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International Sociology

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0268-5809eISSN1461-7242

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

0.456

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.889

Total Works

2,449

Total Citations

43,505

2yr Mean Citedness

1.14

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on social change, inequality, and identity, with a particular focus on how historical contexts, migration, and cultural factors shape individual and collective experiences. Articles examine the long-term effects of social movements, the complexities of urban integration, the role of religion in coping with socioeconomic hardship, and the influence of sensory and affective experiences on social hierarchies.

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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 Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 68 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,449

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?

0268-5809 / 1461-7242

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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.

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Sociology

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Contemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeSocial Policy and Reform StudiesSocial and Cultural DynamicsMigration, Ethnicity, and EconomyReligion and Society Interactions