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Social Policy Journal of New Zealand

Social Policy Journal of New Zealand was rated ABDC C in the 2016 list and is not in the current ABDC 2025 list, Scopus or Web of Science. Published by Ministry of Social Development.

ISSN 1172-4382Verify ISSN ↗1177-9837Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: Ministry of Social Development

Scopus · InactiveDiscontinued ABDC C (2016)
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Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher

Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
Not listed in Web of Science.
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Last known rating
C
Last seen in ABDC list
2016
⚠ Discontinued from ABDC — not in the current 2025 Journal Quality List
Rated C in the 2016 ABDC list but not included in ABDC's 2025 review — confirm current standing directly with ABDC.
View this source on ABDC
DOAJDirectory of Open Access Journals (live)
Not in DOAJ
Open accessNot registered as fully open access
FT50Financial Times research list
Not listed in FT50.
UT DallasUTD top-100 business research
Not listed in UT Dallas.
ONOS · APC coveredOne Nation One Subscription (Govt of India)
Not in the ONOS APC-supported list.
Publishing in this journal is not centrally APC-funded under One Nation One Subscription.

Is Social Policy Journal of New Zealand indexed in Scopus? No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2011 (also 2008–2009)).

What is the impact factor of Social Policy Journal of New Zealand? Social Policy Journal of New Zealand has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for Web of Science SCIE and SSCI titles — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.

Is Social Policy Journal of New Zealand in Web of Science? No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).

What is the ABDC rating of Social Policy Journal of New Zealand? It was rated C in the 2016 ABDC list but is not in the current 2025 Journal Quality List.

Is Social Policy Journal of New Zealand open access? No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.

Impact & reach — open metrics via OpenAlex

24
h-index
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2-yr mean citations
54
i10-index
102
works indexed
2,157
total citations
Papers published per year
010202001: 8 papers820012002: 12 papers1220022003: 5 papers520032004: 7 papers720042005: 13 papers1320052006: 12 papers1220062007: 11 papers1120072008: 3 papers320082009: 14 papers1420092011: 10 papers102011

Social Policy Journal of New Zealand published 10 papers in 2011; its busiest recent year was 2009 with 14. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics
New Zealand Economic and Social StudiesChild Abuse and TraumaIndigenous Health, Education, and RightsEarly Childhood Education and Development

h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-09-24.

Integrity signals — indicators, not proof of misconduct

  • Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2011
  • Retracted papers None recorded

Retractions and authorship from OpenAlex; Scopus status from the Scopus source list. A signal marks something to look at more closely; it is not a finding against the journal.

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