Journal profile · Multiple
Bandung
ISSN 2590-0013 · eISSN 2198-3534 · Brill
Bandung: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2026 Xinrui edition); hybrid open access; 13 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bandung is published by Brill and is classed under Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Relations and Foreign Policy, Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies and Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies, together about 30.1% 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
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences14.4%
- Decolonial Thought and EpistemologiesSocial Sciences9.9%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities5.8%
- Colonial History and Postcolonial StudiesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Historical and Contemporary Political DynamicsArts and Humanities5.4%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences4.9%
- African cultural and philosophical studiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cultural Studies | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 196 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 3 | 100 |
| 2025 | 13 | 1 | 158 |
| 2024 | 21 | 4 | 119 |
| 2023 | 25 | 21 | 132 |
| 2022 | 22 | 17 | 97 |
| 2021 | 15 | 1 | 70 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Brill
- ISSN
- 2590-0013
- Electronic ISSN
- 2198-3534
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bandung
What CAS zone is Bandung in?
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.
Which databases index Bandung?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bandung is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Bandung open access, and what is the APC?
Bandung is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .