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Social Research
Social Research is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 1.1), formerly ABDC C, WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Johns Hopkins University Press.
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Quick answers
Is Social Research indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1995–present (also 1988, 1982–1986, 1979–1980, 1976, 1972–1974, 1946–1947), best quartile Q1, CiteScore 1.1.
What quartile is Social Research in Scopus?
Social Research is Q1 in History (rank 294 of 1936), Q2 in Cultural Studies (rank 384 of 1434) and Q2 in Philosophy (rank 239 of 891), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 7 subject areas in all.
What is the impact factor of Social Research?
Social Research is indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 1.1, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 84th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.228, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 63.
Who publishes Social Research and what is its ISSN?
Social Research is published by Johns Hopkins University Press. Its ISSN is 0037-783X.
Is Social Research 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 Social Research in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Social Research?
It was rated C in the 2016 ABDC list but is not in the current 2025 Journal Quality List.
Is Social Research open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Social Research? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Social Research has an h-index of 75 and a 2-year mean of 0.74 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.1, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #165 of 1,704 Scopus journals in History.
75
h-index
0.74
2-yr mean citations
578
i10-index
1,859
works indexed
30,826
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#165 of 1,704Top 10%History
#270 of 1,309Top 21%Cultural Studies
#185 of 805Top 23%Philosophy
Papers published per year
Social Research published 57 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 80. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesLegal Cases and CommentaryHuman auditory perception and evaluationHannah Arendt's Political Philosophy
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.
Are there integrity warnings for Social Research? — 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 papersNone recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flagsNone 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.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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