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Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
2015–2017 (also 2008)
Source type
Journal
Open access
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Journal of Social Sciences
Journal of Social Sciences is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Science Publications.
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ISSN 1549-3652Verify ISSN ↗2456-6756Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Science Publications
Scopus · Inactive
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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Journal of Social Sciences indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2015–2017 (also 2008)).
What is the impact factor of Journal of Social Sciences?
Journal of Social Sciences has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Journal of Social Sciences and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Social Sciences is published by Science Publications. Its print ISSN is 1549-3652 and its online ISSN is 2456-6756.
Is Journal of Social Sciences in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Journal of Social Sciences open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Journal of Social Sciences for 4 years, between 2008 and 2017, with 6 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2017, 9 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 763 works and 10,209 citations for the title. OpenAlex attributes papers to this title as late as 2025, 8 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2017. That may reflect a changed ISSN or merged records rather than continued publishing, so confirm the journal's current status directly before submitting.
How well cited is Journal of Social Sciences? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Social Sciences has an h-index of 46 and a 2-year mean of 1.33 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
46
h-index
1.33
2-yr mean citations
218
i10-index
763
works indexed
10,209
total citations
Journal of Social Sciences published 13 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 24. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Journal of Social Sciences? — latest 70 articles, 2021–2026
In its latest 70 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from United States (13.6%), Ghana (8.6%) and Ethiopia (5.7%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Social Sciences? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2017. 1 retracted paper is recorded (1.3 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2017
- Retracted papers 1 · 1.3 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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