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Social Currents

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 2007

ISSN2329-4973

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

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

0.749

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.253

Total Works

359

Total Citations

5,539

2yr Mean Citedness

1.94

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Social Currents is a broad-ranging social science journal that focuses on cutting-edge research from all methodological and theoretical orientations with implications for national issues. The journal publishes research related to Social Sciences.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyThree Times A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications359

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2329-4973

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

Times cited

2019

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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.

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Sociology

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Employment and Welfare StudiesLGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicySocial and Intergroup PsychologySocial and Cultural DynamicsWork-Family Balance ChallengesGender Diversity and InequalityUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesHomelessness and Social IssuesReligion and Society InteractionsCrime Patterns and Interventions