Social Networks (journal)
Academic journal
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Social Networks is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering research on social network theory. The editors-in-chief are Thomas Valente (University of Southern California) and Ulrik Brandes (ETH Zurich). It was established in 1979 and is currently published by Elsevier.
DisciplineSociology, Social network theory
LanguageEnglish
EditedbyUlrik Brandes, Tom Valente
History1979–present
Abstracting and indexing
Social Networks is abstracted and indexed in:
- Anthropological Index
- Anthropological Literature
- Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Scopus
- Social Sciences Citation Index
- Sociological Abstracts
According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2011 impact factor was 2.931, ranking it 6th out of 137 journals in the category "Sociology".[1]