Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Contemporary Social Sciences
ISSN 2096-0212 · Editorial Department of Contemporary Social Sciences · China
Contemporary Social Sciences: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 7 weeks (community reports); 49 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Contemporary Social Sciences is published by Editorial Department of Contemporary Social Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are South Asian Studies and Diaspora, Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal and Social and Economic Development in India, together about 37.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- South Asian Studies and DiasporaArts and Humanities16.6%
- Sociopolitical Dynamics in NepalSocial Sciences10.8%
- Social and Economic Development in IndiaSocial Sciences10.4%
- South Asian Studies and ConflictsSocial Sciences5%
- Indian Economic and Social DevelopmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- Colonial History and Postcolonial StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Indian and Buddhist StudiesArts and Humanities4%
- Income, Poverty, and InequalitySocial Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 426/692 | 38th |
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 637/744 | 14th |
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
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 263 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 49 | 7 |
| 2025 | 49 | 49 | 29 |
| 2024 | 57 | 57 | 24 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 16 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 7 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| 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
- Editorial Department of Contemporary Social Sciences
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English, Chinese
- ISSN
- 2096-0212
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Contemporary Social Sciences
How long does peer review take at Contemporary Social Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 7 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 Contemporary Social Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Contemporary Social Sciences is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Contemporary Social Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Contemporary Social Sciences 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: .