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Australian Journal of Social Issues

Wiley-Blackwell · Australia · Est. 1961

ISSN1839-4655

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.617

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.332

Total Worksi

2,176

Total Citationsi

20,049

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.33

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Social Issues; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1961

Annual Volume~ 83 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,176

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1839-4655

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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

464

2019

977

2020

611

2021

464

2022

371

2023

249

2024

106

162

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.

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Issues

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismSocial Policy and Reform StudiesHomelessness and Social IssuesEducation Systems and PolicyHealthcare innovation and challengesEmployment and Welfare StudiesCommunity Development and Social ImpactIndigenous Health, Education, and RightsChild Abuse and TraumaIntergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving

Frequently asked questions about Australian Journal of Social Issues

Is Australian Journal of Social Issues a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Australian Journal of Social Issues: 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 Australian Journal of Social Issues?

Australian Journal of Social Issues 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 1.33.

Is Australian Journal of Social Issues indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Australian Journal of Social Issues is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Australian Journal of Social Issues?