Social and Health Sciences
Published by Unisa Press
eISSN : 2957-3645
Abbreviation : Soc. Health Sci.
Aims & Scope
Social and Health Sciences (formerly the African Safety Promotion: A Journal of Injury and Violence Prevention) is a multidisciplinary forum for critical discussion and debate among scholars, practitioners, activists, students and policy-makers whose interests and work intersect with the social and health sciences.
The journal welcomes theoretical, empirical, applied and policy submissions on such topics as: violence in its multiple forms, injury, health and safety promotion, community engagement, epidemiology, health economics, health systems research, structural and social determinants of health, and knowledge production in the social and health sciences.
While based in Africa, Social and Health Sciences invites submissions from the broader Global South, as well as the Global North.
Social and Health Sciences is published by the University of South Africa Press (Unisa Press).
The journal is owned and housed in the Unisa Institute for Social and Health Sciences.
It is accredited by the South African Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET).
Social and Health Sciences is published biannually and features original full-length articles, theoretical papers, reviews, commentaries, reflections, and short communications.
View Aims & ScopeMetrics & Ranking
SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.116 |
Quartile
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Q4 |
h-index
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 |
Journal Rank
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 27811 |
Journal Citation Indicator
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 |
Abstracting & Indexing
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