Journal profile · RELIGION
Catholic Social Science Review
ISSN 1091-0905 · eISSN 1944-6292 · Society of Catholic Social Scientists · United States
Catholic Social Science Review: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 39 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Catholic Social Science Review is published by Society of Catholic Social Scientists and is in Zone 4 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are American Constitutional Law and Politics, Catholicism and Religious Studies and Religion and Society Interactions, together about 48.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences25.4%
- Catholicism and Religious StudiesArts and Humanities12.4%
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences10.9%
- Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.1%
- Medieval Philosophy and TheologyArts and Humanities3.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.3%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.2%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Religion | 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.09%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,168 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | 2 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | 2 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | 8 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 0 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 4 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | Publisher's own license | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Society of Catholic Social Scientists
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1091-0905
- Electronic ISSN
- 1944-6292
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Catholic Social Science Review
What CAS zone is Catholic Social Science Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Catholic Social Science Review is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Religion. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Catholic Social Science Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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.
Which databases index Catholic Social Science Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Catholic Social Science Review is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Catholic Social Science Review open access, and what is the APC?
Catholic Social Science Review is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .