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Journal of Social Service Research

Routledge · United States

ISSN0148-8376eISSN1540-7314

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.405

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.707

Total Worksi

1,796

Total Citationsi

27,740

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.33

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Social Service Research is devoted to empirical research and its application to the design, delivery, and management of social services. The journal aims to expand the discussion of research in Social work, Social psychology, Clinical psychology, Developmental psychology, and Public relations, focusing on outcomes-based research and practice.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,796

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0148-8376 / 1540-7314

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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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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?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

842

2019

624

2020

486

2021

329

2022

240

2023

100

314

2024

102

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.

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Social WorkQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Work

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Social Work

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Work Education and PracticeHomelessness and Social IssuesChild Abuse and TraumaIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Social Service Research

Is Journal of Social Service Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Social Service Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Social Service Research?

Journal of Social Service Research 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 1.33.

Is Journal of Social Service Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Social Service Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.