Social Forces

pISSN: 0037-7732eISSN: 1534-7605• JCR: SOC FORCESOxford University PressUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

2.6

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↓ 0.1 (-3.7%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    2.6
  2. Metric year 2024

    2.7

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
SOCIOLOGYSSCIQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B1
CAS Block

Social Forces current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Social Sciences

Ranked #1,161 in Social Sciences by impact factor and #916 among Q1 Social Sciences journals. This context helps compare Social Forces against journals publishing in the same field.

#1,161
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Social Forces publication trend

Published 763 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 2.6.

2026 vs 2025: -210
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Journal Details

Total Articles
23,380
H-Index
348
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$3,802 USD
Subject Areas
Sociology and Political ScienceSociology and Political ScienceSociology and Political ScienceSociology and Political Science

Article Volume

2022
138
2023
167
2024
186
2025
241
2026
31
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