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About the journal
Social Science & Medicine is a journal published by Elsevier BV in United Kingdom. It is listed in MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 3,360 USD. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- ISSN
- 1873-5347 · 0277-9536
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Access
- Not open access / not declared
- Declared publication charge
- 3,360 USD
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
Index listings
- MEDLINE · 1982-01-01
- PUBMED · 2008-04-08
- Indexing
- MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- 3,360 USD
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- —
- Actual review time (measured)
- 168 days received→accepted — computed from PubMed (n=94)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
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Works in OpenAlex
23411
Last recorded publication year
2026
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391
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Editorial & policy4
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2027
- Level 2 — top tier (~20% of the field's channels)
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 96%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 90%
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
Identity & continuity3
- Alternate titles
- Social science and medicine
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 8303205
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Subject areas
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Global Health Care Issues
- Global Health Care Issues
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Global Maternal and Child Health
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- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Public Health and Social Inequalities
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcare
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Gender, Health, and Social Inequality
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Health Services Management and Policy
- Healthcare Systems and Practices
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Aging, Health, and Disability
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Medicine, History, and Philosophy
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Public Health Policies and Education
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