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WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q4SCImago #24,966CAS 4区Hybrid

Soziale Welt-Zeitschrift Fur Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung Und Praxis

Country: Germany•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.156•SCImago Rank: #24,966•Identifier (ISSN):0038-6073(Print)•Articles / Year: 20•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,600 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
0.6
– 0

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
20

20 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
20articles/year
5.45% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q4(IF: 0.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.6)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.6)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.5)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20221.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.188)
🔵 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

Soziale Welt is one of the important journals within German sociology and is even read in foreign countries. It includes empirical and theoretical contributions from all areas of the subject and tries to portray the development of sociology and to give a new impetus. In addition to the quarterly published issues, there are special issues with a unified theme. The journal "Soziale Welt" is aimed at sociologists, social scientists, and at generally interested readers

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political SciencePhilosophyComputer ScienceSociologyArts & HumanitiesLawEconomics
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #24,966Scopus Q4SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1996-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q4
0.156

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q4
Scopus H-Index (2025)
20

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.44

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,600 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations35
3-Year Documents67
Citable Documents64

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 Rate64.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceQ4

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4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

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
Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH and Co. KG
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
SOCIOLOGY
JCRSSCI
169/222Q4
SOCIOLOGY
JCISSCI
178/222Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—50
20250.6272
20240.53218
20231.33554
20221.1883670
2021—3081
2020—23314
2019—1941
2018—2961
2017—35154
2016—37276
2015—44307
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Soziale Welt-Zeitschrift Fur Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung Und Praxis

WoS Q4
011220222023202420250.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.6

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)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 11a32669-b9c2-443a-bbde-6a4fd8edab90
Database Updated: 2026-09-28