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Social Philosophy and Policy

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0265-0525eISSN1471-6437

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ 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

0.183

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.314

Total Works

1,196

Total Citations

27,390

2yr Mean Citedness

0.49

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Aims & Scope

Social Philosophy and Policy is a journal that publishes articles on social philosophy and policy. It covers a wide range of topics within these fields, including political philosophy, ethics, social justice, and public policy. The journal aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and contribute to the ongoing debates in social and political thought.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,196

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0265-0525 / 1471-6437

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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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

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

PhilosophyQ2

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EthicsPhilosophySocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

PhilosophySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Political Philosophy and EthicsPhilosophical Ethics and TheoryDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesFree Will and AgencyAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics