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Social Science Computer Review

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1988

ISSN1552-8286

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.254

H-Indexi

123

SNIPi

2.044

Total Worksi

2,505

Total Citationsi

67,562

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.16

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; Information Science & Library Science; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; Computer Science Applications; Law; Library and Information Sciences; Social Sciences (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1988

Annual Volume~ 76 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,505

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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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?

1552-8286

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

3.4k

2019

2.1k

2020

1.6k

2021

1.3k

2022

980

2023

788

2024

180

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.

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

LawQ1

Library and Information SciencesQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Interdisciplinary ApplicationsInformation Science & Library ScienceSocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

LawLibrary and Information SciencesComputer Science ApplicationsSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Media and PoliticsSurvey Methodology and NonresponseImpact of Technology on AdolescentsE-Government and Public ServicesOpinion Dynamics and Social InfluenceFocus Groups and Qualitative MethodsMisinformation and Its ImpactsHate Speech and Cyberbullying DetectionMedia Studies and CommunicationTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour

Frequently asked questions about Social Science Computer Review

Is Social Science Computer Review a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Social Science Computer Review?

Social Science Computer Review 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 3.16.

Is Social Science Computer Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Social Science Computer Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.