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Journal of Social Ontology

University of Vienna · Australia · Est. 2014

ISSN2196-9663
SJR Q1Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
40
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
Scopus Q1+25
DOAJ Verified+15
Total40
Journal Impact Factor
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SJR Score
0.549
H-Index
26
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
2.122
Total Works
135
Total Citations
2,729
2yr Mean Citedness
0.00
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Journal of Social Ontology explores the nature of social entities, including collective action, group agency, and institutions. It examines how individuals form collective intentions and reason as a group, and investigates the metaphysical status of social kinds, money, and property rights. The journal also addresses the philosophical implications of social construction, classification, and the attribution of moral responsibility to collective agents.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
16
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

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

11/12 · 92%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
University of Vienna
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2196-9663
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, PKP PN
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
Times cited
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021

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.

AnthropologyQ1
Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q1
Linguistics and LanguageQ1
PhilosophyQ1
CommunicationQ2
Social PsychologyQ3

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
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref