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Deviant Behavior (journal)

Deviant Behavior is a peer-reviewed academic journal which focuses on social deviance, including criminal, sexual, and narcotic behaviors. It is published by Routledge and was established in 1979. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 1.052, ranking it 48 out of 62 journals in the category "Psychology, Social" and 67 out of 143 journals in the category "Sociology".

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Deviant Behavior
DisciplineSociology
LanguageEnglish
Edited byCraig J. Forsyth
Publication details
History1979–present
Publisher
FrequencyMonthly
1.052 (2016)
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ISO 4Deviant Behav.
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ISSN0163-9625 (print)
1521-0456 (web)
OCLC no.889408017
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Deviant Behavior is a peer-reviewed academic journal which focuses on social deviance, including criminal, sexual, and narcotic behaviors. It is published by Routledge and was established in 1979. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 1.052, ranking it 48 out of 62 journals in the category "Psychology, Social"1 and 67 out of 143 journals in the category "Sociology".2

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  1. "Journals Ranked by Impact: Psychology, Social". 2016 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2017.
  2. "Journals Ranked by Impact: Sociology". 2016 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2017.
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