Discover Social Science and Health
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Aims & Scope
Discover Social Science and Health is an interdisciplinary, international journal that publishes papers at the intersection of the social and biomedical sciences. Papers should integrate, in both theory and measures, a social perspective (reflecting anthropology, criminology, economics, epidemiology, policy, sociology, etc) and a concern for health (mental and physical). Health, broadly construed, includes biological and other indicators of overall health, symptoms, diseases, diagnoses, treatments, treatment adherence, and related concerns. Drawing on diverse, sound methodologies, submissions may include reports of new empirical findings (including important null findings) and replications, reviews and perspectives that construe prior research and discuss future research agendas, methodological research (including the evaluation of measures, samples, and modeling strategies), and short or long commentaries on topics of wide interest. All submissions should include statements of significance with respect to health and future research. Discover Social Science and Health is an Open Access journal that supports the pre-registration of studies. Topics Papers suitable for Discover Social Science and Health will include both social and biomedical theory and data. Illustrative examples of themes include race/ethnicity, sex/gender, socioeconomic, geographic, and other social disparities in health; migration and health; spatial distribution of risk factors and access to healthcare; health and social relationships; interactional processes in healthcare, treatments, and outcomes; life course patterns of health and treatment regimens; cross-national patterns in health and health policies; characteristics of communities and neighborhoods and health; social networks and treatment adherence; stigma and disease progression; methodological studies including psychometric properties of measures frequently used in health research; and commentary and analysis of key concepts, theories, and methods in studies of social science and biomedicine. The journal welcomes submissions that draw on biomarkers of health, genetically-informed and neuroimaging data, psychophysiological measures, and other forms of data that describe physical and mental health, access to health care, treatment, and related constructs.
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PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
SOCIAL SCIENCES, BIOMEDICAL
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
SOCIAL SCIENCES, BIOMEDICAL
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ImpaQ AnalysisDiscover Social Science and Health (ISSN: 2731-0469) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of intersection of health and social sciences, published by Springer Nature in Switzerland. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.50, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.471 (Q2), an H-index of 8.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 118 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with an estimated APC of $2,813 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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