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Social Science & Medicine

Elsevier BV · Not Open Access· Medline

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Data up to Jan 2025

Total Papers21,122
Total Citations1,308,784
Years Active19272024
ISSN0277-9536, 1873-5347
EISSN18735347
Primary Fields
Impact Metrics
2-Year IF (2024)4.71
5-Year IF (2024)6.31
CiteScore (2024)4.41

Metrics computed from OpenAlex data unless marked (official).

Retraction Statistics
Retractions2
Corrections1
Reinstatements2
Retraction Rate0.02%

Based on Retraction Watch data. Tracked 20132020.

Publishing Details
LanguagesENG

Data from Scopus.

Title History
Formerly known as:
  • Social Science and Medicine. Part F Medical and Social Ethics
  • Social Science and Medicine - Part E Medical Psychology
  • Social Science and Medicine - Part C Medical Economics
  • Social Science and Medicine - Part D Medical Geography

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