Journal profile · AREA STUDIES
Bilig
ISSN 1301-0549 · Ahmet Yesevi Universitesi
Bilig: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.34; fully open access; 29 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bilig is published by Ahmet Yesevi Universitesi and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies, Linguistics and Cultural Studies and Turkish Literature and Culture, together about 39.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): AREA STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural and Sociopolitical StudiesArts and Humanities15%
- Linguistics and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities13.1%
- Turkish Literature and CultureArts and Humanities11.5%
- Historical Turkish StudiesSocial Sciences7.7%
- Turkey's Politics and SocietySocial Sciences6.8%
- Ottoman and Turkish StudiesArts and Humanities5.1%
- Ottoman Empire History and SocietySocial Sciences4.5%
- Families in Therapy and CulturePsychology4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
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 | Area Studies | 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
- 0.34LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 81.18%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 410 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 1 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 22 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 70 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 82 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 74 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Ahmet Yesevi Universitesi
- ISSN
- 1301-0549
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bilig
What CAS zone is Bilig in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bilig is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Area Studies. 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.
What is the impact factor of Bilig?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.34; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 12.
Which databases index Bilig?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bilig is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Bilig open access, and what is the APC?
Bilig is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .