"For more than 125 years, the Academy’s flagship journal, The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, has brought together public officials and scholars from across the disciplines to tackle issues ranging from racial inequality and intractable poverty to the threat of nuclear terrorism." (website)

AAPSS publishes a journal in association with Sage Publishing:

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

"The American Educational Research Association (AERA), founded in 1916, is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and evaluation and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results." (website)

AERA publishes seven peer-reviewed journals, in association with Sage Journals:

AERA Open (OA)
American Educational Research Journal
Educational Researcher
Review of Educational Research
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics
Review of Research in Education

"Working at the national and international levels, the Association aims to articulate policy and implement programs likely to have the broadest possible impact for sociology now and in the future." (website)

The ASA publishes 14 scholarly journals, in association with Sage Publications (exceptions noted below):

American Sociological Review
City & Community (Wiley)
Contemporary Sociology
Contexts
Journal of Health and Social Behavior
Journal of World Systems Research
Social Psychology Quarterly
Society and Mental Health
Sociological Methodology
Sociological Theory
Sociology of Education
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
Socius (OA)
Teaching Sociology

"The Association for the Sociology of Religion (ASR) is an international scholarly association that seeks to advance theory and research in the sociology of religion. The Association encourages and communicates research that ranges widely across the multiple themes and approaches in the study of religion, and is a focal point for comparative, historical and theoretical contributions to the field." (website)

The ASR publishes a scholarly journal in association with Oxford Journals:

Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review

"Founded in 1930, the Eastern Sociological Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting excellence in sociological scholarship and instruction. The ESS sponsors Sociological Forum, a four-day Annual Meeting in the spring, a newsletter, numerous award competitions, an employment service, and a mailing list." (website)

The ESS publishes a peer-reviewed journal, in association with Wiley Publishing:

Sociological Forum

"The RSS is a professional social science association that promotes the generation, application, and dissemination of sociological knowledge. The Society seeks to enhance the quality of rural life, communities, and the environment." (website)

"The Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) is a scholarly society founded in 1975 with an international membership of over 1200. Its main purpose is to bring together those interested in understanding science, technology, and medicine, including the way they develop and interact with their social contexts."

"The Society for the Scientific Study of Religion stimulates, promotes, and communicates social scientific research about religious institutions and experiences. Founded in 1949, SSSR fosters interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration among scholars from sociology, religious studies, psychology, political science, economics, international studies, gender studies, and many other fields. Its flagship publication, the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, is the most cited resource in the field."

"The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) is an international organization dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about sexuality. It is the oldest organization of professionals interested in the study of sexuality in the United States. SSSS brings together an interdisciplinary group of professionals who believe in the importance of both the production of quality research and the clinical, educational, and social applications of research related to all aspects of sexuality."

"The SSSP's stated purpose is to promote and protect sociological research and teaching on significant problems of social life and, particularly, to encourage the work of young sociologists; to stimulate the application of scientific method and theory to the study of vital social problems; to encourage problem-centered social research; to foster cooperative relations among persons and organizations engaged in the application of scientific sociological findings to the formulation of social policies; to foster higher quality of life, social welfare, and positive social relations in society and the global community and to undertake any activity related thereto or necessary or desirable for the accomplishment of the foregoing purposes."

"Sociologists for Women in Society is a nonprofit professional feminist organization dedicated to: 1. Encouraging the development of sociological feminist theory and scholarship; 2. Transforming the academy through feminist leadership, career development, and institutional diversity; 3. Promoting social justice through local, national, and international activism; 4. Supporting the publication and dissemination of cutting edge feminist social science."

"Established in 1935, the Southern Sociological Society is a society of professionals that promotes the development of sociology as a profession and scientific discipline by the maintenance of high academic professional and ethical standards, and by encouraging effective teaching of sociology, valid and reliable methods and research in the study of human society, diffusion of sociological knowledge and its application to societal problems, cooperation with related disciplines and groups, recruitment and training of sociologists, and development of sociology programs in educational and other agencies."