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Open access journal comes to SAGE Publishing with six-part series on kidney care and treatment
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Open access journal comes to SAGE Publishing with six-part series on kidney care and treatment

The Sage Studies in International Sociology (SSIS) was founded in 1974 and is published in connection with the International Sociological Association. The books in this series are intended to encourage debates of international significance and map out future trends of sociological importance.
Washington, DC. From the rise of the militant group ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), and the outbreak of Ebola that caused international alarm, to the Affordable Care Act’s birth control mandate, 2014 was full of newsworthy events.
Los Angeles, CA- SAGE is proud to release a collection of more than 4,000 statistical data series for students and researchers working on business plan projects and market research assignments. Titled SAGE Business Stats, it offers historic, current, and projected demographic and industry data points down to the zip-code level. SAGE Business Stats is the second in SAGE’s suite of resources that support business curricula and research and the third collection of data on the SAGE Stats platform.
In the latest edition of our industry insight into all things big data, we look at the International Conference on Computational Social Science to be held in July in Cologne, Germany. We also share part one in a series of four videos synthesizing the key themes from last year’s conference.
In the eighth edition of the Big Data and Social Research Newsletter, we announce the launch of a new online course series in data science, and highlight the 50th Social Science Bites podcast with Professor Gary King who talks big data analysis. Find out more in the latest update.



Actor Stephen McGann, who plays GP Dr Patrick Turner in the hit BBC period drama Call the Midwife, has described the steps taken by the writers, production team and actors to ensure the series has sufficient medical accuracy and authenticity.
SAGE Publishing has launched a collection of streaming videos designed to help students and researchers learn and develop research skillsets and navigate the research process. Titled SAGE Research Method Video, the collection includes 484 videos on the broad spectrum of social science research methods and statistics.