Social Epistemology

pISSN: 0269-1728eISSN: 1464-5297• JCR: SOC EPISTEMOLTaylor & FrancisUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

2.1

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.1 (+5.0%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    2.1
  2. Metric year 2024

    2.0

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCESSCI, AHCIQ1
PHILOSOPHYAHCINot ranked
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARYSSCIQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B2
CAS Block

Social Epistemology current release and JCR quartile

Social Epistemology's newest impact factor is 2.1, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q1 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Social Sciences

Ranked #1,640 in Social Sciences by impact factor and #1,065 among Q1 Social Sciences journals. This context helps compare Social Epistemology against journals publishing in the same field.

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Social Epistemology publication trend

Published 292 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 2.1.

2026 vs 2025: -63
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Journal Details

Total Articles
1,569
H-Index
60
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
PhilosophySociology and Political ScienceHistory and Philosophy of SciencePolitical Science and International Relations

Article Volume

2022
70
2023
67
2024
70
2025
74
2026
11
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