Journal metric profile

SOCIOLOGICAL QUARTERLY

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.400 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.600 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 108/219 Recorded category rank

SOCIOLOGICAL QUARTERLY JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

SOCIOLOGICAL QUARTERLY metric snapshot

SOCIOLOGICAL QUARTERLY has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 1.400. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 1.600, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q2 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 108 out of 219 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 49% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q2. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The five-year Journal Impact Factor (1.600) is 0.200 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (1.400). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 1.300, a difference of 0.100 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.730. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for SOCIOLOGICAL QUARTERLY lists total cites: 2,549; total articles: 34; citable items: 34. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 17.3 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 11.4 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

SOCIOLOGICAL QUARTERLY is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0038-0253 and electronic ISSN 1533-8525. The publisher is recorded as TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameSOCIOLOGICAL QUARTERLY
Abbreviated journalSOCIOL QUART
PublisherTAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
Metric year2025
Overall rank11,211
ISSN0038-0253
eISSN1533-8525
Total cites2,549
Total articles34
Citable items34
Cited half-life17.3 years
Citing half-life11.4 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.400
5-Year Impact Factor1.600
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.300
Journal Citation Indicator0.730
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank108/219
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of SOCIOLOGICAL QUARTERLY?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for SOCIOLOGICAL QUARTERLY is 1.400 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of SOCIOLOGICAL QUARTERLY?

SOCIOLOGICAL QUARTERLY is listed with quartile Q2 and category rank 108/219. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of SOCIOLOGICAL QUARTERLY?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for SOCIOLOGICAL QUARTERLY is 1.600. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes SOCIOLOGICAL QUARTERLY?

SOCIOLOGICAL QUARTERLY is listed in this directory as being published by TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.