A list of peer-reviewed journals in Social Sciences, ranked by the Journal Impact Factor (2024)
The latest (JCR report) journal impact factor 2025 list has released by Clarivate. Check journal IFs, Quartile of all journals subject wise.
This particular example perfectly highlights why Social Impact Factor is so captivating.
Here, we are providing the updated impact factors of top peer-reviewed and scholarly social sciences journals. Before diving into the impact factors, let's first understand what an Impact Factor is.
Such details provide a deeper understanding and appreciation for Social Impact Factor.
Journal Impact Factor = (Total number of citations from JCR year to items in "year -2" + citations from JCR year to items in "year -1") (Total number of citable items, excluding self-citations, in "year -2" + citable items, excluding self-citations, in "year -1")
Explore the newly released Journal Citation Reports (JCR) 2025 with updated impact factors based on 2024 data. Find the top journals and download the full list now.
Announcement of the latest impact factors from the Journal Citation Reports. Researchers consider a number of factors in deciding where to publish their research, such as journal reputation, readership and community, speed of publication, and citations.
Scientific impact factor versus social impact of journals.The scientific impact factor is measured by the number of citations, from a few dozen authors to articles published in the journal...
