Ten years of the <i>Cogent Social Sciences</i> : a bibliometric analysis

Cogent Social Sciences (CSS) is a top worldwide journal in the field of social sciences that aims to encourage the discovery of linkages between disciplines and communities. This article follows the CSS journal from its inception in 2015 until 2024, when it will celebrate 10 years of publication. Its objective is to find journal trends in published articles, authors, the most productive institutions and nations, research themes, and citation patterns (most cited papers and typology of cited articles). Bibliometric analysis was performed, and the Scopus database provided the data necessary to apply bibliometric markers. A variety of bibliometric methods indicate that the journal has dramatically expanded in terms of articles and references from throughout the world; nevertheless, most of these contributions originate in South Africa and Indonesia. The journal has published conceptual articles by writers who predominantly use qualitative methodologies. The authors formulated a visual mapping of bibliometric data by applying software to visualise similarities, which showed that the culture of collaboration among authors has evolved. These graphs show the correlations among keywords, citations, journal co-citations, and co-citation analysis. The findings demonstrate that the journal has experienced substantial expansion over the years, with an increase in both the quantity and variety of published articles and citations received. This expansion helped the journal achieve a good trajectory in terms of its influence and exposure in the field. A notable trend is the increasing geographical diversity of the publications. The journal’s primary focus is on accounting, management, business, environmental sciences, and social sciences.