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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,641CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Society and Mental Health

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.867•SCImago Rank: #1,641•Identifier (ISSN):2156-8693(Print)/2156-8731(Online)•Articles / Year: 6•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,651 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
3.2
↑ +0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
44

44 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate16.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
6articles/year
43.75% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.2)
🔵 Computed
20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.1)
🔵 Computed
20222.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.615)
🔵 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

Official journal of the ASA Section on the Sociology of Mental Health. Society and Mental Health (SMH) publishes original and innovative peer-reviewed research and theory articles that link social structure and sociocultural processes with mental health and illness in society. It will also provide an outlet for sociologically relevant research and theory articles that are produced in other disciplines and subfields concerned with issues related to mental health and illness. The aim of the journal is to advance knowledge in the sociology of mental health and illness by publishing the leading work that highlights the unique perspectives and contributions that sociological research and theory can make to our understanding of mental health and illness in society.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology99.5%Medicine86.9%Psychiatry79.6%Psychotherapist74.3%Mental health64.6%Sociology62.6%Clinical psychology59.7%Social psychology57.3%Biology55.8%Political science51.5%Law50.5%Economics45.6%Developmental psychology40.8%Computer science35%Philosophy35%Mathematics32.5%Statistics27.7%Neuroscience27.7%Anxiety23.3%Pathology22.8%Geology21.4%Environmental health20.9%Ecology20.9%Paleontology20.4%Macroeconomics20.4%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,641Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2011-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.867

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
44

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.07

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,651 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations230
3-Year Documents43
Citable Documents43

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 Rate64.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2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
SAGE
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
21/222Q1
SOCIOLOGY
JCISSCI
22/222Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—101
20253813
2024322104
20235.119213
20223.61518301
2021—692
2020—15408
2019—15419
2018—281,518
2017—25763
2016—11219
2015—20707
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Society and Mental Health

WoS Q1
235620222023202420253.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 16.7%

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: 16b8ba37-732d-4c78-bd46-08f06a5faa30
Database Updated: 2026-09-30