Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Agathos-An International Review of the Humanities and Social Sciences
ISSN 2069-1025 · eISSN 2248-3446 · Alexandru Ioan Cuza University Press · Romania
Agathos-An International Review of the Humanities and Social Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 82 articles a year; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Agathos: An International Review of the Humanities and Social Sciences is an open-access, peer-reviewed, biannual journal, an interdisciplinary forum for promoting dialogue between professionals in humanities, arts, and social sciences (HASS).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Carmen CozmaPublisher website
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 | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceERIH PLUSDOAJPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 82LetPub ·
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Open access, peer-reviewed, biannual journal Model summary
Agathos: An International Review of the Humanities and Social Sciences is an open-access, peer-reviewed, biannual journal
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer-reviewed journal Model summary
Agathos: An International Review of the Humanities and Social Sciences is an open-access, peer-reviewed, biannual journal
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Alexandru Ioan Cuza University Press
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- Spanish, Italian, English, French, German
- ISSN
- 2069-1025
- Electronic ISSN
- 2248-3446
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Agathos-An International Review of the Humanities and Social Sciences
What CAS zone is Agathos-An International Review of the Humanities and Social Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Agathos-An International Review of the Humanities and Social Sciences is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. 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.
How long does peer review take at Agathos-An International Review of the Humanities and Social Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Agathos-An International Review of the Humanities and Social Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Agathos-An International Review of the Humanities and Social Sciences is indexed in ESCI. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, ERIH PLUS and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Agathos-An International Review of the Humanities and Social Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Agathos-An International Review of the Humanities and Social Sciences is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .