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Social Policy and Administration

Country

United Kingdom

Universities and research institutions in United Kingdom
Media Ranking in United Kingdom

Subject Area and Category

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

SJR 2024

1.104 Q1

H-Index

79

Publication type

Journals

ISSN

01445596, 14679515

Coverage

1967-2025

Information

Homepage

How to publish in this journal

bgr@ruc.dk

Scope

Social Policy & Administration is the longest established journal in its field. Whilst remaining faithful to its tradition in academic excellence, the journal also seeks to engender debate about topical and controversial issues. Typical numbers contain papers clustered around a theme. The journal is international in scope. Quality contributions are received from scholars world-wide and cover social policy issues not only in Europe but in the USA, Canada, Australia and Asia Pacific. Join the conversation about this journal
Quartiles

The set of journals have been ranked according to their SJR and divided into four equal groups, four quartiles. Q1 (green) comprises the quarter of the journals with the highest values, Q2 (yellow) the second highest values, Q3 (orange) the third highest values and Q4 (red) the lowest values.

CategoryYearQuartile
Development1999Q2
Development2000Q1
Development2001Q1
Development2002Q1
Development2003Q1
Development2004Q1
Development2005Q1
Development2006Q1
Development2007Q1
Development2008Q1
Development2009Q1
Development2010Q1
Development2011Q2
Development2012Q1
Development2013Q1
Development2014Q1
Development2015Q1
Development2016Q1
Development2017Q1
Development2018Q2
Development2019Q1
Development2020Q1
Development2021Q1
Development2022Q1
Development2023Q1
Development2024Q1
Public Administration1999Q2
Public Administration2000Q1
Public Administration2001Q2
Public Administration2002Q1
Public Administration2003Q1
Public Administration2004Q1
Public Administration2005Q1
Public Administration2006Q1
Public Administration2007Q1
Public Administration2008Q1
Public Administration2009Q2
Public Administration2010Q1
Public Administration2011Q2
Public Administration2012Q1
Public Administration2013Q1
Public Administration2014Q1
Public Administration2015Q2
Public Administration2016Q1
Public Administration2017Q1
Public Administration2018Q2
Public Administration2019Q1
Public Administration2020Q1
Public Administration2021Q1
Public Administration2022Q1
Public Administration2023Q1
Public Administration2024Q1
Social Work1999Q2
Social Work2000Q1
Social Work2001Q1
Social Work2002Q1
Social Work2003Q1
Social Work2004Q1
Social Work2005Q1
Social Work2006Q1
Social Work2007Q2
Social Work2008Q1
Social Work2009Q2
Social Work2010Q1
Social Work2011Q2
Social Work2012Q1
Social Work2013Q1
Social Work2014Q1
Social Work2015Q1
Social Work2016Q1
Social Work2017Q2
Social Work2018Q2
Social Work2019Q1
Social Work2020Q1
Social Work2021Q1
Social Work2022Q1
Social Work2023Q1
Social Work2024Q1
Sociology and Political Science1999Q2
Sociology and Political Science2000Q1
Sociology and Political Science2001Q1
Sociology and Political Science2002Q1
Sociology and Political Science2003Q1
Sociology and Political Science2004Q1
Sociology and Political Science2005Q1
Sociology and Political Science2006Q2
Sociology and Political Science2007Q2
Sociology and Political Science2008Q1
Sociology and Political Science2009Q2
Sociology and Political Science2010Q1
Sociology and Political Science2011Q2
Sociology and Political Science2012Q1
Sociology and Political Science2013Q1
Sociology and Political Science2014Q1
Sociology and Political Science2015Q1
Sociology and Political Science2016Q1
Sociology and Political Science2017Q1
Sociology and Political Science2018Q2
Sociology and Political Science2019Q1
Sociology and Political Science2020Q1
Sociology and Political Science2021Q1
Sociology and Political Science2022Q1
Sociology and Political Science2023Q1
Sociology and Political Science2024Q1
SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

YearSJR
19990.317
20000.747
20010.611
20020.779
20030.547
20040.588
20050.665
20060.618
20070.628
20080.759
20090.619
20101.017
20110.616
20120.807
20130.835
20141.015
20150.819
20160.994
20170.808
20180.626
20190.942
20200.972
20210.925
20220.937
20231.160
20241.104
Total Documents

