Social Justice Research

Aims & Scope

Social Justice Research, is an international multidisciplinary forum for the publication of original papers that have broad implications for social scientists investigating the origins, structures, and consequences of justice in human affairs.

The journal encompasses the justice-related work (using traditional and novel approaches) of all social scientists-psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, economists, policy scientists, political scientists, legal researchers, management scientists, and others.

Its multidisciplinary approach furthers the integration of the various social science perspectives.

In addition to original research papers - theoretical, empirical, and methodological - the journal also publishes book reviews and, from time to time, special thematic issues.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.9
2024	1.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.778

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	66

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7043

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	144

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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.

• When Morality Opposes Justice: Conservatives Have Moral Intuitions that Liberals may not Recognize

  Citation: 1501

  Authors: Jonathan, Jesse

• The role of procedural and distributive justice in organizational behavior

  Citation: 565

  Authors: Sheldon, Marian

• Interactional fairness judgments: The influence of causal accounts

  Citation: 520

  Authors: Robert J., Debra L.

• Ethical Fading: The Role of Self-Deception in Unethical Behavior

  Citation: 505

  Authors: Ann E., David M.

• The World is More Just for Me than Generally: About the Personal Belief in a Just World Scale's Validity

  Citation: 505

  Authors: Claudia

• Legal Socialization of Children and Adolescents

  Citation: 387

  Authors: Jeffrey, Tom R.

• Implicit Ingroup Favoritism, Outgroup Favoritism, and Their Behavioral Manifestations

  Citation: 262

  Authors: Nilanjana

• The Justice Sensitivity Inventory: Factorial Validity, Location in the Personality Facet Space, Demographic Pattern, and Normative Data

  Citation: 255

  Authors: Manfred, Anna, Mario, Jürgen

• Justice and emotional reactions to the disadvantaged

  Citation: 253

  Authors: Leo, Angela

• Altruism Born of Suffering and Prosocial Behavior Following Adverse Life Events: A Review and Conceptualization

  Citation: 239

  Authors: Johanna Ray

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