Problemy Polityki Spolecznej

Aims & Scope

Problemy Polityki Społecznej.

Social Policy Issues is a peer-reviewed scientific journal devoted to social policy, the welfare state and social problems.

We publish empirical and theoretical articles, comparative analyses, including studies encompassing international, national, regional and local issues, and reviews.

The mission of the journal is to deepen the understanding of social policy and social issues in Central and Eastern European countries.

The journal has been, first bi-annually and then quarterly (in March, June, September, December) published since 1999.

It was created at the initiative of the research staff of the Institute of Social Policy of the University of Warsaw and the Committee of Labour and Social Policy Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences, which remains its scientific patron.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.179

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	3

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	22548

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	28

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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

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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.

• The reception and integration of refugees from Ukraine in Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary – the New Immigration Destinations of Central Europe

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Konrad, Wiktor

• The social position of women in Afghanistan after 2014

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Łukasz

• Social work and other helping professions in the process of professionalization. The specificity of Poland after 1989 from the perspective of the sociology of professions

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Marek

• Supplementary pension schemes: needs, possibilities and problems with evaluation from the perspective of an individual saver

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Joanna

• Social determinants of the shadow economy in the small and micro-sized enterprise sector from the local perspective. Conclusions of empirical research

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Marek

• The Concept of the Welfare State and Typologies of Welfare Regimes- A Review

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Mehmet Atilla

• Is Czechia an immigration country? Evidence from civic integration policies

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Anna

• Active ageing in Slovakia

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Alena, Miriam

• The shape of the pension scheme in Poland in the light of the conventional multi-pillar typologies

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Tomasz

• Familial pragmatism: modern families navigating the private/public junction

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Paula, Małgorzata

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