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

YearDocuments
199932
200033
200142
200247
200346
200442
200546
200645
200744
200845
200945
201038
201146
201244
201349
201447
201549
201645
201776
201881
201973
202076
202185
202273
202370
2024114
Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per documentYearValue
Cites / Doc. (4 years)19990.580
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20000.817
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20010.664
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20020.993
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20031.312
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20041.083
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20051.418
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20061.398
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20071.570
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20081.712
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20092.044
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20102.073
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20111.994
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20121.782
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20131.977
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20142.090
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20152.339
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20162.069
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20172.289
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20182.134
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20192.319
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20202.625
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20212.954
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20223.708
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20233.850
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20244.549
Cites / Doc. (3 years)19990.580
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20000.837
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20010.684
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20021.084
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20031.139
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20041.000
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20051.393
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20061.381
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20071.286
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20081.556
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20092.030
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20101.881
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20111.594
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20121.620
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20131.930
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20142.194
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20152.071
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20161.966
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20172.284
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20181.882
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20192.441
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20202.652
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20212.891
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20223.577
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20234.034
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20244.509
Cites / Doc. (2 years)19990.485
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20000.815
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20010.723
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20020.760
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20030.989
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20040.839
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20051.432
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20061.080
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20071.077
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20081.494
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20091.753
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20101.356
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20111.349
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20121.738
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20131.933
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20141.602
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20151.833
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20161.969
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20171.915
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20181.711
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20192.408
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20202.708
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20212.342
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20223.975
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20234.171
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20243.007
Total Cites 
Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

CitesYearValue
Self Cites19997
Self Cites20008
Self Cites20019
Self Cites200219
Self Cites200320
Self Cites200411
Self Cites200518
Self Cites200612
Self Cites200711
Self Cites200816
Self Cites200923
Self Cites201022
Self Cites201116
Self Cites201223
Self Cites201324
Self Cites201429
Self Cites201519
Self Cites201616
Self Cites201740
Self Cites201837
Self Cites201932
Self Cites202038
Self Cites202157
Self Cites202233
Self Cites202350
Self Cites202481
Total Cites199951
Total Cites200082
Total Cites200167
Total Cites2002116
Total Cites2003139
Total Cites2004135
Total Cites2005188
Total Cites2006185
Total Cites2007171
Total Cites2008210
Total Cites2009272
Total Cites2010252
Total Cites2011204
Total Cites2012209
Total Cites2013247
Total Cites2014305
Total Cites2015290
Total Cites2016285
Total Cites2017322
Total Cites2018320
Total Cites2019493
Total Cites2020610
Total Cites2021665
Total Cites2022837
Total Cites2023944
Total Cites20241028
External Cites per Doc 
Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

CitesYearValue
External Cites per document19990.500
External Cites per document20000.755
External Cites per document20010.592
External Cites per document20020.907
External Cites per document20030.975
External Cites per document20040.919
External Cites per document20051.259
External Cites per document20061.291
External Cites per document20071.203
External Cites per document20081.437
External Cites per document20091.858
External Cites per document20101.716
External Cites per document20111.469
External Cites per document20121.442
External Cites per document20131.742
External Cites per document20141.986
External Cites per document20151.936
External Cites per document20161.855
External Cites per document20172.000
External Cites per document20181.665
External Cites per document20192.282
External Cites per document20202.487
External Cites per document20212.643
External Cites per document20223.436
External Cites per document20233.821
External Cites per document20244.154
Cites per document19990.580
Cites per document20000.837
Cites per document20010.684
Cites per document20021.084
Cites per document20031.139
Cites per document20041.000
Cites per document20051.393
Cites per document20061.381
Cites per document20071.286
Cites per document20081.556
Cites per document20092.030
Cites per document20101.881
Cites per document20111.594
Cites per document20121.620
Cites per document20131.930
Cites per document20142.194
Cites per document20152.071
Cites per document20161.966
Cites per document20172.284
Cites per document20181.882
Cites per document20192.441
Cites per document20202.652
Cites per document20212.891
Cites per document20223.577
Cites per document20234.034
Cites per document20244.509
% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

YearInternational Collaboration
19990.00
20000.00
20010.00
20024.26
200317.39
20044.76
20054.35
20060.00
20079.09
20084.44
20098.89
20100.00
201117.39
20120.00
201310.20
201421.28
201520.41
201622.22
201721.05
201823.46
201926.03
202031.58
202131.76
202221.92
202324.29
202424.56
Citable documents 
Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

