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Journal of Social Ontology

University of Vienna · Australia · Est. 2014

ISSN2196-9663

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

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 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.247

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.122

Total Worksi

135

Total Citationsi

2,729

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Anthropology; Linguistics and Language; Philosophy; Communication; Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous); Social Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

Frequency2 issues per year

StatusActive (last: 2021)

Total Publications135

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Vienna

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2196-9663

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PKP PN

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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

1.2k

2014

224

2015

389

2016

412

2017

2018

189

2019

138

2020

2021

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.

AnthropologyQ2

Linguistics and LanguageQ2

PhilosophyQ2

CommunicationQ3

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q3

Social PsychologyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyPhilosophyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Social PsychologyCommunicationLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Political Philosophy and EthicsEpistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsFree Will and AgencyCritical Realism in SociologyPhilosophical Ethics and TheoryPhilosophy and History of ScienceEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationContemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeFeminist Epistemology and Gender StudiesPsychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Social Ontology

Is Journal of Social Ontology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Social Ontology: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Social Ontology?

Journal of Social Ontology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.247.

Is Journal of Social Ontology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Social Ontology is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Social Ontology?