ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1972–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
5.8
Best quartile
Q1 · 89th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology and Political Science | 160 / 1530 | 89th | Q1 |
| Education | 253 / 1698 | 85th | Q1 |
Social Science Research
ISSN 0049-089X · 1096-0317
Publisher: Academic Press Inc.
Scopus · Q1WoS · SSCIONOS
Is Social Science Research indexed in Scopus? Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1972–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 5.8.
What is the impact factor of Social Science Research? Social Science Research is indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index, so Clarivate publishes a Journal Impact Factor for it in the Journal Citation Reports. JCR is a paid Clarivate product, so the JIF value is not free to republish. Its closest free equivalent is the Scopus CiteScore 5.8, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 89th percentile of its subject.
Is Social Science Research in Web of Science? Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
Is Social Science Research open access? No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
5.8
CiteScore 2025
Scopus
Q1
Best quartile
rank 160 of 1530 · 89th pctile
2
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Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Not listed in 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 · SubscriptionOne Nation One Subscription — full-text access
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Publishing in this journal is not centrally APC-funded under One Nation One Subscription.
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