DocumentsYearValue
Non-citable documents19990
Non-citable documents20000
Non-citable documents20010
Non-citable documents20020
Non-citable documents20030
Non-citable documents20040
Non-citable documents20050
Non-citable documents20063
Non-citable documents20077
Non-citable documents20089
Non-citable documents20099
Non-citable documents20109
Non-citable documents20119
Non-citable documents20129
Non-citable documents20136
Non-citable documents20146
Non-citable documents20154
Non-citable documents20166
Non-citable documents20174
Non-citable documents20183
Non-citable documents20192
Non-citable documents20205
Non-citable documents20215
Non-citable documents20223
Non-citable documents20230
Non-citable documents20240
Citable documents199988
Citable documents200098
Citable documents200198
Citable documents2002107
Citable documents2003122
Citable documents2004135
Citable documents2005135
Citable documents2006131
Citable documents2007126
Citable documents2008126
Citable documents2009125
Citable documents2010125
Citable documents2011119
Citable documents2012120
Citable documents2013122
Citable documents2014133
Citable documents2015136
Citable documents2016139
Citable documents2017137
Citable documents2018167
Citable documents2019200
Citable documents2020225
Citable documents2021225
Citable documents2022231
Citable documents2023234
Citable documents2024228
Cited documents 
Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

DocumentsYearValue
Uncited documents199959
Uncited documents200051
Uncited documents200164
Uncited documents200256
Uncited documents200351
Uncited documents200470
Uncited documents200555
Uncited documents200652
Uncited documents200758
Uncited documents200852
Uncited documents200943
Uncited documents201050
Uncited documents201144
Uncited documents201249
Uncited documents201343
Uncited documents201444
Uncited documents201541
Uncited documents201643
Uncited documents201736
Uncited documents201849
Uncited documents201949
Uncited documents202044
Uncited documents202160
Uncited documents202240
Uncited documents202350
Uncited documents202448
Cited documents199929
Cited documents200047
Cited documents200134
Cited documents200251
Cited documents200371
Cited documents200465
Cited documents200580
Cited documents200682
Cited documents200775
Cited documents200883
Cited documents200991
Cited documents201084
Cited documents201184
Cited documents201280
Cited documents201385
Cited documents201495
Cited documents201599
Cited documents2016102
Cited documents2017105
Cited documents2018121
Cited documents2019153
Cited documents2020186
Cited documents2021170
Cited documents2022194
Cited documents2023184
Cited documents2024180
% Female Authors

Evolution of the percentage of female authors.

YearFemale Percent
199945.45
200045.24
200143.28
200250.00
200338.16
200448.44
200540.30
200640.00
200751.47
200853.73
200932.84
201045.71
201150.62
201242.86
201331.58
201438.55
201545.98
201651.39
201756.33
201850.63
201954.43
202048.52
202151.65
202247.06
202346.98
202448.51
Documents cited by public policy (Overton)

Evolution of the number of documents cited by public policy documents according to Overton database.

DocumentsYearValue
Overton199920
Overton200018
Overton200122
Overton200233
Overton200327
Overton200429
Overton200532
Overton200631
Overton200730
Overton200828
Overton200932
Overton201028
Overton201133
Overton201221
Overton201322
Overton201429
Overton201530
Overton201625
Overton201741
Overton201843
Overton201935
Overton202042
Overton202146
Overton202226
Overton202320
Overton202410
Documents related to SDGs (UN)

Evolution of the number of documents related to Sustainable Development Goals defined by United Nations. Available from 2018 onwards.

DocumentsYearValue
SDG201855
SDG201952
SDG202061
SDG202168
SDG202253
SDG202364
SDG202485
Estimated APC

It estimates the article processing charges (APCs) a journal might charge, based on its visibility, prestige, and impact as measured by the SJR. It does not reflect the actual APC, but rather a calculated approximation based on journal quality.

YearEst. APC (USD)
19992694
20002963
20012990
20023042
20033030
20043079
20053064
20063066
20073038
20083076
20093082
20103140
20113140
20123168
20133179
20143236
20153208
20163261
20173261
20183233
20193222
20203244
20213234
20223252
20233321
20243341
Estimated financial value

It represents the potential financial worth of a journal. It is obtained by multiplying the journal's Estimated APC by the total number of citable documents published over the past five years. This value reflects the hypothetical revenue a journal could generate based on its estimated publication costs and scholarly output.

YearEst. value (USD)
199986196
2000192624
2001319927
2002468526
2003606021
2004646548
2005683366
2006692840
2007677570
2008682953
2009693392
2010681395
2011684465
2012690553
2013705784
2014724975
2015753978
2016763102
2017867493
2018963312
20191044028
20201138536
20211264543
20221261742
20231252130
20241396595
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