Sociology of Health and Illness (journal)
| Discipline | Sociology of health and illness |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Gareth Williams |
| Publication details | |
Publication history | 1979-present |
| Publisher |
Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness |
| Frequency | 8/year |
| 1.89 | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| Sociol. Health Illn. | |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN |
0141-9889 (print) 1467-9566 (web) |
| LCCN | 81646145 |
| OCLC no. | 757396445 |
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Sociology of Health & Illness (SHI) is a peer-reviewed academic journal which covers the sociological aspects of health, illness, medicine, and health care. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness. Established in 1979, the journal was originally published by Routledge and Kegan Paul (up to 2002). The Editorial Team is currently led by Gareth Williams and Ian Rees Jones at Cardiff University as joint Editors in Chief.
During the years, the annual number of issues has risen from three to four (1986), five (1993), six (1998) and seven (2003) to eight times a year since 2012. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal had an impact factor of 1.735 in 2012, and currently stands at 1.89 in 2016. The journal was ranked in 2016 as 12/39 (Social Sciences Biomedical) and 25/143 (Sociology).