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Currently, Sociology Lens is indexed in SSCI (Web of Science) and ranked Q1 in Scopus (History, 2024). Sociology Lens continues to grow as a leading venue for innovative sociological and historical research. @wileysocsci.bsky.social

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Sociology Lens Best Paper Awards @wileysocsci.bsky.social

🎉 We’re thrilled to announce the Sociology Lens Best Paper Awards! Honoring our tradition in historical sociology — dating back to 1988 as the Journal of Historical Sociology — while connecting this legacy with today’s dynamic sociological debates.

We’re happy to announce Sociology Lens Best Paper Awards. With these awards, we aim to keep the journal’s historical sociology legacy alive while also highlighting the importance of historical context in contemporary sociological debates. @wileyonlinelibrary.bsky.social @wileysocsci.bsky.social

Sociology Lens Best Paper Awards @wileysocsci.bsky.social

🏆 Sociology Lens Perspective Award goes to Aurélien Boucher for “Writing like a Bourdieusian Scholar: From The Craft of Sociology to the Writing Patterns in Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales” Sociology Lens (2024) 37(2): 285–300.

🏆 Sociology Lens Sociological Insight Award goes to Jennifer Tabler, Racheal Pinkham, Rachel M. Schmitz & Katelyn Golladay for “The Legacy of Matthew Shepard: Queer Erasure and the Lives of Rural LGBTQ+ Young Adults” Sociology Lens (2023) 36(3): 282–304.

We are happy to share the first special virtual issue of Sociology Lens. We begin this series with Sociology of the Screen: From Cinema to Digital Media, a theme that reflects the journal's expanding vision and its aim to connect its historical sociology roots with today's digital and visual worlds.

We’d also like to highlight that social history is one of our key areas, and we especially welcome contributions in this field. @socialhistsoc.bsky.social

Call for Reviewers — Sociology Lens. We’re expanding beyond historical sociology and welcoming new voices to our reviewer community. Peer review is vital to our field. Please RT to help us reach potential reviewers!

We are happy to share the first special virtual issue of Sociology Lens. We begin this series with Sociology of the Screen: From Cinema to Digital Media, a theme that reflects the journal's expanding vision and its aim to connect its historical sociology roots with today's digital and visual worlds.

🏆 Sociology Lens Perspective Award goes to Aurélien Boucher for “Writing like a Bourdieusian Scholar: From The Craft of Sociology to the Writing Patterns in Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales” Sociology Lens (2024) 37(2): 285–300.

🏆 Sociology Lens Sociological Insight Award goes to Jennifer Tabler, Racheal Pinkham, Rachel M. Schmitz & Katelyn Golladay for “The Legacy of Matthew Shepard: Queer Erasure and the Lives of Rural LGBTQ+ Young Adults” Sociology Lens (2023) 36(3): 282–304.

🏆 Sociology Lens Historical Insight Award goes to Fatma Tunç Yaşar & Onur Güneş Ayas for “Early Acquaintances with Modern Mass Culture in Late Ottoman Istanbul: The Experiences of Child Audiences at Direklerarası” Sociology Lens (2024) 37(1): 8–27.

🎉 We’re thrilled to announce the Sociology Lens Best Paper Awards! Honoring our tradition in historical sociology — dating back to 1988 as the Journal of Historical Sociology — while connecting this legacy with today’s dynamic sociological debates.

📢 📢 New Article for Sociology Lens. Bahtiyar Mermertaş’s article “From the Birth of Universal Humanity to National Identity in Ottoman and Republican Thought: An Archeology of the Statement ‘My Nation Is Mankind, My Homeland Is the Earth’ (1860s–1930s)”

📢 📢 New Article for Sociology Lens. The Construction of Identities and Resistance Through Film Narratives: A Study on Mari Selvaraj's Maamannan (2023) by S. Anthony Jeya Prathap, Devimeenakshi Kabaleeswaran.

📢 📢 New Article for Sociology Lens. Continuities and Changes: A Trend Analysis of Historical Sociology in the 21st Century by Zhengxin Li, and Amir Karimi.

📢 New Article for Sociology Lens. Activist Muslim Students' Perspectives on Digital Public Sphere and the Power of Activism in the USA by Bayram Sevinc

📢 📢 📢 The September issue of Sociology Lens is now live! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/2832580x...

📢 New Article for Sociology Lens. Exploring Workplace Spirituality in Higher Education Faculty Based on the Ongoing Context of Low Birthrate in Taiwan by Hsiao-Fen Liu, Yu-Hsi Yuan & Juiching Chiang

📢 📢 📢 Call for Papers for Sociology Lens. Our guest editors Nabila Islam, Veda Hyunjin Kim and Aaron Yates invite contributions for the upcoming special issue: “Anticolonial Theories as Objects of Historical Inquiry” #Sociology #HistoricalSociology #PostcolonialStudies #CfP

📢 We are happy to announce that Dr. Ebru Çiğdem Thwaıtes Diken (Department of Film, Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey) has joined the Editorial Board of Sociology Lens.

We are excited to announce that Prof. Jaeho Kang (Department of Communication, Seoul National University, South Korea) to the Editorial Board of Sociology Lens.

📢 We are pleased to announce that Prof. Graeme Gilloch (Department of Sociology, Lancaster University, UK) has joined the Editorial Board of Sociology Lens.

We’re delighted to share that Dr. Güldeniz Kıbrıs-Atabay has been appointed Associate Editor of Sociology Lens. Her expertise will strengthen our editorial vision and author support. Welcome aboard! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2832...

This new article in Sociology Lens (the former Journal of Historical Sociology) contains a summary of the main argument of my dissertation. It addresses how the German economy transitioned to capitalism, and emphasizes the contribution of agriculture. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

📢 CfP! For an upcoming special issue titled "Anticolonial Theories as Objects of Historical Inquiry", we invite papers that historicize the theory-making endeavors of marginalized individuals and communities in the colonial modern world. 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal... 🔁 Please repost!

📢 CfP! For an upcoming special issue titled "Anticolonial Theories as Objects of Historical Inquiry", we invite papers that historicize the theory-making endeavors of marginalized individuals and communities in the colonial modern world. 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal... 🔁 Please repost!

📢 📢 📢 Call for Papers for Sociology Lens. Our guest editors Nabila Islam, Veda Hyunjin Kim and Aaron Yates invite contributions for the upcoming special issue: “Anticolonial Theories as Objects of Historical Inquiry” #Sociology #HistoricalSociology #PostcolonialStudies #CfP

A reminder of former editor-in-chief Yoke-Sum Wong’s piece announcing the new vision of Sociology Lens. It still resonates: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Sociology Lens welcomes special issue proposals, especially those engaging the intersections of history and sociology. To discuss your idea, get in touch with our Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Bekir Duzcan: [email protected].

We’re proud to open this issue with a Perspective essay by Derek Sayer (coastsofbohemia.bsky.social ) — a leading figure in the field of historical sociology. See his full Perspective article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Our June 2025 issue is out now!

We explore the sociological dimensions of history — and bring historical context to today’s sociological questions. Check out our website for more details: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2832...

We are Sociology Lens — formerly Journal of Historical Sociology. New name, same commitment to sharp sociological thinking in historical context. Published by Wiley. Follow us for new issues, calls, and ideas. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2832...