The difference between ssci and sci is that ssci is a social science citation index, which searches for literature or periodicals in the humanities and social sciences and other forms of scientific research achievements, such as history, economy, law and other disciplines, while sci is a scientific citation index, and the majors covered by the search are different from ssci, mainly science majors.

What's the difference between ssci and sci? Ssci and sci are both academic retrieval systems developed by institute for scientific information, USA. There is only one letter difference between the two, which seems to be closely related, and it is indeed true. Ssci and sci can be said to be retrieval systems of the same level, which are highly recognized in China and are of great significance to the improvement of individual and even national scientific research level.

In terms of quantity, the number of ssci is small. At present, there are about 3 100 periodicals in ssci and about 8,600 periodicals in sci, so it is more difficult to publish ssci papers, but this does not mean that ssci is more valuable. Ssci and sci belong to different fields and are not comparable. They are suitable for authors of different professions to publish. As long as it suits the author, it is a good publication.

If the author's article involves both liberal arts and science, if he is lucky, it can be retrieved by ssci and sci at the same time. Generally speaking, ssci and sci are comparable, with high recognition and influence.