Journal profile · SOCIOLOGY
Annual Review of Sociology
ISSN 0360-0572 · eISSN 1545-2115 · Annual Reviews Inc.
Annual Review of Sociology: CAS Zone 1 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 8.26; subscription journal; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annual Review of Sociology is published by Annual Reviews Inc. and is in Zone 1 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social and Cultural Dynamics, Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice and Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies, together about 24.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AIMS AND SCOPE OF JOURNAL: The Annual Review of Sociology covers the significant developments in the field of sociology. Topics covered in the journal include major theoretical and methodological developments as well as current research in the major subfields. Reviews typically cover social processes, institutions and culture, organizations, political and economic sociology, stratification, demography, urban sociology, social policy, historical sociology, and major developments in sociology in other regions of the world.  
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social and Cultural DynamicsSocial Sciences10.7%
- Contemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeSocial Sciences7%
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Sciences6.7%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences6.4%
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.5%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences4.5%
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences4.2%
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
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
- 8.26LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 8.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 4.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 315OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,225OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,486 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 22 | 15 |
| 2025 | 23 | 22 | 157 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 573 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 906 |
| 2022 | 26 | 19 | 1,331 |
| 2021 | 30 | 20 | 2,866 |
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
- Annual Reviews Inc.
- ISSN
- 0360-0572
- Electronic ISSN
- 1545-2115
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annual Review of Sociology
What CAS zone is Annual Review of Sociology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annual Review of Sociology is in Zone 1 of Sociology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Sociology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annual Review of Sociology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.26; CiteScore 13.1, h-index 315.
Which databases index Annual Review of Sociology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annual Review of Sociology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Annual Review of Sociology open access, and what is the APC?
Annual Review of Sociology 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, 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: .