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Mathematical Social Sciences

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0165-4896eISSN1879-3118

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ 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

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.249

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.775

Total Worksi

2,906

Total Citationsi

46,344

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.79

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Economics; Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications; Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods; Psychology (miscellaneous); Social Sciences (miscellaneous); Sociology and Political Science; Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty.

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

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

236

2019

277

2020

244

2021

164

2022

184

2023

114

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.

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q3

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyQ4

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

Frequently asked questions about Mathematical Social Sciences

Is Mathematical Social Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Mathematical Social Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Mathematical Social Sciences?

Mathematical Social Sciences 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 0.79.

Is Mathematical Social Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Mathematical Social Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.