The 2011 volume of Sociological Methodology continues a 43-year tradition of providing cutting-edge methodology for sociological research. Under the editorship of Tim F. Liao, three features are prominent in this volume:

• Appropriate and practical methods for substantive social science research.
• Contributions by both sociologists and non-sociologists that have important methodological implications for the social sciences.
• Dedication to publishing purely methodological work that may benefi t sociology and the broader social sciences.