscription at $234.00. A 3-year subscription must be placed with any library back-issue order.

Journal Purpose

Social Forces is a renowned journal of social research highlighting sociological inquiry but also exploring realms shared with social psychology, anthropology, political science, history, and economics. Each issue usually includes 11 to 14 articles and 15 to 30 full book reviews. Social Forces is widely circulated in the United States and in more than 80 foreign countries.

Readership

The journal's intended readers include sociologists, social psychologists, criminologists, economists, political scientists, anthropologists, and students of urban studies, race/ethnic relations, and religious studies.

Abstracted and Indexed

The Journal is abstracted and/or indexed in:

• Major Indexes and Abstracts: PAIS: Public Affairs Information Service
  
• Abstracts in Anthropology
  
• Communications Abstracts
  
• Current Contents
  
• Current Index to Journals in Education
  
• Academic Index
  
• Historical Abstracts
  
• Sociological Abstracts
  
• Psychological Abstracts
  
• Social Science Citation Index
  
• Social Science Index
  
• Specialized Indexes and Abstracts: A.B.C. Political Science & Government
  
• Adolescent Mental Health Abstracts
  
• American Bibliography of Slavic & East European Studies
  
• Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts
  
• Automatic Subject Citation Alert
  
• Book Review Index
  
• Chicano Periodical Index
  
• Criminal Justice Abstracts
  
• Current Literature in Family Planning
  
• Education Administration Abstracts
  
• Excerpta Indonesica
  
• Family Studies Abstracts
  
• Geographical Abstracts
  
• Leisure, Recreation & Tourism Abstracts
  
• Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts
  
• Middle East: Abstracts & Index
  
• Population Index
  
• Social Work Research & Abstracts
  
• Studies on Women Abstracts
  
• Urban Affairs Abstracts
  
• Urban Studies Abstracts
  
• World Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology Abstracts

Created on 28-JUN-04
Updated on 15-SEP-05