Journal profile · AREA STUDIES
CONTEMPORARY PACIFIC
ISSN 1043-898X · eISSN 1527-9464 · University of Hawaii Press
CONTEMPORARY PACIFIC: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.18; subscription journal; 17 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CONTEMPORARY PACIFIC is published by University of Hawaii Press 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 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs, Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies and Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration, together about 70.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Contemporary Pacific covers a wide range of disciplines with the aim of providing comprehensive coverage of contemporary developments in the entire Pacific Islands region and the global Pacific diaspora. It features refereed, readable articles that examine social, economic, political, ecological, literary, and cultural topics, along with political reviews, book and media reviews, resource reviews, and a dialogue section with interviews and short essays. Each issue highlights the work of one or more Pacific Islander artists.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AREA STUDIES
Editor-in-chief Katerina TeaiwaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Island Studies and Pacific AffairsSocial Sciences42.4%
- Pacific and Southeast Asian StudiesSocial Sciences16.9%
- Climate Change, Adaptation, MigrationSocial Sciences11.1%
- Asian American and Pacific HistoriesSocial Sciences8.7%
- Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsSocial Sciences1.9%
- New Zealand Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance1.9%
- New Caledonia Indigenous StudiesSocial Sciences1.4%
- Indigenous Studies and EcologyHealth Professions1.3%
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 | 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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Book Review Index, Environmental Impact, Global Health, Horticultural Science Database, Leisure Tourism Database, Nutrition and Food Sciences Database, Review of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants (Online), Rural Development Abstracts (Online), Soil Science Database, Soils and Fertilizers (Online), TropAg & Rural, Tropical Diseases Bulletin (Online), Canada in Context, 03/1993-, Children’s Book Review Index, EBSCOhost– Academic Search Alumni Edition, 3/1/2003-, Academic Search Complete, 3/1/2003-, Academic Search Elite, 3/1/2003-, Academic Search Premier, 3/1/2003-, Academic Search Ultimate, 3/1/2003-, Anthropological Index Online, Current Abstracts, 3/1/2003-, MainFile, 3/1/2003-, MLA International Bibliography (Modern Language Association), Poetry & Short Story Reference Center, 3/1/2003-, Political Science Complete, 3/1/2003-, Public Affairs Index, 3/1/2003-, SocINDEX, 1/1/1990-
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
- 0.18LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 188OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,499 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 36 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 45 | 0 | 12 |
| 2022 | 46 | 10 | 58 |
| 2021 | 60 | 17 | 112 |
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
- 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.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review A FEW WORDS ABOUT PEER REVIEW
All articles are refereed (peer reviewed). Model summary
Peer review is an essential part of the university press mission of advancing and disseminating scholarship. It is the process through which university press editors commission formal evaluations from respected experts on the contribution to scholarship, teaching, and public debate of a work being considered for publication. These formal evaluations provide constructive feedback that enables an au…
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
- University of Hawaii Press
- ISSN
- 1043-898X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1527-9464
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CONTEMPORARY PACIFIC
What CAS zone is CONTEMPORARY PACIFIC in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CONTEMPORARY PACIFIC 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 CONTEMPORARY PACIFIC?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.18; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 50.
What are the manuscript requirements of CONTEMPORARY PACIFIC?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Chicago; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index CONTEMPORARY PACIFIC?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CONTEMPORARY PACIFIC is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is CONTEMPORARY PACIFIC open access, and what is the APC?
CONTEMPORARY PACIFIC is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .