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Human Affairs

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany · Est. 1991

ISSN1210-3055eISSN1337-401X

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

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

0.175

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.442

Total Works

1,262

Total Citations

5,455

2yr Mean Citedness

0.37

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Aims & Scope

An international journal for humanities and social sciences published by De Gruyter (Germany) . It aims to bring together contributions from all traditional and non-traditional fields of humanities and social sciences which relate to crucial contemporary human affairs. The underlying editorial strategy is to advance human self-understanding and communication via publishing innovative theoretical, interpretative, critical and historical contributions transcending traditional disciplinary and cultural frontiers. By publishing primarily, though not exclusively, original and theoretical articles, empirical studies and their interpretations, reviews and notes, Human Affairs: Postdisciplinary Humanities & Social Sciences Quarterly serves the mission of fostering multicultural and international conversation concerning the whole range of human and social issues.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1991

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,262

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter

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Submission Info

APC Cost$2,000Above median

Peer Reviewdouble-blind review

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Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1210-3055 / 1337-401X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

$2,000

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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?

Yes

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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

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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

LawQ3

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

LawPhilosophySociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Eastern European Communism and ReformsCritical Theory and PhilosophyHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesPragmatism in Philosophy and EducationPolitical Philosophy and EthicsMarriage and Sexual RelationshipsSocial Media and PoliticsHistorical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsPhilosophical Ethics and Theory