Social Science Quarterly (Homepage / Current Table of Contents) is the official journal of the Southwestern Social Science Association, and a subscription to the journal is a benefit of membership in SSSA. A quarterly journal nationally recognized as one of the top journals in the field, SSQ publishes current research on a broad range of topics including political science, sociology, economics, history, social work, geography, international studies, and women's studies.
Established in 1919, the journal is now published on behalf of SSSA by Blackwell. Beginning in 2004, SSQ began publishing an annual special issue on important – and sometimes controversial – topics. The annual special issue is released during the fourth quarter of each year, and the deadline for manuscript consideration for a special issue is July 15 of the prior year.
- 2004 Special Issue: Education (Table of Contents)
- 2005: Inequality and Poverty (Table of Contents)
- 2006: Ethnicity and Social Change
- 2007: The Role of Women in Global Society
- 2008: The Environment (deadline July 15, 2007)
Editor
SSQ's editor is Professor Robert Lineberry (University of Houston). Learn more about him at his UH website.
Contact Professor Lineberry by email (SSQ@mail.uh.edu) or phone 713-743-3935.
You can read the Editor's report for 2006 here.
Invitation for manuscript submissions
Scholars are encouraged to submit research pieces to SSQ for publication consideration. SSQ receives some 400 manuscripts annually and publishes about 15 percent of submissions. We welcome manuscripts that have reader interest across more than one discipline or that have broad appeal within a single discipline. Manuscripts with social and public policy implications and with a comparative or international focus are especially welcome. All articles besides invited comments are subjected to a double-blind peer review process.
Submission Guidelines