Journal of Poverty and Social Justice

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Poverty and Social Justice provides an internationally unique forum for leading research on the themes of poverty and social justice.

Focusing on poverty and social exclusion, the journal explores links with social security (including pensions and tax credits), employment, area regeneration, housing, health, education and criminal justice, as well as issues of ethnicity, gender, disability, and other social inequalities as they relate to social justice.

The Journal encompasses an original and exciting mix of scholarly research articles and lively policy- and practice-oriented discussions of topical questions.

Interdisciplinary and international in scope the journal is essential reading for academics, students, policy-makers and practitioners interested in poverty, social security, welfare and justice.

The Journal of Poverty and Social Justice welcomes submissions from those working in these areas across the globe.

All research articles are peer-reviewed.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6
2024	1.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12882

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	100

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.439

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	22

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Universal Credit, ubiquitous conditionality and its implications for social citizenship

  Citation: 156

  Authors: Peter, Sharon

• Stigma, shame and ‘people like us’: an ethnographic study of foodbank use in the UK

  Citation: 139

  Authors: Kayleigh

• Social impact bonds: a wolf in sheep's clothing?

  Citation: 129

  Authors: Neil, Stephen, Michael, Leslie, Cam

• Happier and less isolated: internet use in old age

  Citation: 87

  Authors: Orsolya

• Living with and responding to the 'scrounger' narrative in the UK: exploring everyday strategies of acceptance, resistance and deflection

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Ruth

• Welfare conditionality, benefit sanctions and homelessness in the UK: ending the ‘something for nothing culture’ or punishing the poor?

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Kesia

• Benefits conditionality for disabled people: stylised facts from a review of international evidence and practice

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Ben Baumberg

• Varieties of crisis, varieties of austerity: social policy in challenging times

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Kevin, Zoë

• Behavioural conditionality: why the nudges must be stopped – an opinion piece

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Guy

• Child maintenance and child poverty: a comparative analysis

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Mia

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