Issue number four each year is a special issue focusing on a particular theme or area of study. For more information, please contact the editor at the address below. The Social Science Journal publishes book reviews for the various social science disciplines the social sciences and in the fields represented by the affiliated sections of the Western Social Science Association. The association also publishes a Conference Program and Abstracts of conference papers. Pre-registered attendees receive a copy of the Conference Program in the mail.
Programs are available for persons who register on site.
Persons may pick up the Abstracts at the meeting or review and download them from this web site. A committee selects three papers for cash awards. Winning students also receive a one-year membership in WSSA and waiver of the annual conference fee. Their papers are eligible for publication in the SSJ and may be presented on an appropriate panel at the spring conference.