Journal profile · Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Capitalism, Nature, Socialism
ISSN 1045-5752 · eISSN 1548-3290 · Taylor & Francis
Capitalism, Nature, Socialism: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 102 days to acceptance (49 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 46% (journal website); 103 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Capitalism, Nature, Socialism is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Political Economy and Marxism, Social Sciences and Humanities and Marxism and Critical Theory, together about 51.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Capitalism Nature Socialism ( CNS ) is an international, multi-disciplinary journal of ecosocialism, encompassing anticapitalist perspectives that are both egalitarian and environmental in orientation. The primary aim in CNS is to help create a red-green intellectual culture, essential to the development of a red-green politics. CNS serves as an outlet for those striving to connect/explain ecological and social issues through egalitarian anticapitalist approaches. We welcome submissions on themes like red-green politics, science/technology and relations of domination, technical/practicable solutions enabling ecosocialist alternatives, environmental movements/politics, political ecology, environmental history, environmental justice/conflicts, workplace and prison struggles, land/community/decolonisation struggles, political economy of environment, postcapitalist egalitarian futures. Works can be empirical and/or theoretical in orientation and expressed in a variety of ways, including standard scientific writing, poetry, and reviews of productions in any medium. We are especially interested in the work of younger authors and authors from underrepresented social groups and geographical areas. CNS is non-sectarian. We are affiliated with no political party or organised political tendency and are open to diverse views within left ecology/ecological left movements. All research articles in this journal undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial and final editor screening and evaluation by two or more anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Editor-in-chief Leigh BrownhillPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 6, United Kingdom 1, Argentina 1, Russia 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences31.4%
- Social Sciences and HumanitiesSocial Sciences10.1%
- Marxism and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities10%
- Economic and Social IssuesSocial Sciences7.5%
- Ecocriticism and Environmental LiteratureArts and Humanities5.6%
- Environmental Philosophy and EthicsEnvironmental Science3.9%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science3.4%
- Anarchism and Radical PoliticsSocial Sciences2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science and International Relations | Q2 | 201/745 | 73rd |
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q2 | 362/876 | 58th |
| Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | Q3 | 234/432 | 45th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, OCLC, Abstracts in Anthropology, Alternative Press Index, CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, Current Abstracts, Environment Abstracts, Environment Abstracts Annual, Environment Index, Family Studies Database, Geobase, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Electronic Collections Online, Social Services AbstractsPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.74Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.38LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.38Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 425OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.12OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 204,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,031 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 67 | 17 | 1,219 |
| 2025 | 103 | 31 | 1,643 |
| 2024 | 48 | 16 | 1,610 |
| 2023 | 44 | 14 | 1,637 |
| 2022 | 42 | 18 | 1,408 |
| 2021 | 33 | 7 | 1,555 |
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
102 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 58 days – 143 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 30 days (49 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 145 days
- Sample
- 49 articles with submission and acceptance dates (178 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)
- 46%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 62 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 86 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 51 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 (Open Select). Model summary
Capitalism Nature Socialism 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…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review process: initial and final editor screening and evaluation by two or more anonymous referees. Model summary
All research articles in this journal undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial and final editor screening and evaluation by two or more anonymous referees.
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
- 1045-5752
- Electronic ISSN
- 1548-3290
- Society / sponsor
- Center For Political Ecology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Capitalism, Nature, Socialism
How long does peer review take at Capitalism, Nature, Socialism?
Based on the dates recorded on 49 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 102 days (interquartile range 58–143 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 46%. 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 Capitalism, Nature, Socialism based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (6), United Kingdom (1) and Argentina (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Capitalism, Nature, Socialism?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Capitalism, Nature, Socialism is indexed in Scopus.
Is Capitalism, Nature, Socialism open access, and what is the APC?
Capitalism, Nature, Socialism is a subscription journal. 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .