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Social Science Journal

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United States

ISSN0362-3319eISSN1873-5355

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

0.535

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.906

Total Works

3,094

Total Citations

60,151

2yr Mean Citedness

0.47

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Social Science Journal publishes scholarly work in the social sciences, defined in the classical sense. The research published may take a theoretical or speculative model, as well as statistical and mathematical approaches. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s) of Politics & Population.

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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 States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 78 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,094

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0362-3319 / 1873-5355

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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

Social PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceSocial Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Media and PoliticsSocial and Intergroup PsychologyUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesGender, Labor, and Family Dynamics