Social Sciences and Humanities Open
Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2009
ISSN2590-2911
SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
40
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
✓ Scopus Q1+25
✓ DOAJ Verified+15
Total40
Journal Impact Factor
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SJR Score
0.614
H-Index
54
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.259
Total Works
2,721
Total Citations
17,844
2yr Mean Citedness
2.21
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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources
Social Sciences and Humanities Open is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes research related to social sciences, humanities, economics, and education. It also covers topics in decision sciences and psychology.
AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
23
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
General Information
Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2009
FrequencyUnknown
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications2,721
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
OA Since2018
Submission Info
Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~23 weeks
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC
OA Rate—
Ethics & Quality
COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS
Think.Check.Submit Compliance
10/12 · 83%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
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Does the journal have a website?
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Is the ISSN verified?
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Indexed in a trusted database?
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Peer review process documented?
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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APC fees clearly disclosed?
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
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Long-term digital preservation?
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Plagiarism detection in place?
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
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Primary language documented?
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
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
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
Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2
Psychology (miscellaneous)Q2
Subject Classification
Scopus Categories
Psychology (miscellaneous)Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesOnline and Blended LearningCOVID-19 and Mental HealthEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningTechnology Adoption and User BehaviourOnline Learning and AnalyticsJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorTechnology-Enhanced Education StudiesEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare
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