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Social Cognition

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.409•SCImago Rank: #13,980•Identifier (ISSN):0278-016X(Print)•Articles / Year: 36•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,081 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
1.1
↑ +0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
95

95 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate8.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
36articles/year
0% 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: 1.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.1)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.9)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.2)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20221.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.636)
🔵 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

An excellent resource for researchers as well as students, Social Cognition features reports on empirical research, self-perception, self-concept, social neuroscience, person-memory integration, social schemata, the development of social cognition, and the role of affect in memory and perception. Three broad concerns define the scope of the journal: - The processes underlying the perception, memory, and judgment of social stimuli - The effects of social, cultural, and affective factors on the processing of information The behavioral and interpersonal consequences of cognitive processes.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
PsychologySocial psychology80.5%Cognitive psychology76.4%Philosophy61.1%Biology60%Computer science49.8%Neuroscience48.6%Medicine47.1%Epistemology44.8%Psychiatry40.2%Political science37.4%Law37.1%Developmental psychology36%Cognition34.2%Sociology33.1%Linguistics31%Mathematics30.9%Physics28.3%Artificial intelligence27.9%Economics24.3%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #13,980Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1982, 1985-1987, 1996-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Psychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.409

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
95

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.85

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,081 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations69
3-Year Documents73
Citable Documents70

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 Rate46.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ3
Social PsychologyQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Psychology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
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
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Guilford Press
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
PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
JCRSSCI
66/77Q4
PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
JCISSCI
73/77Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—152
20250.93126
20241.22325
20231.92591
20221.636401,396
2021—54355
2020—40536
2019—30403
2018—41920
2017—461,141
2016—32630
2015—33806
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Social Cognition

WoS Q4
012320222023202420250.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 8.3%

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: 989d330f-d69e-473a-b6c5-06b7a7b49327
Database Updated: 2026-09-28