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Journal Metrics Reports 2020

Social Sciences

Announcement of the latest impact factors from the Journal Citation Reports

Researchers consider a number of factors in deciding where to publish their research, such as journal reputation, readership and community, speed of publication, and citations. See how we share a whole range of information to help the research community decide which journal is the best home for their research as well as what the metrics can tell you about the performance of a journal and its articles.

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  • Impact Factor
    1.620 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.579 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.5 (2020)

    H5 Index
    16 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    792 (2020)

    Downloads
    87,972 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.366 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.368 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.7 (2020)

    H5 Index
    26 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    837 (2020)

    Downloads
    230,083 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    3.078 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.868 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.2 (2020)

    H5 Index
    25 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    268 (2020)

    Downloads
    260,382 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.900 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.318 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.2 (2020)

    H5 Index
    20 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    156 (2020)

    Downloads
    67,240 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.846 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.316 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.0 (2020)

    H5 Index
    18 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    124 (2020)

    Downloads
    110,073 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.297 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.101 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.1 (2020)

    H5 Index
    13 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    83 (2020)

    Downloads
    52,053 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    0.773 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.000 (2020)

    Cite Score
    0.5 (2020)

    H5 Index
    7 (2019)

    Downloads
    6,409 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.420 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.722 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.7 (2020)

    H5 Index
    30 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    436 (2020)

    Downloads
    180,246 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.437 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.903 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.5 (2020)

    H5 Index
    23 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    583 (2020)

    Downloads
    272,199 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.838 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.774 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.8 (2020)

    H5 Index
    19 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    779 (2020)

    Downloads
    171,870 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.167 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.594 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.8 (2020)

    H5 Index
    19 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    395 (2020)

    Downloads
    164,502 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.711 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    3.922 (2020)

    Cite Score
    4.3 (2020)

    H5 Index
    22 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    316 (2020)

    Downloads
    153,876 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    3.113 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    3.338 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.5 (2020)

    H5 Index
    24 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    349 (2020)

    Downloads
    161,251 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.118 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.227 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.0 (2020)

    H5 Index
    21 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    423 (2020)

    Downloads
    216,593 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.993 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.211 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.8 (2020)

    H5 Index
    22 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    551 (2020)

    Downloads
    195,354 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.444 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.595 (2020)

    Cite Score
    4.6 (2020)

    H5 Index
    20 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    1,638 (2020)

    Downloads
    118,840 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    3.433 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    3.311 (2020)

    Cite Score
    5.9 (2020)

    H5 Index
    28 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    922 (2020)

    Downloads
    157,500 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    4.364 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    4.612 (2020)

    Cite Score
    6.1 (2020)

    Social Media Mentions
    286 (2020)

    Downloads
    100,015 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.694 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.616 (2020)

    Cite Score
    1.9 (2020)

    H5 Index
    14 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    181 (2020)

    Downloads
    107,964 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.360 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    3.313 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.3 (2020)

    H5 Index
    16 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    163 (2020)

    Downloads
    71,993 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    3.459 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    4.869 (2020)

    Cite Score
    4.0 (2020)

    H5 Index
    32 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    872 (2020)

    Downloads
    183,515 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    3.852 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    4.729 (2020)

    Cite Score
    4.5 (2020)

    H5 Index
    52 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    1,601 (2020)

    Downloads
    709,702 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.414 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.679 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.7 (2020)

    H5 Index
    23 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    146 (2020)

    Downloads
    185,252 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    0.800 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    0.864 (2020)

    Cite Score
    1.3 (2020)

    H5 Index
    12 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    162 (2020)

    Downloads
    43,412 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    4.239 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    6.024 (2020)

    Cite Score
    6.8 (2020)

    H5 Index
    35 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    712 (2020)

    Downloads
    194,528 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    3.240 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    4.577 (2020)

    Cite Score
    5.5 (2020)

    Social Media Mentions
    223 (2020)

    Downloads
    89,980 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.170 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.449 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.2 (2020)

    H5 Index
    19 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    416 (2020)

    Downloads
    125,490 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    3.846 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    4.567 (2020)

    Cite Score
    6.3 (2020)

    H5 Index
    29 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    1,420 (2020)

    Downloads
    248,467 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    6.172 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    6.067 (2020)

    Cite Score
    5.7 (2020)

    H5 Index
    37 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    3,739 (2020)

    Downloads
    290,107 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    3.537 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    3.538 (2020)

    Cite Score
    4.1 (2020)

    H5 Index
    20 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    346 (2020)

    Downloads
    98,492 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.051 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.340 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.4 (2020)

    H5 Index
    19 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    1,363 (2020)

    Downloads
    107,591 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.328 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.000 (2020)

    Cite Score
    1.4 (2020)

    H5 Index
    14 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    468 (2020)

    Downloads
    257,820 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.226 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.622 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.7 (2020)

    H5 Index
    18 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    703 (2020)

    Downloads
    89,103 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    0.816 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.206 (2020)

    Cite Score
    1.7 (2020)

    H5 Index
    14 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    260 (2020)

    Downloads
    28,747 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.614 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    3.056 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.8 (2020)

    H5 Index
    52 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    1,105 (2020)

    Downloads
    990,678 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    0.528 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    0.728 (2020)

    Cite Score
    0.6 (2020)

    Social Media Mentions
    8,800 (2020)

    Downloads
    375,964 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.159 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.017 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.2 (2020)

    H5 Index
    17 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    791 (2020)

    Downloads
    107,457 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    7.795 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    6.090 (2020)

    Cite Score
    6.4 (2020)

    H5 Index
    27 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    1,177 (2020)

    Downloads
    197,628 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    1.825 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.847 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.9 (2020)

    H5 Index
    17 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    963 (2020)

    Downloads
    244,791 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.800 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.417 (2020)

    Cite Score
    2.9 (2020)

    H5 Index
    15 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    562 (2020)

    Downloads
    174,066 (2020)

  • Impact Factor
    2.468 (2020)

    5 Year Impact Factor
    3.020 (2020)

    Cite Score
    3.2 (2020)

    H5 Index
    34 (2019)

    Social Media Mentions
    403 (2020)

    Downloads
    279,200 (2020)