ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #3,952Top JournalHybrid

Science Technology & Human Values

Identifier (ISSN):0162-2439(Print)/1552-8251(Online)
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Publisher:SAGE
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.6↓ -0.7
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Science Technology & Human Values

WoS Q2
12453.6320223.120233.120243.320252.62026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.141
#3,952

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
99

99 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate3.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
82articles/year
63.58% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

As scientific advances improve our lives, they also complicate how we live and react to the new technologies. More and more, human values come into conflict with scientific advancement as we deal with important issues such as nuclear power, environmental degradation and information technology. Science, Technology, & Human Values is a peer-reviewed, international, interdisciplinary journal containing research, analyses and commentary on the development and dynamics of science and technology, including their relationship to politics, society and culture.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science64.2%Sociology58%Philosophy57.1%Law54.7%Computer science52.1%Economics38.5%Epistemology36.7%Engineering34.9%Biology34%Psychology32.1%Physics29.1%History28.1%Mathematics26%Geography24.5%Politics23.3%Medicine22.7%Business21.3%Art21.2%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

SOCIAL ISSUES

Q2
Rank20/72
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

SOCIAL ISSUES

Q3
Rank39/72
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.6
Articles / Year35
Total Citations7
2025
IF3.3
Articles / Year58
Total Citations74
2024
IF3.1
Articles / Year65
Total Citations187
2023
IF3.1
Articles / Year39
Total Citations268
2022
IF3.634
Articles / Year60
Total Citations520

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #3,952Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1976-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesComputer ScienceEconomics, Econometrics and FinanceEngineeringSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.141

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.88

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,447 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations722
3-Year Documents185
Citable Documents169

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 Rate61.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

AnthropologyQ1
Economics and EconometricsQ1
Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1
Human-Computer InteractionQ1
PhilosophyQ1
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ1
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: 3.2%

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):
2区 (Zone 2)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区SOCIAL ISSUES
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

Science Technology & Human Values (ISSN: 0162-2439) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of SOCIAL ISSUES, published by SAGE in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.60, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.141 (Q1), an H-index of 99.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 82 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,447 USD. 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
SAGE
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01