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Berliner Journal fur Soziologie

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany · Est. 1991

ISSN1862-2593

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.319

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.692

Total Works

1,294

Total Citations

8,429

2yr Mean Citedness

1.23

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Aims & Scope

Das Berliner Journal für Soziologie ist eine allgemeine soziologische Fachzeitschrift, die Beiträge aus allen Forschungs- und Themenbereichen der Soziologie publiziert.   Veröffentlicht Abhandlungen, Essays und Forschungsnotizen zu klassischen und modernen theoretischen Ansätzen sowie neuen empirischen Befunden. Schwerpunkthefte und Review-Essays vertiefen Themen der deutschen und internationalen Sozialwissenschaften und informieren über den Stand der Forschung. Forum für die Diskussion aktueller soziologischer Problemstellungen im Lichte theoretischer und gesellschaftlicher Entwicklungen. Sitz der Redaktion am Max-Weber-Kolleg der Universität Erfurt.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageGerman

1st Year Published1991

Annual Volume~ 31 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,294

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-anonymous

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1862-2593

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-anonymous

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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?

German

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Publication & Citation Trend

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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.

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Sociology

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sociology and Education StudiesGerman Social Sciences and HistorySocial Policy and Reform StudiesEconomic and Social IssuesWeber, Simmel, Sociological TheoryPublic Administration and Political AnalysisGerman legal, social, and political studiesEuropean history and politicsInnovation, Technology, and SocietySocial and Demographic Issues in Germany