Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World aims to make new research readily available. It provides an online only, open access forum for the rapid dissemination of peer-reviewed empirical work, produced in time to be relevant to ongoing debates. Socius is a place to find fresh ideas, early discoveries, and open theoretical problems that can pose new challenges for social science. Socius’s online format ensures that all scientifically sound sociological research from any subfield can be published, without the volume constraints imposed by traditional print limits. Traditional manuscript styles are welcome, but we strongly encourage short papers and those providing interesting empirical findings that may spark innovation and future work.
Editors: Tim F. Liao, University of Illinois (2025-2027)
Published: Continuously
ISSN: 2378-0231
Featured Articles
- Breaking Free of the Iron Cage: The Individualization of American Religion Landon Schnabel, Ilana Horwitz, Peyman Hekmatpour, and Cyrus Schleifer (June 2025)
- Racial Identification Switching and Health among Mothers in California Brenda Bustos, Jason Bonham, and Tim A. Bruckner (May 2025); listen to the podcast
- Occupational Overwork and the Transition to Self-Employment: A Couple-Level Analysis Wonjeong Jeong (April 2025)
- Weaponizing the Workplace: How Algorithmic Management Shaped Amazon’s Antiunion Campaign in Bessemer, Alabama Teke Wiggin (March 2025); listen to the podcast
- Within-Day Diversity Change, Neighborhood Social Cohesion, and Fear of Crime Chris Hess, Youngmin Yi, Gregory Sharp, and Matt Hall (February 2025)
- The Significance of Name-Based Racial Composition in Analyzing Neighborhood Disparities Karl Vachuska (January 2025); listen to the podcast
- Sexual Harassment and Hierarchical Workplace Relationships after #MeToo: Consequences for Women Subordinates Chloe Grace Hart and Heather McLaughlin (December 2024)
- Attitudes and Behavior Feedback Loops for Young Women’s Premarital Sex Michelle A. Eilers (November 2024); listen to the podcast
- Her Lips Are Sealed: Effects of Negative Feedback on Women’s Participation in Online Political Discussions Zhaodi Chen and Junghun Han (October 2024)
- “Replika Removing Erotic Role-Play Is Like Grand Theft Auto Removing Guns or Cars”: Reddit Discourse on Artificial Intelligence Chatbots and Sexual Technologies Kenneth R. Hanson and Hannah Bolthouse (September 2024); listen to the podcast
- Politics of Boundary Consolidation: Income Inequality, Ethnonationalism, and Radical-Right Voting Martin Lukk (August 2024)
- Medical Authority, Trans Exceptionalism, and Americans’ Willingness to Believe Claims of Inadequate Training as Justification for the Denial of Care to Trans People Matthew K. Grace and Long Doan (July 2024); listen to the podcast
