Social Science Journal

Aims & Scope

The Social Science Journal is the official journal of the Western Social Science Association.

The principal purpose of the journal is to publish scholarly work in the social sciences defined in the classical sense, that is in the social sciences, the humanities, and the natural sciences.

The research that is published may take a theoretical or speculative model as well as statistical and mathematical.

Contributions are welcome from all fields which have relevant and insightful comments to make about the social sciences.

The journal also includes a Research Note section which is devoted to supporting scholarly research that is in progress.

The journal has a well-established book review section which reflects the academic and intellectual diversity within the WSSA.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.535

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	51

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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 Psychology 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.

• The impact of job satisfaction on turnover intent: a test of a structural measurement model using a national sample of workers

  Citation: 367

  Authors: Eric G, Nancy, Shannon M

• The group interview in social research

  Citation: 300

  Authors: James H., Andrea

• Social factors influencing immigration attitudes: an analysis of data from the General Social Survey

  Citation: 298

  Authors: Charles R., Yung-mei

• Environmental energy efficiency of China's regional economies: A non-oriented slacks-based measure analysis

  Citation: 238

  Authors: Ning, Yongrok

• Advancing the social sciences through the interdisciplinary enterprise

  Citation: 203

  Authors: Marilyn

• Ten cheers for interdisciplinarity: The case for interdisciplinary knowledge and research

  Citation: 195

  Authors: Moti

• How to conduct a Narrative Policy Framework study

  Citation: 182

  Authors: Elizabeth A., Michael D., Mark K.

• Investigation of nomophobia and smartphone addiction predictors among adolescents in Turkey: Demographic variables and academic performance

  Citation: 166

  Authors: Hatice

• Technology interference in the parenting of young children: Implications for mothers’ perceptions of coparenting

  Citation: 162

  Authors: Brandon T., Sarah M.

• Understanding disaster warning responses

  Citation: 153

  Authors: Thomas E

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