Journal metric profile

SOCIAL RESEARCH

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 0.600 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 0.900 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q3 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 162/271 Recorded category rank

SOCIAL RESEARCH JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

SOCIAL RESEARCH is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 0.600, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q3.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 162 out of 271 journals in its listed category. A Q3 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 2,533 total citations, 36 total articles, 36 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 0.900, which is 0.300 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 0.600. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.280.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 24.1 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 9.8 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

SOCIAL RESEARCH is identified in this record by print ISSN 0037-783X and electronic ISSN 0037-783X. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameSOCIAL RESEARCH
Abbreviated journalSOC RES
PublisherJOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS
Metric year2025
Overall rank16,044
ISSN0037-783X
eISSN0037-783X
Total cites2,533
Total articles36
Citable items36
Cited half-life24.1 years
Citing half-life9.8 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor0.600
5-Year Impact Factor0.900
Impact Factor without journal self-cites0.600
Journal Citation Indicator0.280
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ3
JCR category rank162/271
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of SOCIAL RESEARCH?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for SOCIAL RESEARCH is 0.600 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is SOCIAL RESEARCH?

SOCIAL RESEARCH is listed in quartile Q3. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes SOCIAL RESEARCH?

SOCIAL RESEARCH is listed as being published by JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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