The journal's editor is Linda Renzulli (Purdue University).

The journal was originally named The Journal of Educational Sociology, which began publication in 1927, sponsored by the Payne Educational Sociology Foundation of Phi Delta Kappa.

The publication changed to a quarterly distribution schedule and continued the volume numbering of its predecessor.

[2] Sociology of Education publishes research that aims to examine how social institutions and individuals' experiences within these institutions affect educational processes and social development.

The journal provides a forum for studies in the sociology of education and human social development.