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Asia Pacific Viewpoint
ISSN 1360-7456 · eISSN 1467-8373 · Wiley-Blackwell
Asia Pacific Viewpoint: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.67; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; median 334 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asia Pacific Viewpoint is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Island Studies and Pacific Affairs, Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration and Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies, together about 35.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Island Studies and Pacific AffairsSocial Sciences21.7%
- Climate Change, Adaptation, MigrationSocial Sciences7.1%
- Pacific and Southeast Asian StudiesSocial Sciences6.9%
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesSocial Sciences6.7%
- Asian Studies and HistorySocial Sciences6.4%
- Socioeconomic Development in AsiaSocial Sciences4.9%
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences4.4%
- New Zealand Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | 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
- 1.67LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 550OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 49.51%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,236 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 22 | 6 |
| 2025 | 52 | 40 | 57 |
| 2024 | 36 | 21 | 130 |
| 2023 | 36 | 27 | 191 |
| 2022 | 45 | 12 | 321 |
| 2021 | 26 | 4 | 244 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
334 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 232 days – 469 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 341 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (99 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,400 / EUR 2,870 / GBP 2,320 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1360-7456
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-8373
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asia Pacific Viewpoint
What CAS zone is Asia Pacific Viewpoint in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asia Pacific Viewpoint is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Area Studies / Geography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Asia Pacific Viewpoint?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.67; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 63.
How long does peer review take at Asia Pacific Viewpoint?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 334 days (interquartile range 232–469 days). 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 Asia Pacific Viewpoint?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asia Pacific Viewpoint is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Asia Pacific Viewpoint open access, and what is the APC?
Asia Pacific Viewpoint is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,400.
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: .