Sociologica. Italian Journal of Sociology online is a peer-reviewed open access journal published three times a year. The journal publishes theoretical, methodological and empirical articles providing original and rigorous contributions to the sociological current debate. Founded in 2007 and published by one of the main Italian social sciences publishers, il Mulino, Sociologica is one of the first international journals of sociology published solely online. The journal aims at:

• debating sociologically relevant issues in an open way;
• promoting sound intellectual exchange between different approaches within the social sciences, between different theoretical and methodological traditions and between different generations of scholars;
• exploiting the potential of digital communication to advance active scientific exchange.

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Editors (2016-2018) Elena Esposito (University of Modena & Reggio Emilia) - Marco Santoro (University of Bologna). Associate editor David Stark (Columbia University). Editorial board Filippo Barbera (University of Torino) - Matteo Bortolini (University of Padova) - Massimiano Bucchi (University of Trento) - Vincent Buskens (Utrecht University) – Laszlo Bruszt (European University Institute, Florence) - Elena Esposito (University of Modena & Reggio Emilia) - Anna Carola Freschi (University of Bergamo) - Rossella Ghigi (University of Bologna) - Neil L. Gross (Colby College, Maine, USA) - Yuri Kazepov (University of Urbino) - Emanuela Mora (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milano) - Manuela Naldini (University of Torino) - Josè Ossandon (Copenhagen Business School) - Luigi Pellizzoni (University of Trieste) - Maurizio Pisati (University of Milano - Bicocca) – Marco Pitzalis (University of Cagliari) - Dylan Riley (University of California at Berkeley) - Armando Salvatore (McGill University) - Marco Santoro (University of Bologna) - Monica Sassatelli (Goldsmiths College, London) - Flaminio Squazzoni (University of Brescia) International scientific board Filippo Barbera (University of Torino) - Matteo Bortolini (University of Padova) - Massimiano Bucchi (University of Trento) - Vincent Buskens (Utrecht University) – Laszlo Bruszt (European University Institute, Florence) - Elena Esposito (University of Modena & Reggio Emilia) - Anna Carola Freschi (University of Bergamo) - Rossella Ghigi (University of Bologna) - Neil L. Gross (Colby College, Maine, USA) - Yuri Kazepov (University of Urbino) - Emanuela Mora (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milano) - Manuela Naldini (University of Torino) - Josè Ossandon (Copenhagen Business School) - Luigi Pellizzoni (University of Trieste) - Maurizio Pisati (University of Milano - Bicocca) – Marco Pitzalis (University of Cagliari) - Dylan Riley (University of California at Berkeley) - Armando Salvatore (McGill University) - Marco Santoro (University of Bologna) - Monica Sassatelli (Goldsmiths College, London) - Flaminio Squazzoni (University of Brescia) Comitato editoriale internazionale Andrew Abbott (University of Chicago) - Jeffrey C. Alexander (Yale University) - Arnaldo Bagnasco (University of Torino) - Marzio Barbagli (University of Bologna) - Peter Bearman (Columbia University) - Howard Becker (San Francisco) - Richard Breen (Yale University) - Rogers Brubaker (University of California, Los Angeles) - Randall Collins (University of Pennsylvania) - Diana Crane (University of Pennsylvania) - Colin Crouch (University of Warwick) - Diane Davis (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) - Mario Diani (University of Trento) - Paul DiMaggio (Princeton University) - Gøsta Esping-Andersen (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona) - Gary Alan Fine (Northwestern University) - Roberto Franzosi (Emory University) - Andrew Gelman (Columbia University) - John Goldthorpe (University of Oxford) - Mark Granovetter (Stanford University) - Peter Hedström (University of Oxford) – Hubert Knoblauch (Technische Universität Berlin) - Patrick Le Galès (Sciences Po, Paris) - Omar Lizardo (University of Notre Dame) - Mauro Magatti (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milano) – Ann Morning (New York University) - Alessandro Pizzorno (European University Institute) - Gianfranco Poggi (University of Trento) - Chiara Saraceno (Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin) - Saskia Sassen (University of Chicago) - Loredana Sciolla (University of Torino) - Alan Scott (Universität Innsbruck) - George Steinmetz (University of Michigan) - Richard Swedberg (Cornell University) – David Stark (Columbia University) - Carlo Trigilia (University of Firenze) - Sharon Zukin (City University of New York) Management staff Ester Cois (University of Cagliari), Managing editor - Marco Solaroli (University of Bologna), Book review editor - Elisa Bellotti (University of Manchester) - Eduardo Barberis (University of Urbino) - Riccardo Emilio Chesta (European University Institute, Florence) – Joselle Dagnes (University of Torino) – Barbara Grüning (University of Bologna) - Paolo Magaudda (University of Padova) - Roberta Marzorati (University of Milano-Bicocca) - Silvia Mazzucotelli (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milano) – Dario Minervini (University of Naples-FedericoII) – Marcus Morgan (University of Cambridge) - Carlo Nardella (University of Milano) - Valentina Pacetti (University of Milano-Bicocca) – Ivana Pais (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milano) – Andrea Pogliano (University of Piemonte Orientale) – Angelo Salento (University of Salento) – Tatiana Saruis (University of Urbino) – Caterina Satta (University of Bologna) – Cristina Solera (University of Turin) - Giovanni Torrisi (University of Urbino) - Moris Triventi (University of Milano-Bicocca), Book review editor Former editors 2007-2009: Filippo Barbera (University of Turin), Maurizio Pisati (University of Milan, Bicocca), Marco Santoro (University of Bologna). 2010-2012: Anna Carola Freschi (University of Bergamo), Yuri Kazepov (University of Urbino), Marco Santoro (University of Bologna). 2013-2015 Matteo Bortolini (University of Padova), Luigi Pellizzoni (University of Trieste), Marco Santoro (University of Bologna) 

Management staff: c/o Società editrice il Mulino - info.sociologica@mulino.it

Rights and authorizations. Authors having a contribution accepted for publication must fill and sign this letter of authorization. The letter must be returned to the Journal. If the letter is not returned, the contribution may be precluded its being published.
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Il Mulino adopts and promotes specific guidelines about publishing ethics.

The journal is indexed by: International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS), Scopus Bibliographic Database, Sociological Abstracts, JournalSeek, Google Scholar, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).

The journal is rated "A", by the Italian academic research evaluation agency (Anvur), for the following scientific areas: 14 c1 (Sociologia generale, giuridica e politica), 14 c2 (Sociologia dei processi culturali e comunicativi), 14 d1 (Sociologia dei processi economici, del lavoro, dell'ambiente e del territorio).