Sociological Perspectives and The Pacific Sociologist

Journal: Sociological Perspectives 

The PSA scholarly journal, Sociological Perspectives, is published six times yearly in February, April, June, August, October, and December.  PSA members can choose to receive print copies of Sociological Perspectives in the mail during their membership year by paying a $20 fee to PSA at the time they pay their membership. Members can access the journal online.

Established in 1957 and published for the Pacific Sociological Association, Sociological Perspectives offers a wealth of pertinent articles spanning the breadth of sociological inquiry. In the pages of Sociological Perspectives, contributions by leading scholars typically address the ever-expanding body of knowledge about social processes related to economic, political, anthropological and historical issues.

The journal’s purpose is to advance research, theory, scholarship, and practice within sociology and related disciplines. Preference is given to articles that are of general interest to members of the discipline and that, as a result, advance the accumulation of knowledge about social processes.

For more information, visit the SAGE publishing site.

Co-Editors of Sociological Perspectives editors are Dana Nakano, CSU Stanislaus, and Elizabeth Sowers, CSU Channel Islands, with Managing Editors Sam Robbins, UCLA, and Lauren Ballard, CSU Channel Islands.

The editorial team can be reached at socperspectives@pacificsoc.org .

Information on recent issues of the journal here, and information on prior editors here.

Submission Procedures for the PSA journal, Sociological Perspectives, published by SAGE.

Submit your article electronically at  http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/sop. Please follow the instructions for creating an account. Then the system will walk you through a step-by-step process for manuscript submission. A printable pdf version of these guidelines is located HERE. 

Sociological Perspectives is a peer-reviewed journal with a double-anonymized external review process. The fee for submitting a new manuscript is $20 (U.S.). All submissions will be reviewed by the editor(s) and provided with editorial feedback. However, the submission fee does not guarantee that a manuscript will be sent for peer review. The submission fee can be paid electronically online at time of submission. It can also be paid by check or money order payable to "Pacific Sociological Association" and mailed to the address below. The submission fee is waived for manuscripts submitted where all authors of the manuscript are students. To request the student waiver, please send an email using the address that follows.

Please address manuscript cover letters to the co-editors and send all journal correspondence to socperspectives@pacificsoc.org.

PSA Newsletter–The Pacific Sociologist

The PSA Newsletter, The Pacific Sociologist, is published three times per year, approximately in January (Winter), May/June (Spring/Summer), and September/October (Fall).  Members receive this newsletter via email.  The Newsletter publishes information on the functions of the PSA, the annual meeting, the call for papers, officers, and elections, as well as other items.

Members are encouraged to send items to executivedirector@pacificsoc.org for possible inclusion, such as new books published and awards received, or information on aligned academic/sociological associations, calls for papers, and other opportunities of interest to PSA members.

Our next edition is expected Summer 2026.