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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q1SCImago #4,836CAS 3区Hybrid

Small Group Research

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 1.01•SCImago Rank: #4,836•Identifier (ISSN):1046-4964(Print)/1552-8278(Online)•Articles / Year: 25•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,378 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
1.9
– 0

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
93

93 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate16.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
25articles/year
33.33% Gold OA•89.66% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 1.9)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 3)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 3.7)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.5)
🔵 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

Policy: Small Group Research is an international and interdisciplinary journal presenting research, theoretical advancements, and empirically supported applications with respect to all types of small groups. Through advancing the systematic study of small groups, this journal seeks to increase communication among all who are professionally interested in group phenomena.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology99.7%Social psychology92.2%Political science59.2%Law57%Physics54.8%Computer science53.9%Economics48.3%Quantum mechanics48.2%Sociology45.6%Philosophy42.6%Chemistry42.2%Management39%Organic chemistry38.4%Mathematics37.9%Engineering36.3%Biology34.6%Group (periodic table)33.8%Epistemology30.1%Medicine30.1%Social science29.2%Knowledge management21.2%Statistics21.1%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,836Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1970-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Psychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.01

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
93

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.94

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,378 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations391
3-Year Documents81
Citable Documents80

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 Rate45.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Social PsychologyQ1
Applied PsychologyQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Psychology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
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
MANAGEMENT
JCRSSCI
285/426Q3
PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
JCRSSCI
71/115Q3
PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
JCRSSCI
45/77Q3
MANAGEMENT
JCISSCI
237/426Q3
PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
JCISSCI
73/115Q3
PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
JCISSCI
55/77Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—4613
20251.93855
2024340169
20233.735206
20222.541406
2021—31862
2020—33625
2019—41919
2018—27554
2017—381,082
2016—34761
2015—32830
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Small Group Research

WoS Q3
124520222023202420251.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.9

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: 846b39a4-15b5-4b4c-8487-bff5a5ce2824
Database Updated: 2026-09-28