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Zeitschrift fur Soziologie

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany · Est. 1972

ISSN2366-0325

SJR Q3✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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.

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SJR Scorei

0.218

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.593

Total Worksi

1,774

Total Citationsi

33,041

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.78

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Sociology; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1972

Annual Volume~ 34 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,774

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/12 · 33%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2366-0325

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

223

2019

208

2020

196

2021

107

2022

122

2023

2024

2025

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.

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Sociology

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sociology and Education StudiesGerman Social Sciences and HistorySocial Policy and Reform StudiesInnovation, Technology, and SocietyEconomic and Social IssuesPublic Administration and Political AnalysisWeber, Simmel, Sociological TheoryEuropean history and politicsSocial Power and Status DynamicsDiverse Legal and Medical Studies

Frequently asked questions about Zeitschrift fur Soziologie

Is Zeitschrift fur Soziologie a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Zeitschrift fur Soziologie: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Zeitschrift fur Soziologie?

Zeitschrift fur Soziologie 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 0.78.

Is Zeitschrift fur Soziologie indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Zeitschrift fur Soziologie is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Zeitschrift fur Soziologie?