Social Philosophy and Policy

pISSN: 0265-0525eISSN: 1471-6437• JCR: SOC PHILOS POLICYCambridge University PressUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

1.0

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.7 (+233.3%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    1.0
  2. Metric year 2024

    0.3

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
ETHICSSSCIQ3
PHILOSOPHYAHCINot ranked
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARYSSCIQ3
Q3
JCR Quartile
B4
CAS Block

Social Philosophy and Policy current release and JCR quartile

Social Philosophy and Policy's newest impact factor is 1.0, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q3 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Neuroscience

Ranked #979 in Neuroscience by impact factor and #235 among Q3 Neuroscience journals. This context helps compare Social Philosophy and Policy against journals publishing in the same field.

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Social Philosophy and Policy publication trend

Published 167 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 1.0.

2025 vs 2024: -1
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Journal Details

Total Articles
1,196
H-Index
76
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Political Science and International RelationsPhilosophyEconomics and EconometricsCognitive Neuroscience

Article Volume

2021
36
2022
32
2023
32
2024
34
2025
33
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