Deviant Behavior

An Interdisciplinary Journal

Deviant Behavior
  • Published by: Routledge
  • Volume Number: 32
  • Frequency: 10 issues per year
  • Print ISSN: 0163-9625
  • Online ISSN: 1521-0456

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Increasing to 10 issues in 2011

2010 Impact Factor: 1.000
Ranking: 38/56 in Psychology, Social, and 43/129 in Sociology

2010 Five-Year Impact Factor: 1.405
Ranking: 33/56 in Psychology, Social, and 41/129 in Sociology
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Deviant Behavior is the only journal that specifically and exclusively addresses social deviance. International and interdisciplinary in scope, it publishes refereed theoretical, descriptive, methodological, and applied papers. All aspects of deviant behavior are discussed, including crime, juvenile delinquency, alcohol abuse and narcotic addiction, sexual deviance, societal reaction to handicap and disfigurement, mental illness, and socially inappropriate behavior.

In addition, Deviant Behavior frequently includes articles that address contemporary theoretical and conceptual controversies, allowing the specialist in deviance to stay informed of ongoing debates.

The journal also publishes overview articles on particular aspects of deviance, updating the reader on research and theoretical developments.

Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by 3 anonymous referees.

Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106