Social science & medicine.

ISSN 0277-9536Elsevier LtdUnited Kingdom
ScopusMEDLINEEmbasePubMedPMCSCImagoJIFMatched via identifier

Journal overview

Journal identity
Titles
Social Science and Medicine
Soc. Sci. Med. (abbreviated)
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Social science & medicine.
Soc Sci Med (abbreviated)
Key identifiers
ISSN
0277-9536
0277-9536
eISSN
1873-5347
NLM ID
8303205
Publisher / basic metadata
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Oxford ; New York : Pergamon, c1982-
Country
Language
English
ENG
English, English

Indexing & coverage

Current indexing summary
Scopus
Currently indexed

Scopus's Sources record lists this journal as active.

Indexing history
Coverage
1982–2026, 1967–1980
Indexing services (MEDLINE, Embase)
MEDLINECurrently indexedEmbaseListed

Embase's Active journals record lists this journal as active.

Bibliographic inclusion (PubMed)
PubMedIncluded
Full-text availability (PMC — not an indexing service)
PMCNot found in this source

Metrics

MetricYearValueQuartileRankSource
JIF20255.0Q12027JCR Impact Factor List 2025 — supplied dataset
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) — 2025

Source: SCImago Journal & Country Rank — 2025 dataset. SJR is a metric published by SCImago, presented here as reported.

SJR
1.851
Best Quartile
Q1
H-index
309
Subject categories
  • Health (social science) — Q1
  • History and Philosophy of Science — Q1
  • Medicine (miscellaneous) — Q1
More metrics
Coverage
1967–1980, 1982–2026
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Western Europe
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Open Access
No
Open Access (Diamond)
No
Total documents (current year)
956
Total documents (3 years)
2281
Total references
59262
Total citations (3 years)
13342
Citable documents (3 years)
2226
Citations per document (2 years)
4.37
References per document
61.99
Source details
Match confidence
Confirmed — two independent ISSNs agree
Matched via ISSN(s)
1873-5347, 0277-9536
SCImago Source ID
18983
SCImago Rank (across all SCImago source types)
1657

Publication activity

Publication activity
SCImago
2025
956 observed publications
Latest publication activity observed
2025
Current-year activity
Recent publication activity observed

Evidence sources: SCImago. SCImago's count is a source-reported aggregate figure; Crossref/OpenAlex/PubMed counts are distinct article records JCF Labs observed via each provider's own free API — none is guaranteed to be that journal's complete output for the year, and providers may disagree (this is expected, not an error). See this journal's own source evidence above for full context.

Subjects & categories

Subjects / categories
Subject area (SCImago)
MeSH (PubMed)
Social Medicine; Sociology
Coverage / history
Scopus:1982-2026; 1967-1980
MEDLINE:MEDLINE: v16n1, 1982-; PubMed: v16n1, 1982-; Index medicus
PubMed:MEDLINE: v16n1, 1982-; PubMed: v16n1, 1982-; Index medicus