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Mathematical Social Sciences

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0165-4896eISSN1879-3118

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

0.577

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.775

Total Works

2,906

Total Citations

46,344

2yr Mean Citedness

0.79

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Mathematical Social Sciences publishes research on the application of mathematical and computational methods to social and economic phenomena. Articles explore topics such as opinion dynamics, social network analysis, fairness in resource allocation, and economic modeling. The journal also features work on the theoretical underpinnings of social choice, including utility representations and partial orderings, as well as analyses of public good provision and corruption.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications2,906

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0165-4896 / 1879-3118

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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?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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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.

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EconomicsMathematics, Interdisciplinary ApplicationsSocial Sciences, Mathematical Methods

Scopus Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)Statistics, Probability and UncertaintySociology and Political ScienceSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Game Theory and Voting SystemsEconomic theories and modelsGame Theory and ApplicationsAuction Theory and ApplicationsDecision-Making and Behavioral Economics