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Status
Active
Coverage
2021–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
2.2
SJR · SCImago
0.353
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
22
Best quartile
Q2 · 63rd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multidisciplinary | 82 / 223 | 63rd | Q2 |
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SN Social Sciences
SN Social Sciences is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 2.2). It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Springer Nature.
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ISSN 2662-9283Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Springer Nature
Scopus · Q2ONOS
2.2
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
1
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$2,290 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
ONOS · SubscriptionOne Nation One Subscription — full-text access
This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is SN Social Sciences indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2021–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 2.2.
What quartile is SN Social Sciences in Scopus?
SN Social Sciences is Q2 in Multidisciplinary (rank 82 of 223), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of SN Social Sciences?
SN Social Sciences is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.2, quartile Q2, 63rd percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.353, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 22.
How much does it cost to publish in SN Social Sciences?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,290 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes SN Social Sciences and what is its ISSN?
SN Social Sciences is published by Springer Nature. Its ISSN is 2662-9283.
Is SN Social Sciences covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is SN Social Sciences in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is SN Social Sciences open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is SN Social Sciences? — open metrics via OpenAlex
SN Social Sciences has an h-index of 30 and a 2-year mean of 1.32 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.2, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #73 of 208 Scopus journals in Multidisciplinary.
30
h-index
1.32
2-yr mean citations
192
i10-index
1,723
works indexed
6,604
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,290
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#73 of 208 Top 36% Multidisciplinary
SN Social Sciences published 245 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2022 with 282. 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. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in SN Social Sciences? — latest 92 articles, 2026
In its latest 92 research articles (2026), authors are most often from India (23.5%), Türkiye (9.2%) and Ghana (7.6%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for SN Social Sciences? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (1.2 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 2 · 1.2 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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