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Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews
ISSN 0094-3061 · eISSN 1939-8638 · SAGE
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.24; subscription journal; APC about USD 3,650; 264 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews is published by SAGE 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 Race, History, and American Society, Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice and Labor Movements and Unions, together about 22.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Contemporary Sociology (CS) publishes reviews and critical discussions of recent works in sociology and related disciplines that merit the attention of sociologists. Since not all sociological publications can be reviewed, a selection is made to reflect important trends and issues in the field. An official journal of the ASA, peer-reviewed and published bi-monthly. View full journal description
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIOLOGY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 53, United Kingdom 2, Germany 2, Italy 1, Spain 1 (63 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences8.2%
- Contemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeSocial Sciences8%
- Labor Movements and UnionsSocial Sciences6.7%
- Migration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocial Sciences6.4%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences6.1%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences5.7%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences5.5%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.6%
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 | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.24LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 603OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12,837OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 26,769 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 219 | 44 | 0 |
| 2025 | 264 | 50 | 28 |
| 2024 | 231 | 57 | 1,122 |
| 2023 | 284 | 58 | 2,426 |
| 2022 | 252 | 6 | 1,699 |
| 2021 | 277 | 45 | 1,783 |
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
- Acceptance to publication
- 35 daysPublisher 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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 websiteAuthorship, Peer review
- Authorship
Name Change Policy: Sage honors all requests to make name or pronoun changes for authors, including changes because of marriage, divorce, gender affirmation, and religious conversion. Model summary
Sage has introduced a policy to enable name and pronoun changes for our authors. ASA journals published by Sage follow this policy. Going forward, all requests to make a name or pronoun change will be honored. This includes, but is not limited to, name changes because of marriage, divorce, gender affirmation, and religious conversion.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Accessibility Guidelines: Authors should familiarize themselves with Sage's Accessibility Guidelines to ensure their manuscripts meet recognized accessibility standards. Model summary
Authors should familiarize themselves with Sage’s Accessibility Guidelines to ensure their manuscripts meet recognized accessibility standards.
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0094-3061
- Electronic ISSN
- 1939-8638
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews
What CAS zone is Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Sociology. 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 Sociology A Journal of Reviews?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.24; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 603.
Where are the editorial board members of Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews based?
Of the 63 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (53), United Kingdom (2) and Germany (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews open access, and what is the APC?
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,650.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .