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Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

Emerald Publishing · United States · Est. 1983

ISSN0276-5624eISSN1878-5654

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.922

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.489

Total Worksi

959

Total Citationsi

23,539

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.89

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Sociology; Social Sciences (miscellaneous); Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1983

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications959

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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?

Emerald Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0276-5624 / 1878-5654

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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

960

2019

2.6k

2020

907

2021

409

2022

606

2023

319

2024

109

2025

2026

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)Q1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Sociology

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Intergenerational and Educational Inequality StudiesLabor market dynamics and wage inequalityEmployment and Welfare StudiesSchool Choice and PerformanceYouth Education and Societal DynamicsSocial Policy and Reform StudiesUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesMigration and Labor DynamicsHealth disparities and outcomesGender, Labor, and Family Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

Is Research in Social Stratification and Mobility a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Research in Social Stratification and Mobility: 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 Research in Social Stratification and Mobility?

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 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 1.89.

Is Research in Social Stratification and Mobility indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Research in Social Stratification and Mobility?