Social Epistemology

Aims & Scope

Social Epistemology provides a forum for philosophical and social scientific enquiry that incorporates the work of scholars from a variety of disciplines who share a concern with the production, assessment and validation of knowledge.

The journal covers both empirical research into the origination and transmission of knowledge and normative considerations which arise as such research is implemented, serving as a guide for directing contemporary knowledge enterprises.

Social Epistemology publishes ‘exchanges’ which are the collective product of several contributors and take the form of critical syntheses, open peer commentaries interviews, applications, provocations, reviews and responses.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2
2024	1.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.705

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	44

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8033

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	401

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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 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.

• Conceptualizing Epistemic Oppression

  Citation: 586

  Authors: Kristie

• Epistemic Justice as a Virtue of Social Institutions

  Citation: 406

  Authors: Elizabeth

• The Relevance of Credibility Excess in a Proportional View of Epistemic Injustice: Differential Epistemic Authority and the Social Imaginary

  Citation: 147

  Authors: José

• Mediating ethnography: objectivity and the making of ethnographies of the internet

  Citation: 126

  Authors: Anne

• Hermeneutical Injustice and Polyphonic Contextualism: Social Silences and Shared Hermeneutical Responsibilities

  Citation: 114

  Authors: José

• Constructing the Meaning of Social Licence

  Citation: 114

  Authors: Richard, Kieren

• Why Diversity Matters: Understanding and Applying the Diversity Component of the National Science Foundation’s Broader Impacts Criterion

  Citation: 110

  Authors: Kristen

• Epistemic trust and the ethics of science communication: against transparency, openness, sincerity and honesty

  Citation: 104

  Authors: Stephen

• What Constitutes “Good” Evidence for Public Health and Social Policy-making? From Hierarchies to Appropriateness

  Citation: 103

  Authors: Justin O., Sudeepa

• Agnotology: Ignorance and Absence or Towards a Sociology of Things That Aren’t There

  Citation: 100

  Authors: Jennifer L.

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