Aims and Scope of Critical Social Policy
Critical Social Policy is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes articles in the field of political science. The journal was established in 1981.
Key Metrics
CiteScore 

4.9
Eigenfactor 

0.001 - 0.005
H-Index 

72
Impact Factor 

< 5
SJR 

Q1Political Science and International Relations

SNIP 

1.82
Recommended pre-submission checks
Powered by 

Topics Covered on Critical Social Policy
Critical Social Policy Journal Specifications
Indexed in the following public directories
Web of Science
Scopus
SJR
| Overview | |
| Publisher | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Publication Start Year | 1981 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
View less
Planning to publish in Critical Social Policy ?
Upload your Manuscript to get
- Degree of match
- Common matching concepts
- Additional journal recommendations

Recently Published Papers in Critical Social Policy
Refusing the silence: A black disabled woman's activism against bureaucratic violence in UK institutions
- 5 Nov 2025
- Critical Social Policy
The representation of migrants in policy and parliament: A Bacchian analysis of the UK's immigration health surcharge
- 3 Nov 2025
- Critical Social Policy
We need to talk about necessitous economic migrants: Disrupting ‘legitimacy’ in UK migration discourse
- 3 Nov 2025
- Critical Social Policy
Balancing care and control: Emotional labour and dignity in a solidarity restaurant
- 27 Oct 2025
- Critical Social Policy
Editorial introduction: Contesting social policies from the margins: Cases from Japan and Korea
- 27 Oct 2025
- Critical Social Policy
Countering marginalisation through ‘cooperative democracy’: The case of worker co-ops in Japan
- 27 Oct 2025
- Critical Social Policy
Refusing the silence: A black disabled woman's activism against bureaucratic violence in UK institutions
- 5 Nov 2025
- Critical Social Policy
The representation of migrants in policy and parliament: A Bacchian analysis of the UK's immigration health surcharge
- 3 Nov 2025
- Critical Social Policy
We need to talk about necessitous economic migrants: Disrupting ‘legitimacy’ in UK migration discourse
- 3 Nov 2025
- Critical Social Policy
Balancing care and control: Emotional labour and dignity in a solidarity restaurant
- 27 Oct 2025
- Critical Social Policy
Editorial introduction: Contesting social policies from the margins: Cases from Japan and Korea
- 27 Oct 2025
- Critical Social Policy
Countering marginalisation through ‘cooperative democracy’: The case of worker co-ops in Japan
- 27 Oct 2025
- Critical Social Policy