Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation
ISSN 0834-1516 · Canadian Evaluation Society
Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 17 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation is published by Canadian Evaluation Society 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 Evaluation and Performance Assessment, Public Policy and Administration Research and Education and Public Policy, together about 64.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Evaluation and Performance AssessmentDecision Sciences38.4%
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences21.5%
- Education and Public PolicySocial Sciences5%
- Advanced Causal Inference TechniquesMathematics4%
- Health Policy Implementation ScienceHealth Professions3.9%
- Human Resource Development and Performance EvaluationPsychology2.9%
- Environmental and Social Impact AssessmentsEnvironmental Science2.4%
- Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsSocial Sciences2.3%
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 | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | 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
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 185OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 37.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.89%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,176 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 531 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 789 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 914 |
| 2023 | 53 | 53 | 1,054 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 921 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 949 |
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
- Canadian Evaluation Society
- ISSN
- 0834-1516
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation
What CAS zone is Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. 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 Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .