10th Anniversary
The year 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of Social Sciences, a peer-reviewed open access journal on a wide of fields in social sciences. We value the contributions made by authors and reviewers. To celebrate this 10th anniversary, we are arranging a series of special content and events. We hope you can join us in celebrating this milestone for our journal and enjoy the collection below.
An Anniversary Message from the Editor-in-Chief
Journal History
View the 10-year timeline infographic here. Trace the development of Social Sciences from its origins with remarkable events.
Inaugural issue released, published as a quarterly journal

Founding Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Martin J. Bull
Covered by Scopus.

Applied double blind peer-review
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Nigel Parton

Published on a monthly basis
Establishes the following topical sections:
- Gender Studies
- Contemporary Politics and Society
- Social Economics
- Community and Urban Sociology
Establishes the following topical sections:
- International Migration
- Work, Employment and the Labor Market
- Family Studies
- Children and Youth Studies
- Social Stratification and Inequality
Covered by Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)—Web of Science.
