Social Epistemology provides a forum for philosophical and social scientific enquiry that incorporates the work of scholars from a variety of disciplines who share a concern with the production, assessment and validation of knowledge. The journal covers both empirical research into the origination and transmission of knowledge and normative considerations which arise as such research is implemented, serving as a guide for directing contemporary knowledge enterprises.
Peer Review Policy: All research articles published in this journal have undergone peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two referees.
Readership:
Philosophers, sociologists, psychologists, cultural historians, social studies of science researchers, political theorists, and education researchers.
Journal metrics
Usage
196K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.4 (2023) Impact Factor
Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
2.0 (2023) 5 year IF
2.6 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.336 (2023) SNIP
0.552 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
80 days avg. from submission to first
decision
110 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
27 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
37% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Executive Editor: Eric Kerr- National University of Singapore, Singapore
Former Executive Editors: Georg Theiner - Villanova University, USA James H. Collier- Virginia Tech, USA Joan Leach-University of Queensland, Australia
Founding Editor & Auguste Comte Chair in Social Epistemology: Steve Fuller-University of Warwick, UK
Founding and Executive Editor of the Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective (SERRC): James. H. Collier- Virginia Tech, USA
Book Review Editor: Kamili Posey -City University of New York, USA
Editorial Board:
David Berry-University of Sussex, UK Kean Birch-University of Toronto, Canada Adam Briggle-University of North Texas, USA Daniel Chernilo-Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Chile Finn Collin -University of Copenhagen, Denmark Susan Dieleman- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, USA Melinda Bonnie Fagan-University of Utah, USA Ulrike Felt-University of Vienna, Austria Brett Frischmann -Villanova University, USA Robert Frodeman -Independent Scholar, USA Mattia Gallotti- London School of Economics, UK Michael Gorman -University of Virginia, USA Inanna Hamati-Ataya -Cambridge University, UK Johanna Hartelius-University of Pittsburgh, USA Birger Hjørland -University of Copenhagen, Denmark Ilya Kasavin -Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia Quill R. Kukla-Georgetown University, USA Sabine Leonelli-University of Exeter, UK Peng Liu-Nanjing University, China Katarina Loncarevic-University of Belgrade, Serbia James Maffie-University of Maryland, USA Alcibiades Malapi-Nelson -Humber College, Canada Fabien Medvecky-University of Otago, New Zealand Russ McBride-University of California Merced, USA José Medina-Northwestern University, USA Seumas Miller-Charles Sturt University, Australia Moti Mizrahi -Florida Institute of Technology, USA Mammo Muchi -Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa María G. Navarro-University of Salamanca, Spain Gloria Origgi -Institut Jean Nicod, France Hans Radder -VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands Sujatha Raman -Australian National University, Australia Francis Remedios-Independent Scholar, Canada Sharon Rider-Uppsala University, Sweden Raphael Sassower-University of Colorado Colorado Springs, USA Sonja Schmid-Virginia Tech, USA Nico Stehr-Zeppelin University, Germany Stephen Turner-University of South Florida, USA Kei Yoshida-Waseda University, Japan
Updated 28-05-2024
Abstracting and indexing
Social Epistemology is abstracted/indexed in:
C S A Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts); Current Abstracts; Lancaster Index to Defence & International Security Literature; OCLC; Philosopher's Index; International Philosophical Bibliography/Repertoire Bibliographique de la Philosophie; SCOPUS; Social Services Abstracts; Sociological Abstracts.
Open access
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Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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Social Epistemology will be operating in collaboration with The Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) and the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST).
The Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective provides an open access forum for intellectual inquiry and dialogue concerning issues of knowledge, society, science, technology, politics, economics, and ecology. The website solicits replies, and promotes dialogues, on articles published in Social Epistemology with which it contributes to a unique, dynamic, and interdependent publishing assemblage.
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Journal - 2013 BPA Price*
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Inquiry - £43/$74
International Journal of Philosophical Studies - £33/$55
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Print ISSN:
0269-1728
Online ISSN:
1464-5297
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