The SSCI is a multidisciplinary index that indexes over 3,400 journals across 58 social science disciplines, including anthropology, economics, education, geography, history, law, political science, psychology, and sociology.
The SSCI is available online through the Web of Science platform. To use the SSCI, users can search by author, title, keyword, or cited reference.
The SSCI also includes a number of advanced search features, such as the ability to search by publication date, language, and document type.
Once a user has performed a search, the SSCI will return a list of results. Each result will include the following information: – Title of the article – Author(s) of the article – Journal name – Publication date – Number of citations the article has received
The SSCI offers a number of benefits to researchers in the social sciences, including: – Comprehensive coverage of the social sciences literature – Ability to track research trends over time – Ability to identify influential authors and institutions – Ability to discover new research areas – Ability to conduct citation analysis to assess the impact of one's own work
SSCI uses for researchers: – Find relevant articles on a topic – Track research trends – Identify influential authors and institutions – Demonstrate the impact of their own work
– Use specific keywords – Use advanced search features – Review results carefully – Save your searches