Journal profile · DEMOGRAPHY
Asian Population Studies
ISSN 1744-1730 · eISSN 1744-1749 · Taylor & Francis
Asian Population Studies: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.5; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 256 days to acceptance (40 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 4% (journal website); 15 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asian Population Studies is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences, Migration and Labor Dynamics and Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving, together about 39.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The first international population journal to focus exclusively on population issues in Asia, Asian Population Studies publishes original research on matters related to population in this large, complex and rapidly changing region, and welcomes substantive empirical analyses, theoretical works, applied research, and contributions to methodology. Themes The topics that will be covered include all branches of population studies ranging from population dynamics such as the analysis of fertility, mortality and migration (from both technical and humanistic perspectives) to the consequences of population change from a variety of demographic perspectives. Some areas that may be covered include: analysis of population trends in Asia health consequences of population changes the relationship between population change and development (labour and urbanization) socio-cultural perspectives on population (for example, the effects of ethnicity and religion) marriage and family life course transitions aging issues transnational movements population and poverty issues family planning health disparities across populations health care utilization impact of disease on populations gender roles throughout the life course population projections population and environment population policy and planning Peer Review Integrity All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized. STAR Taylor & Francis/Routledge are committed to the widest possible dissemination of its journals to non-profit institutions in developing countries. Our STAR initiative offers individual researchers in Africa, South Asia and many parts of South East Asia the opportunity to gain one month’s free online access to 1,300 Taylor & Francis journals. For more information, please visit the STAR website.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): DEMOGRAPHY
Editor-in-chief Brenda YeohPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 20%); most named Singapore 3, Mainland China 1, Australia 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Demographic Trends and Gender PreferencesSocial Sciences16.1%
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences12%
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingSocial Sciences11.6%
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences10.7%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine6.5%
- Global Health Care IssuesHealth Professions4.1%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences3.5%
- Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk ManagementSocial Sciences3.5%
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 | Demography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Demography | Zone 3 |
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 | Demography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: Journal Citation Reports/ Social Sciences Edition
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
- Impact factor
- 1.5LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.67Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.06LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.06Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 234OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.97%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 73,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 468 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 7 | 5 |
| 2025 | 15 | 6 | 29 |
| 2024 | 22 | 6 | 81 |
| 2023 | 29 | 12 | 168 |
| 2022 | 15 | 5 | 151 |
| 2021 | 26 | 7 | 259 |
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
256 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 134 days – 331 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 31 days (41 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 289 days
- Sample
- 40 articles with submission and acceptance dates (45 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".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 4%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 108 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 29 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Taylor & Francis Open Select); open access publishing optional. Model summary
Asian Population Studies is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: initial editor appraisal, then double-anonymized peer review by independent expert referees. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1744-1730
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-1749
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asian Population Studies
What CAS zone is Asian Population Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asian Population Studies is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Demography. 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 Asian Population Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.5; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 44.
How long does peer review take at Asian Population Studies?
Based on the dates recorded on 40 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 256 days (interquartile range 134–331 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 4%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Asian Population Studies based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 20%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Singapore (3), Mainland China (1) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Asian Population Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asian Population Studies is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Asian Population Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Asian Population Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .