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Science and Technology Studies

Finnish Society for Science and Technology Studies · Finland · Est. 1986

ISSN2243-4690eISSN2243-4690
SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
96
/ 100
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?
53
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Slow · vs ~15 wk median
Q1
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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
0.359
H-Indexi
41
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.84
Total Worksi
732
Total Citationsi
10,424
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.42
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Science & Technology Studies is an international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the advancement of scholarly studies of science and technology as socio-material phenomena, including their historical and contemporary production and their associated forms of knowledge, expertise, social organization and controversy. This includes interest in developing Science and Technology Studies' own knowledge production techniques, methodology and interventions. The journal welcomes high quality contributions that are based on substantial theoretical or empirical engagement with the multidisciplinary field of science and technology studies, including contributions from anthropology, sociology, history, philosophy, political science, educational science and communication studies.

General Information

Country / RegionFinland
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1986
FrequencyQuarterly, 2016-
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications732
OA Since2011
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~53 weeks
Acceptance Rate15%
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 · 75%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Finnish Society for Science and Technology Studies
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
2243-4690 / 2243-4690
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, 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?
N/A
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
✅
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
Citations received
24
417
2019
31
252
2020
31
205
2021
32
114
2022
28
50
2023
32
23
2024
26
20
2025
10
1
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.

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ1
MultidisciplinaryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History & Philosophy Of Science

Scopus Categories

MultidisciplinaryHistory and Philosophy of Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Information Systems Theories and ImplementationInterdisciplinary Research and CollaborationSustainability and Climate Change GovernanceClimate Change Communication and PerceptionUniversity-Industry-Government Innovation ModelsHigher Education Governance and DevelopmentInnovative Approaches in Technology and Social DevelopmentGeographies of human-animal interactionsOpen Source Software InnovationsInnovative Human-Technology Interaction

Frequently asked questions about Science and Technology Studies

Is Science and Technology Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Science and Technology Studies: 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 Science and Technology Studies?

Science and Technology Studies 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 0.42.

Is Science and Technology Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Science and Technology Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Science and Technology Studies?

Science & Technology Studies is an international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the advancement of scholarly studies of science and technology as socio-material phenomena, including their historical and contemporary production and their associated forms of knowledge, expertise, social organization and controversy. This includes interest in developing Science and Technology Studies' own knowledge production techniques, methodology and interventions. The journal welcomes high quality contributions that are based on substantial theoretical or empirical engagement with the multidisciplinary fi

What is the acceptance rate of Science and Technology Studies?

Science and Technology Studies lists a self-reported acceptance rate of approximately 15%. Journal-reported figures can be optimistic — treat it as a rough guide, not a guarantee.

How much does it cost to publish in Science and Technology Studies?

Science and Technology Studies is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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