Journal profile · AREA STUDIES
Central Asian Survey
ISSN 0263-4937 · eISSN 1465-3354 · Taylor & Francis
Central Asian Survey: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.61; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 238 days to acceptance (69 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 12% (journal website); 73 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Central Asian Survey is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Soviet and Russian History, Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East and China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations, together about 37.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Central Asian Survey is the only established peer reviewed, multi-disciplinary journal in the world concerned with the history, politics, cultures, religions and economies of the Central Asian and Caucasian regions. These include primarily the republics of former Soviet Central Asia and the South and North Caucasus. Also covered are Chinese Xinjiang, Mongolia, Afghanistan, Iran and Turkey inrelation to their links/policies vis-à-vis Central Asia. The central aim of Central Asian Survey is to reflect and promote advances in area-based scholarship in the social sciences and humanities and enhance understanding of processes of local and regional change that make Central Asia and the Caucasus an area of significant contemporary interest. Central Asian Survey publishes original research articles, research notes and book reviews. The journal welcomes proposals from Guest Editors for special issues or special sections. Peer Review Statement All research articles and research notes in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double anonymous refereeing by two referees. Book reviews are assessed by the Book Review Editors but are not externally peer reviewed.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AREA STUDIES
Editor-in-chief Erica MaratPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 18, United Kingdom 13, Germany 3, Netherlands 3, Switzerland 3 (51 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences19.9%
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastSocial Sciences9.4%
- China's Ethnic Minorities and RelationsSocial Sciences8.5%
- Russia and Soviet political economySocial Sciences6.2%
- Eurasian Exchange NetworksSocial Sciences5.7%
- Post-Soviet Geopolitical DynamicsSocial Sciences4.5%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.3%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 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
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, America: History and Life, EBSCO Research Database, GEOBASE, Historical Abstracts, IBSS (International Bibliography of the Social Sciences), International Development Abstracts, International Political Science Abstracts, Periodica Islamica, Planning/Policy & Development Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts
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
- Impact factor
- 1.61LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.64Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.19LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 2.19Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 600OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 51LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 129,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,045 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 72 | 15 | 8 |
| 2025 | 73 | 20 | 67 |
| 2024 | 68 | 14 | 178 |
| 2023 | 39 | 14 | 216 |
| 2022 | 50 | 18 | 428 |
| 2021 | 60 | 12 | 540 |
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
238 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 169 days – 333 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 52 days (69 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 296 days
- Sample
- 69 articles with submission and acceptance dates (162 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)
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 62 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 50 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3
- book reviewsCentral Asian Survey publishes original research articles, research notes and book reviews.Length not stated
- original research articlesCentral Asian Survey publishes original research articles, research notes and book reviews.Length not stated
- research notesCentral Asian Survey publishes original research articles, research notes and book reviews.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Central Asian Survey 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 and re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
Double anonymous peer review by two referees for research articles and research notes. Model summary
All research articles and research notes in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double anonymous refereeing by two referees. Book reviews are assessed by the Book Review Editors but are not externally peer reviewed.
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
- 0263-4937
- Electronic ISSN
- 1465-3354
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 45, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Central Asian Survey
What CAS zone is Central Asian Survey in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Central Asian Survey is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Area Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Central Asian Survey?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.61; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 54.
How long does peer review take at Central Asian Survey?
Based on the dates recorded on 69 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 238 days (interquartile range 169–333 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Central Asian Survey in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Sociology.
Where are the editorial board members of Central Asian Survey based?
Of the 51 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (18), United Kingdom (13) and Germany (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Central Asian Survey?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Central Asian Survey is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Central Asian Survey open access, and what is the APC?
Central Asian Survey is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .