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Socio-Economic Review (SER) is a journal published by Oxford University Press (via Oxford Academic) for the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE). Researchers usually search the name to confirm what the journal covers, where it is indexed, which metrics it reports and where its author instructions live. This page collects those facts from the journal’s own pages, read on 2026-11-08.
What Socio-Economic Review is
SER is a scholarly journal on the relationship between economy and society. Its About page describes its remit as “the analytical, political and moral questions arising at the intersection between economy and society,” and says it promotes dialogue between sociology, economics, political science and moral philosophy. The journal has two ISSNs: 1475-147X (online) and 1475-1461 (print).
Besides standard research articles, the journal’s home page lists “State of the Art” review papers, special issues, Editor’s Choice articles, advance articles and virtual issues. The Editor’s Choice articles are described as free to read.
Who runs it and what it covers
The publisher is Oxford University Press, and the page footer credits copyright jointly to the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics and Oxford University Press. SASE is the society behind the journal. Per the journal’s Best Article Prize notice, SER publishes four issues a year; the latest issue shown on the home page when read was Volume 24, Issue 3 (July 2026).
Indexing
The journal’s About page lists these abstracting and indexing services:
- Current Contents / Social and Behavioral Sciences
- EconLit
- International Political Science Abstracts
- ProQuest databases (including ABI/INFORM, ProQuest Central, Research Library and Sociology)
- RePEc
- Scopus
- SSRN
- Social Sciences Citation Index
This is the publisher’s own statement. For what indexing in Scopus or Web of Science does and does not signify, see Journal Indexing: DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science and What Being Indexed Actually Means.
Metrics: what the journal reports, with the year
The About page publishes several different metrics side by side. They measure different things and use different source databases, so they should not be compared as if they were one number. Values below are the 2025 figures shown on the page.
| Metric | 2025 value |
|---|---|
| Impact Factor | 3.0 |
| 5-year Impact Factor | 4.0 |
| Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) | 1.14 |
| Immediacy Index | 0.6 |
| Eigenfactor score | 0.00497 |
| Article Influence score | 1.713 |
| Cited half-life | 7.4 years |
| CiteScore | 5.8 |
| SNIP | 1.799 |
The home page also states a 2025 ranking of 30 out of 222 in the Sociology category.
Impact Factor over time
The page’s Impact Factor history table (credited on the page to Clarivate) shows the figure moving from 3.774 (2019) to 4.443 (2020), 4.058 (2021), 3.7 (2022) and 3.2 (2023), with 3.0 given for 2025. A single year’s value is a snapshot: the Impact Factor is a two-year citation ratio and moves with the citable-item count and the citation pattern in its field. For how the figure is built, see how the Journal Impact Factor is calculated and CiteScore vs. Journal Impact Factor.
Where to find submission and author guidance
The journal’s General Instructions page links to the author guidelines, an Open Access section and the submission site (mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ser). The home page’s Submit menu also has an Open Access link. Read the current guidelines on those pages before preparing a manuscript, because they set the article types, formatting and policies that apply.
The pages summarised here do not state the journal’s peer-review model or an article processing charge, so this page does not either; check the Open Access and author-guideline pages above. For background, see how to check a journal’s impact factor and the dictionary entries for Journal Impact Factor and CiteScore.
Alternatives and ways to compare it
Lookup tools let you check any journal’s indexing and metrics from an independent source rather than the publisher’s own page, and so compare SER with other social-science and economics journals on the same footing. This table names where to look; it does not rank anything.
| Tool | What it is | Primary source |
|---|---|---|
| Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) | Lookup tool for checking whether a journal is listed as open access under DOAJ’s criteria. | doaj.org |
| Scopus Sources | Elsevier’s source list, where you can check a journal’s Scopus coverage and CiteScore. | scopus.com/sources |
| Journal Citation Reports | Clarivate’s product for Impact Factor and Journal Citation Indicator values (subscription access). | jcr.clarivate.com |
For how to read the results from these tools, see journal indexing: DOAJ, Scopus and Web of Science and how to check a journal’s impact factor.
Strengths and limits
- Clear disciplinary home: the scope statement places the journal at the boundary of sociology, economics, political science and moral philosophy.
- Multiple indexers listed: the publisher lists Scopus, the Social Sciences Citation Index and EconLit among others.
- Metrics need context: the Impact Factor, CiteScore and JCI come from different databases with different windows and category definitions; compare a journal’s value only against peers in the same category and year.
- Metric figures change: new values are released each year, so check the journal’s About page for the current year before citing a number.
FAQ
Who publishes Socio-Economic Review?
Oxford University Press publishes it through Oxford Academic, and the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) is the society associated with it.
What is the Impact Factor of Socio-Economic Review?
The journal’s About page shows an Impact Factor of 3.0 and a 5-year Impact Factor of 4.0 for 2025 (Clarivate data as reproduced by the publisher).
Is Socio-Economic Review indexed in Scopus?
Yes, according to the journal’s About page, which lists Scopus along with the Social Sciences Citation Index, EconLit, RePEc and others.
What are the ISSNs?
1475-147X (online) and 1475-1461 (print).
How often is it published?
Four issues a year, as stated in the journal’s Best Article Prize notice.
Sources
- Oxford Academic, Socio-Economic Review, About: academic.oup.com/ser/pages/About (read 2026-11-08)
- Oxford Academic, Socio-Economic Review, home: academic.oup.com/ser (read 2026-11-08)
- Oxford Academic, Socio-Economic Review, General Instructions: academic.oup.com/ser/pages/General_Instructions (read 2026-11-08)
