What is the Impact Factor of Social Currents?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Social Currents is 2.10, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (ESCI).

Is Social Currents indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Social Currents is indexed in Web of Science (ESCI, Q2 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 0.638 (Q1) and an H-index of 34.

Who publishes Social Currents and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Social Currents is published by SAGE. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,054 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

WoS ESCI Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #9,211Hybrid

Social Currents

Identifier (ISSN):2329-4965(Print)/2329-4973(Online)

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Publisher:SAGE

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)

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Clarivate IF (2026)

2.1↑ +0.4

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

WoS Quartile

WoS ESCIJCR Quartile

Clarivate WoS JCR

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JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Social Currents

WoS Q2

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):2.1

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1

0.638

#9,211

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

34 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ2

Self-Citation Rate0%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

29articles/year

20.69% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Social Currents, the official journal of the Southern Sociological Society, is a broad-ranging social science journal that focuses on cutting-edge research from all methodological and theoretical orientations with implications for national and international sociological communities. The uniqueness of Social Currents lies in its format. The front end of every issue is devoted to short, theoretical, agenda-setting contributions and brief, empirical and policy-related pieces. The back end of every issue includes standard journal articles that cover topics within specific subfields of sociology, as well as across the social sciences more broadly.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Sociology89.4%Political science86.8%Law81%Psychology62.3%Economics61.5%Philosophy49.5%Biology45.4%Social psychology42.9%Geography41.8%Gender studies38.8%Mathematics38.1%History37.7%Computer science34.8%Archaeology34.8%Medicine34.1%Politics33.3%Physics30.8%Social science26.7%Geology26.4%Epistemology24.2%Economic growth22.7%Business22%Paleontology22%Engineering21.6%Anthropology21.6%

Primary Research Areas

Sociology

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Special Issues

Calls for Papers

No active Calls for Papers found for this journal.

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRESCI2026

SOCIOLOGY

Rank68/222

IndexESCI

JCIESCI2026

SOCIOLOGY

Rank59/222

IndexESCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
SOCIOLOGY	JCRESCI	68/222	Q2
SOCIOLOGY	JCIESCI	59/222	Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year

2026Latest

IF2.1

Articles / Year15

Total Citations1

2025

IF1.7

Articles / Year23

Total Citations21

2024

IF1.8

Articles / Year22

Total Citations130

2023

IF1.9

Articles / Year27

Total Citations144

2022

IF—

Articles / Year35

Total Citations233

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	2.1	15	1
2025	1.7	23	21
2024	1.8	22	130
2023	1.9	27	144
2022	—	35	233
2021	—	29	407
2020	—	37	404
2019	—	25	390
2018	—	29	585
2017	—	38	1,337
2016	—	25	452
2015	—	41	919

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #9,211Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2014-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

0.638

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1

Citations / Doc (2 years)

2.11

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,054 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations190

3-Year Documents86

Citable Documents85

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 Rate54.1%

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)Q1

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):

2区 (Zone 2)Sociology

Minor Category (Specific Field):

3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

Social Currents (ISSN: 2329-4965) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of SOCIOLOGY, published by SAGE in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.10, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.638 (Q1), an H-index of 34.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 29 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,054 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.