''Social Science Information/Information sur les sciences sociales'' is a

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that covers

social science Social science (often rendered in the plural as the social sciences) is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among members within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the ...

. The journal's

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...

is Anne Rocha Perazzo (

School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (, EHESS) is a graduate ''grande école'' and '' grand établissement'' in Paris focused on academic research in the social sciences. The school awards Master and PhD degrees alone and conjo ...

). It was established in 1962 and is currently published by

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on behalf of the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme. The journal publishes articles in both English and French.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in

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and the

Social Sciences Citation Index The Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) is a commercial citation index product of Clarivate Analytics. It was originally developed by the Institute for Scientific Information from the Science Citation Index. The Social Sciences Citation Index is ...

. According to the ''

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'', its 2010

impact factor The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a type of journal ranking. Journals with higher impact factor values are considered more prestigious or important within their field. The Impact Factor of a journa ...

is 0.550, ranking it 48 out of 77 journals in the category "Information Science & Library Science" and 51 out of 83 journals in the category "Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary".

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Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme
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