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Social Media and Society

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2012

ISSN2056-3051eISSN2056-3051

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

2.088

H-Indexi

113

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.622

Total Worksi

1,551

Total Citationsi

58,916

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Communication; Computer Science Applications; Cultural Studies.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,551

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2056-3051 / 2056-3051

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

118

7.5k

2019

181

10k

2020

142

6.4k

2021

134

3.7k

2022

194

2023

159

1.4k

2024

194

563

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

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Cultural StudiesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Communication

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsCultural StudiesCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Media and PoliticsGender, Feminism, and MediaImpact of Technology on AdolescentsMedia Studies and CommunicationMisinformation and Its ImpactsHate Speech and Cyberbullying DetectionDigital Games and MediaDigital Marketing and Social MediaPrivacy, Security, and Data ProtectionSexuality, Behavior, and Technology

Frequently asked questions about Social Media and Society

Is Social Media and Society a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Social Media and Society: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Social Media and Society?

Social Media and Society 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 3.96.

Is Social Media and Society indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Social Media and Society is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Social Media and Society?