Journal of Biosocial Science

Journal of Biosocial Science |Subject |Discipline}}| Biology, sociology

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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 (alt1 * alt2)
NLM (alt) * MathSciNet (alt )
ISO 4| J. Biosoc. Sci.
Indexing
CODEN * 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

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).

## Contents

* 1 Abstracting and indexing
* 2 Notable studies
* 3 Past editors
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Web of Science Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate Analytics. http://mjl.clarivate.com/. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
2. ↑ "Serials cited". CAB Abstracts. CABI. http://www.cabi.org/publishing-products/online-information-resources/cab-abstracts/. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
3. ↑ "CINAHL Complete Database Coverage List". CINAHL. EBSCO Information Services. https://www.ebscohost.com/nursing/products/cinahl-databases/cinahl-complete. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
4. ↑ "Embase Coverage". Embase. Elsevier. http://www.elsevier.com/solutions/embase/coverage. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Journal of Biosocial Science". MIAR: Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals. University of Barcelona. http://miar.ub.edu/issn/0021-9320.
6. ↑ "Journal of Biosocial Science". NLM Catalog. National Center for Biotechnology Information. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/0177346. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
7. ↑ "PsycINFO Journal Coverage". American Psychological Association. http://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/psycinfo/coverage.aspx. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
8. ↑ "Source details: Journal of Biosocial Science". Scopus Preview. Elsevier. https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/15594. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
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. doi:10.1017/S0021932005027069. PMID 16867211.
11. ↑ "Natural genius?". The Economist. 2 June 2005. http://www.economist.com/node/4032638.
12. ↑ Wade, Nicholas (3 June 2005). "Researchers Say Intelligence and Diseases May Be Linked in Ashkenazic Genes". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/03/science/researchers-say-intelligence-and-diseases-may-be-linked-in.html?_r=0. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
13. ↑ Pinker, Steven (26 June 2006). "Groups and Genes". The New Republic. https://newrepublic.com/article/77727/groups-and-genes.
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Editorial: Journal of Biosocial Science, 2008". https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-biosocial-science/article/editorial/C319B9F0C2381678C5CE350B4C4A64C3.

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