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Social Dynamics

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0253-3952eISSN1940-7874

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.196

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.858

Total Worksi

1,440

Total Citationsi

14,529

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.60

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Social Dynamics is a journal that publishes research in the field of Area Studies. It strives to publish conceptually-informed research.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 33 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,440

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0253-3952 / 1940-7874

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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

367

2018

152

2019

226

2020

142

2021

107

2022

192

2023

2024

2025

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)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area Studies

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

South African History and CultureAfrican history and culture studiesLegal Issues in South AfricaAfrican studies and sociopolitical issuesAfrican cultural and philosophical studies

Frequently asked questions about Social Dynamics

Is Social Dynamics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Social Dynamics: 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 Social Dynamics?

Social Dynamics 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 0.60.

Is Social Dynamics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Social Dynamics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.