
Academic Journal
Q1International Journal of Social Robotics
About International Journal of Social Robotics
International Journal of Social Robotics is a scholarly journal published by Springer Verlag. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.123 and H-index of 94.
Coverage: 2009-2026. Research categories: Computer Science (miscellaneous) (Q1); Control and Systems Engineering (Q1); Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Q1); Human-Computer Interaction (Q1); Philosophy (Q1); Social Psychology (Q1).
Verified field sources
- Journal Impact Factor: 4.6 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Editor(s): Mary Ellen Foster PhD; Agnieszka Wykowska PhD (Editors-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
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Topics in published research
Social Robot Interaction and HRI; AI in Service Interactions; Ethics and Social Impacts of AI; Robotics and Automated Systems; Robot Manipulation and Learning; Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment.
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Reported open-access list prices
4,190.00 USD; 3,190.00 EUR; 2,790.00 GBP
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Aims & Scope
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2026-08 · DOI: 10.1007/s12369-026-01422-xAnthropomorphism in Social Robots: How Cultural Self-Construal Modulates Expectancy Violation and Dissatisfaction in Service Failures
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