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Social Choice and Welfare

Springer New York · United States

ISSN0176-1714eISSN1432-217X

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

0.532

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SNIP

0.757

Total Works

2,449

Total Citations

48,794

2yr Mean Citedness

0.87

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on decision-making processes, including economic rationality, strategic interactions, and social choice mechanisms. It examines how individuals and groups make choices under various conditions, such as resource allocation, belief formation, and voting systems. The research also explores the design and analysis of mechanisms for collective decision-making and resource distribution.

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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 / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 64 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,449

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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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?

Springer New York

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0176-1714 / 1432-217X

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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?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2021

2022

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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.

Economics and EconometricsQ2

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EconomicsSocial Sciences, Mathematical Methods

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Economics and Econometrics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Game Theory and Voting SystemsAuction Theory and ApplicationsEconomic theories and modelsGame Theory and ApplicationsExperimental Behavioral Economics Studies