Global Social Policy

pISSN: 1468-0181eISSN: 1741-2803• JCR: GLOB SOC POLICYSAGE PublishingUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

1.4

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.5 (+55.6%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    1.4
  2. Metric year 2024

    0.9

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
POLITICAL SCIENCEESCIQ3
Q3
JCR Quartile
N/A
CAS Block

Global Social Policy current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Social Sciences

Ranked #2,507 in Social Sciences by impact factor and #337 among Q3 Social Sciences journals. This context helps compare Global Social Policy against journals publishing in the same field.

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Global Social Policy publication trend

Published 185 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 1.4.

2026 vs 2025: -21
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Journal Details

Total Articles
915
H-Index
54
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Political Science and International RelationsGeneral Health ProfessionsSafety ResearchDevelopment

Article Volume

2022
50
2023
35
2024
43
2025
39
2026
18
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