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Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

Springer Nature · United Kingdom · Est. 2020

ISSN2662-9992eISSN2662-9992
SJR Q1WOS SSCIWOS A&HCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
65
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q1+25
DOAJ Verified+15
Total65
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
0.81
H-Index
83
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.443
Total Works
6,552
Total Citations
59,022
2yr Mean Citedness
4.61
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Retractions
4
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications is a fully open access journal publishing scholarship from across all areas of the humanities, social and behavioural sciences. We encourage the submission of research outputs arising in specific disciplines, or from inter-disciplinary engagement. We aspire to be the definitive peer-reviewed outlet for open access research in and between fields within our scope. The journal is published by Springer Nature. It began publication as Palgrave Communications (ISSN 2662-9992) and operated under that title until June 16th 2020. Open access journal covering all of humanities and social sciences. Publishes articles, reviews, and comments, as well as guest-edited thematic series. High visibility for your work with open access. For a more detailed aims and scope visit this page. We welcome research from all areas and between the humanities and social sciences. We additionally welcome interdisciplinary scholarship, including that arising in, or informed by, the physical, life, clinical and environmental sciences, if it makes a contribution to the advancement of the humanities or social sciences. We also welcome research that seeks to inform policymaking of all types.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
32
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2020
Annual Volume~ 1,619 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications6,552
Publisher OrgPalgrave Macmillan
OA Since2019
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~32 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 · 75%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Nature
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2662-9992 / 2662-9992
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
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
Times cited
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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q1
Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q1
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1
Psychology (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Humanities, MultidisciplinarySocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEnvironmental Sustainability in BusinessDigital Marketing and Social MediaMisinformation and Its ImpactsTechnology Adoption and User BehaviourSocial Media and PoliticsDiverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorUrban Transport and AccessibilityCorporate Social Responsibility Reporting
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref