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Social Network Analysis and Mining

Springer-Verlag Wien · Austria · Est. 2002

ISSN1869-5450eISSN1869-5469

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ 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 ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.675

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.415

Total Worksi

1,565

Total Citationsi

27,710

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Social Network Analysis and Mining is a multidisciplinary journal focusing on theoretical and experimental work related to social network analysis and mining. Serves a wide range of researchers from computer science, network science, social sciences, mathematical sciences, medical, biological, financial, management, and political sciences. It covers a broad spectrum of topics from social sciences, mathematics, statistics, physics, network science, and computer science. Aims to create a platform that encourages the integration of varied techniques in the analysis and mining of social networks.

General Information

Country / RegionAustria

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

Annual Volume~ 175 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,565

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

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?

Springer-Verlag Wien

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1869-5450 / 1869-5469

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.7k

2019

2020

140

3.2k

2021

168

2.5k

2022

156

2.6k

2023

224

1.6k

2024

144

472

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.

CommunicationQ1

Media TechnologyQ1

Computer Science ApplicationsQ2

Human-Computer InteractionQ2

Information SystemsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information Systems

Scopus Categories

Information SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsHuman-Computer InteractionCommunicationMedia Technology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Complex Network Analysis TechniquesOpinion Dynamics and Social InfluenceMisinformation and Its ImpactsSentiment Analysis and Opinion MiningSpam and Phishing DetectionSocial Media and PoliticsAdvanced Graph Neural NetworksAdvanced Text Analysis TechniquesHate Speech and Cyberbullying DetectionTopic Modeling

Frequently asked questions about Social Network Analysis and Mining

Is Social Network Analysis and Mining a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Social Network Analysis and Mining: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Social Network Analysis and Mining?

Social Network Analysis and Mining 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 4.25.

Is Social Network Analysis and Mining indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Social Network Analysis and Mining is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.