Research Guides: SOCI 016: Research Methods in the Social Sciences (SC): Scholarly Conversation + Overviews

Annual Reviews

Annual Reviews publish review articles, which provide an overview of important scholarship on a particular topic, question, or issue.

These review articles are valuable for preparing a literature review because they highlight important authors, books, and articles on the topic. Annual Review articles also highlight areas of debate among scholars in the field.

Annual Review of Sociology
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In publication since 1975, covers the significant developments in the field of Sociology. Topics include major theoretical and methodological developments as well as current research in the major subfields.

Scholarly Bibliographies & Review Articles

These sources help you identify major trends in the scholarly debate, find key works and authors, and find your way around multi-disciplinary discussions.

Oxford Bibliographies in Sociology
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Offers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on sociology.

Sociology Compass
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This journal publishes review articles that offer an introduction to the scholarship in Sociology on particular topics.