Journal of Biosocial Science
The Journal of Biosocial Science is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering the intersection of biology and sociology. Established in 1969 as a reformulation of The Eugenics Review,[1] it is published by Cambridge University Press. The editor-in-chief is C. G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor (University of Cambridge). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 1.188, ranking it 14th out of 26 journals in the category "Demography"[2] and 24th out of 39 journals in the category "Biomedical, Social Sciences".[3]
Discipline | Biology, sociology |
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Language | English |
Edited by | C. G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor |
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Former name(s) | The Eugenics Review |
History | 1969-present |
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Frequency | Bimonthly |
1.188 (2016) | |
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ISO 4 | J. Biosoc. Sci. |
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CODEN | JBSLAR |
ISSN | 0021-9320 (print) 1469-7599 (web) |
OCLC no. | 01754471 |
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Notable studies
The most highly cited study in the journal is A Long-term follow-up study of women using different methods of contraception— an interim report, published in 2008. As of 2017, it has been cited 186 times.[4] In 2006, the journal published a controversial study[5] arguing that Ashkenazi Jews are more intelligent than other ethnic groups as a result of human evolution.[6][7][8]
References
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(help) - "Journals Ranked by Impact: Demography". 2016 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2017.
- "Journals Ranked by Impact: Biomedical, Social Sciences". 2016 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2017.
- Vessey, Martin; Doll, Sir Richard; Peto, Richard; Johnson, Bridget; Wiggins, Peter (31 July 2008). "A Long-term follow-up study of women using different methods of contraception? an interim report". Journal of Biosocial Science. 8 (4). doi:10.1017/S0021932000010890.
- Cochran, Gregory; Hardy, Jason; Harpending, Henry (17 June 2005). "Natural history of Ashkenazi intelligence". Journal of Biosocial Science. 38 (5): 659. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.163.3711. doi:10.1017/S0021932005027069. PMID 16867211.
- "Natural genius?". The Economist. 2 June 2005. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- Wade, Nicholas (3 June 2005). "Researchers Say Intelligence and Diseases May Be Linked in Ashkenazic Genes". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- Pinker, Steven (26 June 2006). "Groups and Genes". The New Republic. Retrieved 16 June 2017.