About this journal

Aims and scope

European Societies publishes sociological research from or about Europe. The journal is the flagship journal of the European Sociological Association and shares its aims and objectives. European Societies contributes to plurality and openness within the discipline of sociology. We observe ethical standards in academic independence and conduct the doubly-anonymous review of submitted manuscripts.


While being a generalist sociology journal that is open to all sociological research, European Societies has a focus on the socio-economic and socio-political challenges that European societies face and on all aspects of European social life and socioculture. We welcome all sociological methods and all approaches in sociological theory. Articles may approach their topics in a historical perspective. Comparative research involving Europe as a whole or specific European countries makes for a significant part of our published articles. We also welcome comparisons with societies beyond Europe.


Although anchored in sociology, European Societies welcomes contributions from any discipline, provided that they substantially advance sociological knowledge or extensively exploit that knowledge to the benefit of other approaches.


Peer Review Policy:
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review based upon initial editorial screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous peer reviewers. Book reviews go through internal review by the Editor in Chief.

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Editorial board

 Editors:

Evelyn Ersanilli – University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Alexi Gugushvili – University of Oslo, Norway

Patrick Präg – CREST, ENSAE, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France

Editorial Assistant:

Feona Attwood

The Editors can be contacted via [email protected]

Associate Editors:

Plamen Akaliyski – Lingnan University, Hong Kong

Çetin Çelik – Koç University, Turkey

Roxanne Connelly –  University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Ivana Dobrotic – University of Zagreb, Croatia

Marta Dominguez Folgueras – Sciences Po, France

Magne P. Flemmen – University of Oslo, Norway

Pablo Gracia – Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Mobarak Hossain – London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

Katya Ivanova – Tilburg University, Netherlands

Cyril Jayet – Sorbonne University, France

Agnieszka Kubal – University College London, United Kingdom

Tamara Martsenyuk – National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Ukraine

Dina Maskileyson – University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Jan Mewes – Lund University, Sweden

Emily Murphy – University of Limerick, Ireland

Türkay Nefes – Spanish National Research Council, Spain

Marii Paskov – University of Bristol, United Kingdom

Martí Rovira – Pompeu Fabra University, Spain

George Soroka – Harvard University, United States

Marga Torre – University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain

Yannis Tsirbas – University of Athens, Greece

Simone Varriale – Loughborough University, United Kingdom

Conrad Ziller – University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

Editorial Board:

Francesco Billari – Bocconi University, Italy

Donatella della Porta – Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy

Sonja Drobnic – University of Bremen, Germany

Michalis Lianos – University of Rouen, France

Steffen Mau – Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany

Sigrún Ólafsdóttir – University of Iceland, Iceland

Ellu Saar – Tallin University, Estonia

Jörg Stolz – University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Gökçe Yurdakul – Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany

Editorial Advisory Board:

Mary Daly – University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Janusz Mucha – University of Bialystok, Poland

Claus Offe – Hertie School, Germany

Chiara Saraceno – Collegio Carlo Alberto, Italy

Loic Wacquant – University of California, Berkeley, United States

Abstracting and indexing

European Societies is currently noted in European Access; Education Research Abstracts Online; International Bibliography of the Social Sciences; International Political Science Abstracts; ISI Social Science Citation Index; OCLC; SCOPUS; Sociological Abstracts; Sociology of Education Abstracts; Special Educational Needs Abstracts; Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts and Worldwide Political Science Abstracts.

Open access

European Societies is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.

Why choose open access?

  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
  2. Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
  3. Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

Article Publishing Charges (APC)

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