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Asian Studies Review
ISSN 1035-7823 · eISSN 1467-8403 · Taylor & Francis
Asian Studies Review: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.07; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 234 days to acceptance (30 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 5% (journal website); 119 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asian Studies Review 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 Asian Studies and History, Japanese History and Culture and Chinese history and philosophy, together about 31.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Asian Studies Review is a multidisciplinary journal of contemporary and modern Asia. The journal sets out to showcase high quality scholarship on the modern histories, cultures, societies, languages, politics and religions of Asia through the publication of research articles, book reviews and review articles. It welcomes the submission of research articles from across the broad spectrum of the social sciences and humanities on all the regions of Asia and on international and transnational issues in which Asia is the major point of focus. Asian Studies Review sets out to publish a balanced mixture of articles in both traditional and emerging disciplines. The invited review articles and book reviews published in Asian Studies Review provide a vital point of articulation between the scholarship on display in the research articles and the broader world of Asian Studies. Asian Studies Review is associated with the Asian Studies Association of Australia, a professional organisation with over 500 members devoted to the study of all aspects of Asia. Peer Review Statement All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous double anonymised peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymised refereeing by two anonymous referees. All book reviews, commentaries and reflective papers in this journal have undergone editorial review by the review editors and/or other members of the editorial board. Disclaimer
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Dirk TomsaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 5, Singapore 1, Thailand 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Asian Studies and HistorySocial Sciences11.2%
- Japanese History and CultureSocial Sciences10.9%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences9.8%
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesSocial Sciences8.1%
- Socioeconomic Development in AsiaSocial Sciences6.5%
- Asian Culture and Media StudiesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Asian Geopolitics and EthnographySocial Sciences4.6%
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 | Asian Studies | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cultural Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cultural Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Asian Studies | 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 | Asian Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cultural Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- 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
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ProQuest, OCLC, American History and Life, Bibliography of Asian Studies, EBSCOhost, EI (Online) (Excerpta Indonesica), Historical Abstracts, Humanities International Index, Information Service, International Bibliograpohy of the Social Sciences, Social Services Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, Swets Information Services, Thomson Gale (Gale Group), World Banking Abstracts, World Magazine BankPublisher website
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
- 1.07LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.59Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.24LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.24Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 505OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 150,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,671 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 99 | 11 | 19 |
| 2025 | 119 | 16 | 47 |
| 2024 | 94 | 10 | 140 |
| 2023 | 107 | 14 | 295 |
| 2022 | 77 | 11 | 382 |
| 2021 | 83 | 11 | 575 |
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
234 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 137 days – 352 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 128 days (30 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 354 days
- Sample
- 30 articles with submission and acceptance dates (239 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)
- 5%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 81 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 122 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
Asian Studies Review 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 and re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
Double anonymised peer review for research articles Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous double anonymised peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymised refereeing by two anonymous referees. All book reviews, commentaries and reflective papers in this journal have undergone editorial review by the review editors and/or other members of the editorial board.
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
- 1035-7823
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-8403
- Society / sponsor
- Asian Studies Association of Australia
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 50, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asian Studies Review
What CAS zone is Asian Studies Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asian Studies Review is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Asian Studies / Area Studies / Cultural Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Asian Studies Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.07; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 56.
How long does peer review take at Asian Studies Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 30 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 234 days (interquartile range 137–352 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 5%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Asian Studies Review in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Sociology.
Where are the editorial board members of Asian Studies Review based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (5), Singapore (1) and Thailand (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Asian Studies Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asian Studies Review is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Asian Studies Review open access, and what is the APC?
Asian Studies Review 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: .