Journal History
| 2011 | The inaugural issue was released. Societies was published as a quarterly journal. |
| 2016 | Societies was indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). |
| 2021 | Societies was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). |
| 2023 | Societies adopted a monthly publication schedule. |
| 2025 | Societies established the following section: The Social Nature of Health and Well-Being The International Lab for Innovative Cultural and Social Research (ILIS) became affiliated to Societies. |
| 2026 | Societies established the following section: Science, Technology, and Society Societies received its 2025 Impact Factor (2.2), ranked 66/222 (Q2) in "Sociology". Societies received its 2025 CiteScore (3.8), ranked 68/286 (Q1) in "General Social Sciences". |
Editor-in-Chief
| 2011–2012 | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Madine Vanderplaat (Founding Editor) |
| 2013–2014 | Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Bryan R. Hogeveen |
| 2015–present | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Gregor Wolbring |
Section Editor-in-Chief
| 2026–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Joaquim J.F. Soares for the section on The Social Nature of Health and Well-Being Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Sandro Nuno Ferreira Serpa for the section on Science, Technology, and Society |
Societies - ISSN 2075-4698