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Cogent Social Sciences

Cogent OA · United Kingdom · Est. 2015

ISSN2331-1886eISSN2331-1886

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total84

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?

306

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 290d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.486

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.975

Total Worksi

2,794

Total Citationsi

25,502

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.84

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; Social Sciences (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

FrequencyContinuously Updated

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,794

Publisher OrgCogent OA

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoLibrary of CongressCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cogent OA

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2331-1886 / 2331-1886

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, Library of Congress, CLOCKSS

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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

3.9k

2019

145

2.8k

2020

142

2.2k

2021

333

3.9k

2022

502

4.2k

2023

595

3.2k

2024

515

2025

178

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.

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchAgricultural Innovations and PracticesDigital Marketing and Social MediaPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareMicrofinance and Financial InclusionAgricultural risk and resilienceUrban and Rural Development ChallengesPolitical Conflict and GovernanceCrime Patterns and InterventionsCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts

Frequently asked questions about Cogent Social Sciences

Is Cogent Social Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cogent Social Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Cogent Social Sciences?

Cogent Social Sciences 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 2.84.

Is Cogent Social Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cogent Social Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Cogent Social Sciences?