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Global Social Policy
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Global Social Policy

1468-0181

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/gsp

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Political Science 230 5 8 5
Social Sciences and Humanities 1051 6 9 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 12
Documents by Best Scientists*: 18
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 43
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.509
Impact Factor: 0.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Global Social Policy?

Global Social Policy focuses largely on the fields of Economic growth, Social policy, Development economics, Political economy and Public administration. The Economic growth works featured in Global Social Policy incorporate elements from Corporate governance and Globalization. It focuses on Globalization as well as the interrelated topic of Welfare state.

The research on Social policy featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Social change, Policy studies, Public policy, Welfare and Social science. The majority of Social change studies in Global Social Policy are focused on the subject of Social philosophy. Global Social Policy explores research in Development economics and the adjacent study of Poverty.

It connects research in Political economy with the related topic of Politics. Research on Health policy addressed in it frequently intersections with the field of Global health.

  • Economic growth (28.48%)
  • Social policy (27.98%)
  • Development economics (17.05%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Global Perspectives on Children’s Unpaid Caregiving in the Family: Research and Policy on ‘Young Carers’ in the UK, Australia, the USA and Sub-Saharan Africa (181 citations)
  • Diffusing Ideas for After Neoliberalism: The Social Investment Perspective in Europe and Latin America (181 citations)
  • Closing the Gender Gap: Act Now: (169 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Global Social Policy:

The main points discussed in the most cited papers deal with Social policy, Economic growth, Political economy, Development economics and Globalization. The studies on Social policy discussed at the journal papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Public administration, Welfare, Neoliberalism, Think tanks and Economic system. While the published articles focused on Economic growth, they were also able to explore topics like Corporate social responsibility, Tourist industry and State (polity).

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • China
  • Capitalism

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Global Social Policy facilitates discussions on Social policy, Political economy, Development economics, 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak and Welfare. Interdisciplinary research on topics like Social policy and Evidence-based practice are the foci of Global Social Policy. Issues in Political economy were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Independence, Politics and Authoritarianism.

The journal focuses on Development economics but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Agriculture, Poverty rate, Social protection and Child labour. It facilitates discussions on Welfare that incorporate concepts from other fields like Space (commercial competition), Social work and Operationalization. Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Economic growth and the similar topic of Child support.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Sustainable welfare: Independence between growth and welfare has to go both ways: (2 citations)
  • Classifications of health care systems: Do existing typologies reflect the particularities of the Global South?: (2 citations)
  • Social protection responses to COVID-19 in Africa (1 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Global Social Policy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Alexandra Kaasch (15 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Bob Deacon (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nicola Yeates (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Rianne Mahon (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Meri Koivusalo (9 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Global Social Policy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Bremen (17 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Sheffield (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bielefeld University (14 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • London School of Economics and Political Science (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • McMaster University (11 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 11.90% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 43.24% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.51% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 27.03% of all publications and 16.22% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Opportunities Related to Global Social Policy Research

Understanding the dynamics of Global Social Policy isn't just a fascinating field of study, it can also lead to a rewarding career in areas such as academia, public administration, and social work. Specialists in this field often work as researchers, educators, policy analysts, consultants, and in some cases, librarians who manage collections related to this subject matter.

Becoming a librarian specializing in global social policy or related fields can be a rewarding career choice for those who are passionate about this field of research. Librarians with this specialization not only manage collections, but also assist researchers in finding and using the appropriate resources. This pathway does require specialized education and qualifications. In case you are based in Alabama, you may refer to the guide on theschool librarian requirements in Alabama for more information.

Whatever your career aspirations may be, understanding the complexities of global social policy can provide meaningful insights and transferable skills that can be applied in a wide variety of professional pursuits.

Top Publications

  • Social protection responses to COVID-19 in Africa

    Stephen Devereux

    (2021)
    69 Citations
  • How family and child cash transfers can empower women: Comparative lessons from Brazil and South Africa:

    Wendy Hunter;Leila Patel;Natasha Borges Sugiyama

    (2021)
    32 Citations
  • Returning home empty handed: Examining how COVID-19 exacerbates the non-payment of temporary migrant workers’ wages

    Laura Foley;Nicola Piper

    (2021)
    32 Citations
  • Funding social protection: Mapping and explaining welfare state financing in a global perspective:

    Carina Schmitt;Hanna Lierse;Herbert Obinger

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Universal Health Coverage: Ensuring migrants and migration are included:

    Davide T Mosca;Jo Vearey;Miriam Orcutt;Anthony B Zwi

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • The International Labour Organisation as nodal player on the pitch of networked governance: Shifting the goalposts for migrant workers in Qatar

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • WHO under fire: The need to elevate the quality of politics in global health

    Kelley Lee

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Perceived welfare deservingness of needy people in transition countries: Comparative evidence from the Life in Transition Survey 2016:

    Dimitri Gugushvili;Martin Lukac;Wim van Oorschot

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Negotiating Universal Health Coverage into the global health mainstream: The promise and perils of multilateral consensus

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Migrant workers, the ILO and the potential for labour justice

    (2022)
    5 Citations

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