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Symbolic Interaction

Q: Is Symbolic Interaction a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Symbolic Interaction: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

Q: What is the impact factor of Symbolic Interaction?

Symbolic Interaction 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 PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.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 0.64.

Q: Is Symbolic Interaction indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Symbolic Interaction is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

Wiley-Blackwell · United States · Est. 1977

ISSN1533-8665

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 71d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.515

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.577

Total Worksi

2,405

Total Citationsi

35,316

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.64

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Sociology; Communication; Education; Nursing (miscellaneous); Social Sciences (miscellaneous); Sociology and Political Science; Social Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1977

FrequencyQuarterly, <1992-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,405

Publisher OrgWiley

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1533-8665

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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

630

2019

447

2020

240

2021

127

2022

128

2023

112

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.

CommunicationQ2

EducationQ2

Nursing (miscellaneous)Q2

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Social PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Sociology

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceSocial PsychologySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Nursing (miscellaneous)CommunicationEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social and Cultural DynamicsContemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesManagement and Organizational StudiesFerroelectric and Negative Capacitance DevicesBig Data and Digital EconomyHuman auditory perception and evaluationQualitative Research Methods and EthicsRhetoric and Communication Studies

Frequently asked questions about Symbolic Interaction

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