Social Science and Medicine
Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1927
ISSN1873-5347
SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR
50
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
✓ Scopus Q1+25
Total50
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
2.103
H-Index
390
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
2.007
Total Works
23,207
Total Citations
1,423,984
2yr Mean Citedness
2.90
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Aims & Scope
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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
General Information
Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1927
Annual Volume~ 875 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications23,207
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
Submission Info
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OA License—
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Ethics & Quality
COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Think.Check.Submit Compliance
6/12 · 50%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
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Does the journal have a website?
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Is the ISSN verified?
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Indexed in a trusted database?
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Peer review process documented?
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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APC fees clearly disclosed?
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
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Long-term digital preservation?
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Plagiarism detection in place?
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
✅
Primary language documented?
Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.
Publication & Citation Trend
Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
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.
Health (social science)Q1
History and Philosophy of ScienceQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthSocial Sciences, Biomedical
Scopus Categories
History and Philosophy of ScienceMedicine (miscellaneous)Health (social science)
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Health disparities and outcomesGlobal Health Care IssuesEmployment and Welfare StudiesGlobal Maternal and Child HealthHealthcare Policy and ManagementMigration, Health and TraumaHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeHealthcare Systems and ReformsFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsHomelessness and Social Issues
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