Journal profile · AREA STUDIES
African and Asian Studies
ISSN 1569-2094 · eISSN 1569-2108 · Brill
African and Asian Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.84; subscription journal; 71 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
African and Asian Studies is published by Brill and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are African history and culture studies, Chinese history and philosophy and African history and culture analysis, together about 30.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): AREA STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences13.7%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences10.3%
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences7%
- Japanese History and CultureSocial Sciences7%
- Global Maritime and Colonial HistoriesSocial Sciences6.7%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences6.5%
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.84LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 200OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,268 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 71 | 3 | 14 |
| 2024 | 41 | 3 | 28 |
| 2023 | 45 | 22 | 52 |
| 2022 | 60 | 5 | 40 |
| 2021 | 41 | 3 | 33 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Brill
- ISSN
- 1569-2094
- Electronic ISSN
- 1569-2108
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about African and Asian Studies
What CAS zone is African and Asian Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, African and Asian Studies is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Area Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of African and Asian Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.84; CiteScore 0.9, h-index 32.
Which databases index African and Asian Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, African and Asian Studies is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is African and Asian Studies open access, and what is the APC?
African and Asian Studies is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .