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Philosophy of the Social Sciences

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1971

ISSN1552-7441

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

0.372

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.796

Total Works

2,333

Total Citations

26,684

2yr Mean Citedness

0.78

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes articles on social ontology, focusing on the nature of social kinds, social construction, and the reality of social phenomena. It also addresses methodological issues in the social sciences, including process tracing, measurement, and the use of computational tools. Further topics include the role of power, intentionality, and narrative in social collectives, as well as critiques of specific philosophical and economic theories.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1971

Annual Volume~ 31 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,333

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

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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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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1552-7441

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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?

N/A

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2021

2022

2023

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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.

PhilosophyQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EthicsPhilosophy

Scopus Categories

PhilosophySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Philosophy and History of ScienceContemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeEconomic Theory and InstitutionsCritical Realism in SociologyCritical Theory and PhilosophyEpistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsPolitical Economy and MarxismPolitical Philosophy and EthicsPragmatism in Philosophy and EducationPhilosophy, Science, and History