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Soziale Welt

Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH und Co · Germany

ISSN0038-6073eISSN0038-6073

SJR Q4✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.156

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.356

Total Worksi

764

Total Citationsi

4,763

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.24

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Sociology; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageGerman

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 31 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications764

Publisher OrgNomos

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH und Co

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0038-6073 / 0038-6073

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

Citations received

2019

321

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Sociology and Political ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Sociology

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sociology and Education StudiesPublic Administration and Political AnalysisGerman Social Sciences and HistoryInnovation, Technology, and SocietyEconomic and Social IssuesSocial Policy and Reform StudiesGerman legal, social, and political studiesSocial and Demographic Issues in GermanyLabor Movements and UnionsContemporary Sociological Theory and Practice

Frequently asked questions about Soziale Welt

Is Soziale Welt a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Soziale Welt: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Soziale Welt?

Soziale Welt is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.24.

Is Soziale Welt indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Soziale Welt is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Soziale Welt?