Full-Text Sociology Journals Online

Finding full-text sociology journals online can be difficult, especially for students with limited access to academic libraries or online databases. There are a number of sociology journals that offer free full-text articles, which may be especially useful for students who do not have easy access to an academic library. The following journals offer access to a selection of full-text articles online.

The Annual Review of Sociology
The "Annual Review of Sociology", in publication since 1975, covers the significant developments in the field of Sociology. Topics covered in the journal include major theoretical and methodological developments as well as current research in the major subfields. Review chapters typically cover social processes, institutions and culture, organizations, political and economic sociology, stratification, demography, urban sociology, social policy, historical sociology, and major developments in sociology in other regions of the world.

The Future of Children
This publication's aim is to disseminate information on issues related to children's well-being. The target of the journal is a multidisciplinary audience of national leaders, including policymakers, practitioners, legislators, executives, and professionals in the public and private sectors. Each issue has a focal theme. Topics covered have included the protection of children, children and poverty, welfare to work, and special education for children with disabilities. Each issue also contains an executive summary with recommendations and a summary of articles.

Sociology of Sport Online
"Sociology of Sport Online" is an online journal that deals with the sociological examination of sport, physical education and coaching.

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Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
Perspectives on "Sexual and Reproductive Health" (formerly, "Family Planning Perspectives") provides the latest peer-reviewed, policy-relevant research and analysis on sexual and reproductive health and rights in the United States and other industrialized countries.

Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture
The "Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture" is a scholarly record of research and opinion on the intersection of crime, criminal justice, and popular culture.

Western Criminology Review
The "Western Criminology Review" is the official peer reviewed publication of the Western Society of Criminology which is devoted to the scientific study of crime. Keeping with the Society's mission -- as stated by the president of WSC -- the journal is meant to provide a forum for publication and discussion of theory, research, policy, and practice in the interdisciplinary fields of criminology and criminal justice.

Globalization and Health
"Globalization and Health" is an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal that provides a platform for research, knowledge sharing and debate on the topic of globalization and its effects on health, both positive and negative. 'Globalization' essentially refers to anything 'supra-territorial', anything that transcends the geopolitical boundaries of the nation-state. As a process it is being driven by liberalisation of markets and technological advancements. In essence, it is about human proximity -- people are now living in each other's metaphorical pockets.

Behavior and Social Issues
"Behavior and Social Issues" is an open-access, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal that serves as a primary scholarly outlet for articles that advance the scientific analysis of human social behavior, particularly with regard to understanding and influencing important social problems. The primary intellectual frameworks for the journal are the natural science of behavior, and the sub-discipline of cultural analytic science. The journal is particularly interested in publishing work related to issues with social justice, human rights, and environmental implications, but all significant social issues are of interest.

IDEA: A Journal of Social Issues
"IDEA" is a peer-reviewed electronic journal created for the exchange of ideas related mainly, to cults, mass movements, autocratic power, war, genocide, democide, holocaust, and murder.

International Journal of Child, Youth, and Family Studies
The "International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies" (IJCYFS) is a peer reviewed, open access, interdisciplinary, cross-national journal that is committed to scholarly excellence in the field of research about and services for children, youth, families and their communities.

Social Medicine
"Social Medicine" is a bilingual, academic, open-access journal published since 2006 by the Department of Family and Social Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the Latin American Social Medicine Association (ALAMES).