Journal of Biosocial Science

The Journal of Biosocial Science is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering the intersection of biology and sociology. It was the continuation of The Eugenics Review, published by the Galton Institute from 1909 till 1968. It obtained its current name in 1969, with volume numbering re-starting at 1, and switched publishers to Cambridge University Press. The editor-in-chief is Dr Alejandra Núñez-de la Mora (Universidad Veracruzana).

Journal of Biosocial Science

Discipline	Biology, sociology
Language	English
Edited by	Alejandra Núñez-de la Mora
Publication details
Former name(s)	The Eugenics Review
History	1909–present
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Frequency	Bimonthly
Impact factor	2.148 (2021)
Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt )
ISO 4	J. Biosoc. Sci.
Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus
Journal of Biosocial Science
CODEN	JBSLAR
ISSN	0021-9320 (print) 1469-7599 (web)
LCCN	72626522
OCLC no.	01754471
The Eugenics Review
ISSN	0374-7573
Links
Journal homepage Online access Online archive The Eugenics Review archive

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

• Biological Abstracts^[1]
• BIOSIS Previews^[1]
• CAB Abstracts^[2]
• CINAHL^[3]
• Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Sciences^[1]
• Embase^[4]
• EBSCO databases^[5]
• Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed^[6]
• International Bibliography of the Social Sciences^[5]
• ProQuest databases^[5]
• PsycINFO^[7]
• Scopus^[8]
• Social Sciences Citation Index^[1]

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 2.148.^[9]

Notable studies

In 2006, the journal published a controversial study^[10] arguing that Ashkenazi Jews are more intelligent than other ethnic groups as a result of human evolution.^[11][12][13]

Past editors

• Alan Sterling Parkes (1969–1978)^[14]
• Derek F. Roberts (1979–1988)^[14]
• C. G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor (1989–2021)^[14]

References

1. "Web of Science Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate Analytics. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
2. "Serials cited". CAB Abstracts. CABI. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
3. "CINAHL Complete Database Coverage List". CINAHL. EBSCO Information Services. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
4. "Embase Coverage". Embase. Elsevier. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
5. "Journal of Biosocial Science". MIAR: Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals. University of Barcelona. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
6. "Journal of Biosocial Science". NLM Catalog. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
7. "PsycINFO Journal Coverage". American Psychological Association. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
8. "Source details: Journal of Biosocial Science". Scopus Preview. Elsevier. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
9. "Journal of Biosocial Science". 2021 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science OR Social Sciences ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2022.
10. Cochran, Gregory; Hardy, Jason; Harpending, Henry (17 June 2005). "Natural history of Ashkenazi intelligence". Journal of Biosocial Science. 38 (5): 659–693. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.163.3711. doi:10.1017/S0021932005027069. PMID 16867211. S2CID 209856.
11. "Natural genius?". The Economist. 2 June 2005.
12. Wade, Nicholas (3 June 2005). "Researchers Say Intelligence and Diseases May Be Linked in Ashkenazic Genes". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
13. Pinker, Steven (26 June 2006). "Groups and Genes". The New Republic.
14. "Editorial: Journal of Biosocial Science, 2008".

External links

• Official website