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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #6,061CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Social Epistemology

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.873•SCImago Rank: #6,061•Identifier (ISSN):0269-1728(Print)/1464-5297(Online)•Articles / Year: 45•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,067 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
2.1
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
47

47 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate7.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
45articles/year
35.89% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 2.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.1)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.7)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.625)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Social Epistemology provides a forum for philosophical and social scientific enquiry that incorporates the work of scholars from a variety of disciplines who share a concern with the production, assessment and validation of knowledge. The journal covers both empirical research into the origination and transmission of knowledge and normative considerations which arise as such research is implemented, serving as a guide for directing contemporary knowledge enterprises. Social Epistemology publishes "exchanges" which are the collective product of several contributors and take the form of critical syntheses, open peer commentaries interviews, applications, provocations, reviews and responses

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
PhilosophySociologyEpistemologyPolitical ScienceLawPsychologyComputer ScienceSocial SciencesArts & Humanities
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #6,061Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1987-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.873

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
47

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.27

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,067 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations584
3-Year Documents184
Citable Documents180

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate38.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

PhilosophyQ1
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Philosophy
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIAHCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
JCRAHCI, SSCI
15/111Q1
PHILOSOPHY
JCRAHCI
N/AN/A
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
JCRSSCI
63/275Q1
HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
JCIAHCI, SSCI
11/111Q1
PHILOSOPHY
JCIAHCI
32/336Q1
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
JCISSCI
14/276Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—244
2025274175
20241.470267
20231.767516
20221.62570718
2021—46493
2020—61710
2019—59799
2018—28572
2017—391,264
2016—31533
2015—24393
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Social Epistemology

WoS Q1
012320222023202420252.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 7.1%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28