British Journal of Sociology
ISSN 0007-1315 · Wiley · United Kingdom · active 1950–2026
Metrics
- Scimago quartile
- Q1
- Cites per paper (2y)
- 1.2
- SJR
- 1.365
- h-index
- 269
“Cites per paper” is a two-year cited-by rate computed from OpenAlex. It is not a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor — we neither compute nor license that metric (how the two differ). Citation rates differ enormously between fields, so compare within a discipline. What the other figures mean: journal quartile, SJR, h-index and article processing charge.
Data as of 30 September 2026 (venue index build).
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Responding time
- Submission to acceptance
- 210 days (median)Estimated from our library (20 papers)
- Acceptance to publication
- 19 days (median)Estimated from our library (19 papers)
- Submission to publication
- 236 days (median)Estimated from our library (19 papers)
Turnaround figures are indicative, not a guarantee: DOAJ values are self-reported by the journal (average weeks, submission to publication); library estimates are medians of the received/accepted dates printed in papers we hold. Editorial times vary by article type and season — confirm on the journal’s own site.
Indexing & access
- Indexed in
- ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- Access status:
- unknown. Where this comes from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic — confirm on the journal’s own site, especially regarding any article processing charge.
Scope
Frequently asked
Is British Journal of Sociology a predatory journal?
Our screening does not flag British Journal of Sociology. That is not a guarantee of quality — it means the venue is not on Beall's archive (frozen since 2017) and does not match our name-pattern heuristic. It is listed in Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, which is a positive signal.
Is British Journal of Sociology indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?
Per our venue index, British Journal of Sociology appears in: Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed. Index membership changes over time — confirm on the index's own site before relying on it.
What is the impact factor of British Journal of Sociology?
Papers in British Journal of Sociology are cited about 1.2 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q1, with an h-index of 269. Those are the open equivalents: the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor is a proprietary metric we neither compute nor license, so we show the two-year citation rate and Scimago quartile instead — they answer the same question of how heavily the journal is cited. A citation rate is a property of a field as much as of a journal.
What Scimago quartile is British Journal of Sociology (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)?
Scimago places British Journal of Sociology in Q1 for its subject category. Quartiles split the journals in a field into four equal groups by SJR, so Q1 is the most-cited quarter and Q4 the least; British Journal of Sociology is cited about 1.2 times per paper over two years, with an h-index of 269. A journal is ranked per subject category, so one spanning several fields can sit in different quartiles depending on the category.
What is the Web of Science (JCR) quartile of British Journal of Sociology?
The Web of Science quartile comes from Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports (JCR), a proprietary product we neither license nor compute — so we cannot state a JCR quartile for British Journal of Sociology. The open equivalent is its Scimago quartile, Q1, derived from Scopus citation data. Because JCR ranks against Web of Science and Scimago against Scopus, the two can differ, so check Clarivate's site directly if you need the JCR quartile specifically.
Is British Journal of Sociology open access?
We hold no reliable open-access classification for British Journal of Sociology. Check the journal's own site for its access model and any article processing charge.
How long does British Journal of Sociology take to publish a paper?
Submission to acceptance for British Journal of Sociology takes about 210 days (median) — Estimated from our library (n=20 papers). Treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee: editorial times vary by article type, reviewer availability and season, and a self-reported figure is the journal's own. We do not hold a peer-review acceptance rate for British Journal of Sociology.
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