The Social Science Journal


The Social Science Journal is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering social science. It was established in 1963 as The Rocky Mountain Social Science Journal, obtaining its current name in 1976. The journal is published by Elsevier on behalf of the Western Social Science Association, of which it is the official journal. The editor-in-chief is Stephanie Witt.

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According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 1.010.