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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #4,301CAS 2区Top JournalHybrid

Sexuality Research and Social Policy

Country: Updating•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.082•SCImago Rank: #4,301•Identifier (ISSN):1868-9884(Print)/1553-6610(Online)•Articles / Year: 144•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,285 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
2.8
↑ +0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
61

61 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate12%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
144articles/year
49.56% Gold OA•92.59% 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: 2.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.8)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.4)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.5)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.6)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.484)
🔵 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

Sexuality Research and Social Policy is an international multidisciplinary forum for the publication of original peer-reviewed state-of-the-art empirical research on sexuality, theoretical and methodological discussions, and the implications of this evidence for policies across the globe regarding sexual health, sexuality education, and sexual rights in diverse communities. The journal also publishes brief research and conference reports; white papers; book, film, and other reviews; together with guest editorials and commentaries. Sexuality Research and Social Policy occasionally publishes special issues on timely topics.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology96%Sociology84.5%Medicine75.3%Political science73.9%Law71.5%Social psychology71.5%Gender studies61.7%Biology45.4%Developmental psychology43.1%Psychoanalysis40.8%Philosophy38.5%Clinical psychology37.8%Demography33.9%Environmental health32.7%Human sexuality30.6%Population28.6%Computer science28.2%Economics27.1%Psychiatry27%Sexual behavior25.3%Family medicine22.9%Social science21.8%Mathematics21.1%Anthropology21.1%Virology21%Immunology20.8%Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)20.7%Lesbian20.2%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,301Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2005-2006, 2008-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.082

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
61

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.03

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,285 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,634
3-Year Documents393
Citable Documents392

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)10

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate56.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Gender StudiesQ1
Health (social science)Q1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
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
Springer Nature
Publication Language
English
Frequency
4 issues per year
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
JCRSSCI
37/275Q1
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
JCISSCI
38/276Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—13122
20252.4183251
20242.5146722
20232.61371,048
20222.4841111,496
2021—1552,474
2020—881,736
2019—601,385
2018—511,508
2017—441,741
2016—531,985
2015—411,238
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Sexuality Research and Social Policy

WoS Q1
122320222023202420252.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 12%

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: 9f5d0eae-50a3-4871-ae2c-b7b9cbfe8dab
Database Updated: 2026-10-01