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IMPAQ
WoS ESCI Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #23,526Diamond OAHybrid

Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Identifier (ISSN):2061-5558(Print)/2062-087X(Online)
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Publisher:Corvinus University of Budapest
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.4↑ +0.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q4
WoS ESCIJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

WoS Q4
00110.420230.420240.220250.42026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q3
0.176
#23,526

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
10

10 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ4
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
15articles/year
96.23% Gold OA•93.33% Original Research

Aims & Scope

CJSSP is an edited and peer-reviewed journal, published in yearly volumes of two issues. It publishes original academic articles, research notes, and reviews from sociology, social policy and related fields in English. It invites contributions from the international community of social researchers. The journal covers a widerange of relevant social issues. It is open to new questions, unusual perspectives, explorations and explanations of social and economic behavior, local society, or supranational challenges. Strong preference is given to problem-oriented, theoretically grounded empirical researches, comparative findings, logical arguments and careful methodological solutions. CJSSP aims to respect publication ethics, thus has adopted current best practices to counter plagiarism. The submitted articles are analyzed during the review process, and papers subject to plagiarism are rejected. Also the authors are to comply with the referencing guidelines outlined in the relevant section. The journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. With similar objectives we do not charge authors for the publication of their articles. Articles submission and processing is free of charge as well. Users can use and build upon the material published in the journal for non-commercial purposes.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science86.8%Sociology85.4%Law70.8%Economics68%Philosophy59.4%Computer science40.2%Psychology39.1%Geography38.4%Politics36.7%Social science35.9%Business35.6%Mathematics34.5%History31.7%Epistemology31.3%Biology30.6%Linguistics30.6%Medicine29.9%Archaeology24.9%Economic growth23.5%Art22.4%Anthropology21%Physics20.6%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

SOCIOLOGY

Q4
Rank187/222
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

SOCIOLOGY

Q4
Rank190/222
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

13 year
2026Latest
IF0.4
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2025
IF0.2
Articles / Year9
Total Citations40
2024
IF0.4
Articles / Year26
Total Citations29
2023
IF0.4
Articles / Year29
Total Citations22
2022
IF—
Articles / Year10
Total Citations7

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #23,526Scopus Q3Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2016-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.176

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q3
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.42

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations31
3-Year Documents65
Citable Documents61

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate58.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3
Sociology and Political ScienceQ3
Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q4
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区SOCIOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy (ISSN: 2061-5558) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of SOCIOLOGY, published by Corvinus University of Budapest in Hungary. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.40, ranking in quartile Q4 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.176 (Q3), an H-index of 10.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 15 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with Diamond Open Access (100% free of author APC charges). It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Corvinus University of Budapest
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusDOAJPubMed

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