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Studies in Science of Science is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 1.8). Published by Editorial Department of Studies in Science of Science.
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ISSN 1003-2053Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Editorial Department of Studies in Science of Science
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | 317 / 744 | 57th | Q2 |
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2021–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 1.8.
Studies in Science of Science is Q2 in Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (rank 317 of 744), by CiteScore 2025.
Studies in Science of Science 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 1.8, quartile Q2, 57th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.340, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 16.
Studies in Science of Science is published by Editorial Department of Studies in Science of Science. Its ISSN is 1003-2053.
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Studies in Science of Science has an h-index of 15 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.8, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #661 of 703 Scopus journals in Social Sciences (miscellaneous).
Studies in Science of Science published 9 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2013 with 166. 2026* is the year so far.
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.
In its latest 11 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from Indonesia (31.8%), China (21.2%) and Tanzania (9.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
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.
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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