Social Science & Medicine
Social Science & Medicine is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering social science research that is relevant to health. The disciplines covered by the journal include anthropology, economics, geography, psychology, social epidemiology, social policy, sociology, medicine, and health care practice, policy, and organization. The journal was established in 1967 and is published by Elsevier.
History
Social Science & Medicine was published quarterly from 1967 to 1977 by Pergamon Press and was then split into:Social Science & Medicine. Part A: Medical Psychology & Medical Sociology Social Science & Medicine. Part B: Medical Anthropology Social Science & Medicine. Part C: Medical Economics Social Science & Medicine. Part D: Medical Geography Social Science & Medicine. Part E: Medical Psychology Social Science & Medicine. Part F: Medical & Social EthicsIn 1982, Parts A-F were merged back into one journal. It was published by Pergamon Press, until that company was acquired by Elsevier in 1992.
Since 2015, several partner journals with specific thematic focuses have been established.SSM - Qualitative Research in Health SSM - Population Health SSM - Mental Health SSM - Health Systems Wellbeing, Space and Society
Editor-in-Chief
- 2023 to Present – Susan J. Elliott, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Canada.
- 2012 to 2023 – Ichiro Kawachi and S.V. Subramanian, both at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
- 2004 to 2012 – Ellen Annandale, Department of Sociology, University of York, UK.
- 1995 to 2004 – Sally Macintyre, MRC / CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, UK.
- 1967 to 1995 – Peter J. M. McEwan.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 5.379.