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Kolner Zeitschrift fur Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie

Forschungsinstitut fur Soziologie · Germany

ISSN0023-2653eISSN1861-891X

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.34

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.753

Total Works

2,160

Total Citations

23,376

2yr Mean Citedness

1.25

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on sociological methodology, including causal inference, computational text analysis, and the development of sociological models. It also features studies on social inequality, value change, partnership formation, and the relationship between individual characteristics and societal attitudes. The journal examines theoretical debates and empirical analyses across various subfields of sociology.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageGerman

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 55 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,160

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Review Time—

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OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Forschungsinstitut fur Soziologie

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0023-2653 / 1861-891X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

German

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Social PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, SocialSociology

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceSocial Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sociology and Education StudiesGerman Social Sciences and HistorySocial Policy and Reform StudiesEconomic and Social IssuesEuropean history and politics