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Social Studies of Science

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1975

ISSN1460-3659

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI · AHCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

1.584

H-Indexi

164

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.117

Total Worksi

2,206

Total Citationsi

130,387

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.07

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: History & Philosophy Of Science; History; History and Philosophy of Science; Social Sciences (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1975

FrequencySix No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,206

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

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?

1460-3659

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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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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

Citations received

1.7k

2019

1.4k

2020

953

2021

749

2022

494

2023

161

2024

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.

HistoryQ1

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History & Philosophy Of Science

Scopus Categories

HistorySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)History and Philosophy of Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Philosophy and History of ScienceClimate Change Communication and PerceptionInformation Systems Theories and Implementationscientometrics and bibliometrics researchGeographies of human-animal interactionsRace, Genetics, and SocietyHistory of Science and MedicineContemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeHistory of Science and Natural HistoryManagement and Organizational Studies

Frequently asked questions about Social Studies of Science

Is Social Studies of Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Social Studies of Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Social Studies of Science?

Social Studies of Science 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 2.07.

Is Social Studies of Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Social Studies of Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Social Studies of Science?