About the journal
Social Sciences is an open-access journal published by MDPI AG in Switzerland, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 1,800 CHF. Declared review time at DOAJ: 6 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- ISSN
- 2076-0760
- Country
- Switzerland
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 1,800 CHF
- Articles in DOAJ
- 4942
- Declared review time
- 6 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- other
- Official website
- http://www.mdpi.com/journal/socsci
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2013-11-03
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- 1,800 CHF
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 6 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
4942
Most recent article
2 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
6weeks
Works in OpenAlex
4843
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
75
i10-index
1352
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2024-04-10
- Added to DOAJ
- 2013-11-03
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSS
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSS
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 99%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 88%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity2
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101640056
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Social Media and Politics
- Gender and Feminist Studies
- Social Media and Politics
Show all subjects (75)
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Migration and Exile Studies
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Sex work and related issues
- Sex work and related issues
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Migration, Racism, and Human Rights
- Criminal Justice and Penology
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Social Media and Politics
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Higher Education Research Studies
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Career Development and Diversity
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
Keywords (DOAJ)
- anthropology
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