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Social Indicators Research

Acronym:soci
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Abbreviation (ISO):SOCIAL INDIC. RES
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Identifier (ISSN):0303-8300(Print)/1573-0921(Online)
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Publisher:Springer Nature
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
3.2↑ +0.4
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Social Indicators Research

WoS Q1
12452.9420223.120232.820242.820253.22026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3.2
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.918
#5,605

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
157

157 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate3.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
273articles/year
50.15% Gold OA•99.47% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Since its foundation in 1974, Social Indicators Research has become the leading journal on problems related to the measurement of all aspects of the quality of life. The journal continues to publish results of research on all aspects of the quality of life and includes studies that reflect developments in the field. It devotes special attention to studies on such topics as sustainability of quality of life, sustainable development, and the relationship between quality of life and sustainability. The topics represented in the journal cover and involve a variety of segmentations, such as social groups, spatial and temporal coordinates, population composition, and life domains. The journal presents empirical, philosophical and methodological studies that cover the entire spectrum of society and are devoted to giving evidences through indicators. It considers indicators in their different typologies, and gives special attention to indicators that are able to meet the need of understanding social realities and phenomena that are increasingly more complex, interrelated, interacted and dynamical. In addition, it presents studies aimed at defining new approaches in constructing indicators.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Economics90.7%Sociology86.5%Medicine85.4%Geography78.2%Pathology72.7%Nursing72.2%Social science71.2%Public health69.1%Political science65.6%Quality of Life Research65.6%Economic geography64.5%Human geography64.2%Law60.7%Psychology57.3%Mathematics42.9%Computer science38.9%Philosophy35.6%Social psychology35.1%Environmental health32.8%Psychotherapist31.9%Economic growth30.4%Physics29.3%Statistics28.1%Biology27.7%Quantum mechanics22%Business22%Demography21.8%Epistemology21.6%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

Q1
Rank26/275
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

SOCIOLOGY

Q1
Rank21/222
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

Q1
Rank27/276
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

SOCIOLOGY

Q1
Rank31/222
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF3.2
Articles / Year156
Total Citations46
2025
IF2.8
Articles / Year257
Total Citations497
2024
IF2.8
Articles / Year226
Total Citations1,374
2023
IF3.1
Articles / Year221
Total Citations2,442
2022
IF2.935
Articles / Year195
Total Citations3,314

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #5,605Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1974-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesPsychologySocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.918

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.86

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,292 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations3,115
3-Year Documents732
Citable Documents728

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)10

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate45.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ1
Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ2
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: 3.6%

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 SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
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 Indicators Research (acronym: soci, abbr: SOCIAL INDIC. RES, ISSN: 0303-8300) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Springer Nature in Netherlands. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.20, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.918 (Q1), an H-index of 157.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of 18 issues per year, an annual output of approximately 273 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,292 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
Springer Nature
Publication Language
English
Frequency
18 issues per year
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01