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Critical Social Policy

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0261-0183eISSN1461-703X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.015

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.149

Total Works

2,294

Total Citations

40,275

2yr Mean Citedness

1.19

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes critical analyses of social policy, examining its impact on marginalized groups and exploring how policy discourse can obscure structural inequalities. Articles investigate issues such as poverty, racial discrimination, migrant welfare, and the social consequences of economic and political transformations, often drawing on decolonial, feminist, and autoethnographic methodologies.

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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 / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyFour Issues Yearly

StatusActive

Total Publications2,294

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0261-0183 / 1461-703X

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social IssuesSocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Political Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Policy and Reform StudiesHousing, Finance, and NeoliberalismHealthcare innovation and challengesHomelessness and Social IssuesSocial Work Education and Practice