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Status
Active
Coverage
2021–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
0.6
SJR · SCImago
0.136
Q4 SJR quartile
H-index
4
Best quartile
Q3 · 28th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 477 / 669 | 28th | Q3 |
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Social and Health Sciences
Social and Health Sciences is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 0.6). Published by Unisa Press.
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ISSN 2957-3645Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Unisa Press
Scopus · Q3
0.6
CiteScore 2025
Q3
Best quartile
1
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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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 Social and Health Sciences indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2021–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 0.6.
What quartile is Social and Health Sciences in Scopus?
Social and Health Sciences is Q3 in Medicine (all) (rank 477 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Social and Health Sciences?
Social and Health 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 0.6, quartile Q3, 28th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.136, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 4.
Who publishes Social and Health Sciences and what is its ISSN?
Social and Health Sciences is published by Unisa Press. Its ISSN is 2957-3645.
Is Social and Health Sciences in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Social and Health Sciences open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Social and Health Sciences? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Social and Health Sciences has an h-index of 4 and a 2-year mean of 0.38 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.6, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #400 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
4
h-index
0.38
2-yr mean citations
1
i10-index
106
works indexed
240
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#400 of 646 Bottom 39% Medicine (all)
Social and Health Sciences published 18 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 22. 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 Social and Health Sciences? — latest 96 articles, 2021–2026
In its latest 96 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from South Africa (65.9%), United States (9.4%) and Nigeria (5.7%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Social and Health Sciences? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration65.9% of recent authorship from South Africa
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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