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Social Epistemology

Routledge · United Kingdom

ISSN0269-1728eISSN1464-5297

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ 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

0.705

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.475

Total Works

1,569

Total Citations

19,761

2yr Mean Citedness

1.94

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Social Epistemology is a journal for philosophical and social scientific inquiry into the production, assessment, and validation of knowledge. It incorporates work from various disciplines and addresses the epistemic aims of institutions, including universities. The journal also considers the social appropriation of science and scientific culture.

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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—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,569

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0269-1728 / 1464-5297

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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

2020

2021

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2023

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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.

PhilosophyQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History & Philosophy Of SciencePhilosophySocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

PhilosophySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsFeminist Epistemology and Gender StudiesPhilosophy and History of SciencePolitical Philosophy and EthicsMisinformation and Its Impacts