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Social Evolution and History

Uchitel Publishing House · Russian Federation · Est. 1995

ISSN1681-4363eISSN1681-4363

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

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⚡ 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 (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.217

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.235

Total Worksi

345

Total Citationsi

1,408

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.35

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The "Social Evolution & History" is a semiannual international journal that serves the needs of all scholars seeking for an understanding of how human societies developed in the past and continue to develop in the present. The Journal acts as a forum for debate about key issues and concepts in the field, challenging and re-examining the boundaries of the search. As well as original research articles, the journal includes critical notes and a book review section. Aims of the journal The "Social Evolution & History" a semiannual international journal publishing researches on the basis of its originality, importance, interdisciplinary interest. The Journal's aim is to contribute to the integration of such fields of knowledge as anthropology, history, sociology, and also philosophy and theory of history. Such integration has been lacking until now, though its necessity has long been felt acutely by the academic community. In the current situation of continuously increasing knowledge and professional endeavor, any attempt to introduce new methods of integrating facts with social theory, and to establish interdisciplinary links, would appear to be especially valuable. Social Evolution & History's Original Mission Statement was published for the first time in Volume 1, Number 1 of the Journal in 2002.

General Information

Country / RegionRussian Federation

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

FrequencySemiannual

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications345

Publisher OrgUchitel Publishing House

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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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?

Uchitel Publishing House

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1681-4363 / 1681-4363

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

103

2018

151

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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

AnthropologyQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Issues

Scopus Categories

AnthropologySociology and Political ScienceHistory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesWorld Systems and Global TransformationsEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationEconomic Development and Digital TransformationCulture, Economy, and Development StudiesRegional Socio-Economic Development TrendsAfrican history and culture studiesLanguage and cultural evolutionHistorical Economic and Social StudiesReligion and Society Interactions

Frequently asked questions about Social Evolution and History

Is Social Evolution and History a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Social Evolution and History: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Social Evolution and History?

Social Evolution and History 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 0.35.

Is Social Evolution and History indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Social Evolution and History is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.