Science Technology and Human Values

Aims & Scope

As scientific advances improve our lives, they also complicate how we live and react to the new technologies.

More and more, human values come into conflict with scientific advancement as we deal with important issues such as nuclear power, environmental degradation and information technology.

Science, Technology, & Human Values is a peer-reviewed, international, interdisciplinary journal containing research, analyses and commentary on the development and dynamics of science and technology, including their relationship to politics, society and culture.

The journal provides you with work from scholars in a diverse range of disciplines across the social sciences.

Among the disciplines you will find in Science, Technology, & Human Values are: political science, sociology, environmental studies, anthropology, literature, history, economics, and philosophy.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.3
2024	3.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.290

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	96

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3133

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	757

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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 Arts and Humanities, Computer Science, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Engineering and 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.

• This is Not a Boundary Object: Reflections on the Origin of a Concept

  Citation: 1484

  Authors: Susan

• Public Participation Methods: A Framework for Evaluation

  Citation: 1393

  Authors: Gene, Lynn J.

• A Typology of Public Engagement Mechanisms

  Citation: 1191

  Authors: Gene, Lynn J.

• “Opening Up” and “Closing Down”

  Citation: 1147

  Authors: Andy

• Boundary Organizations in Environmental Policy and Science: An Introduction

  Citation: 971

  Authors: David H.

• Citizen Participation and Environmental Risk: A Survey of Institutional Mechanisms

  Citation: 827

  Authors: Daniel J.

• The Construction of Lay Expertise: AIDS Activism and the Forging of Credibility in the Reform of Clinical Trials

  Citation: 812

  Authors: Steven

• Evaluating Public-Participation Exercises: A Research Agenda

  Citation: 564

  Authors: Gene, Lynn J.

• The Linear Model of Innovation

  Citation: 561

  Authors: Benoît

• Knowledges in Context

  Citation: 477

  Authors: Brian

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