Journal History
| 2011 | Inaugural issue released, published as a quarterly journal. |
| 2016 | Covered by Scopus. Applied double blind peer-review. |
| 2017 | Established the first topical section: Human Geography and Social Sustainability. |
| 2018 | Published on a monthly basis. Received a CiteScore of 0.60 for 2017. Establishes the following topical sections: Gender Studies Contemporary Politics and Society Social Economics Community and Urban Sociology |
| 2019 | Received a CiteScore of 1.02 for 2018 |
| 2020 | Received a CiteScore of 1.3 for 2019 Establishes the following topical sections: International Migration Work, Employment and the Labor Market Family Studies Children and Youth Studies Social Stratification and Inequality |
| 2021 | Covered by Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)—Web of Science Received a CiteScore of 2.3 for 2020 |
Editor-in-Chief
| 2011-2017 | Founding Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Martin J. Bull |
| 2018- | Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Nigel Parton |