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Contemporary Southeast Asia
ISSN 0129-797X · eISSN 1793-284X · Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Contemporary Southeast Asia: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.93; subscription journal; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Contemporary Southeast Asia is published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies 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 Asian Studies and History, Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography and Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies, together about 38.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Asian Studies and HistorySocial Sciences15.7%
- Asian Geopolitics and EthnographySocial Sciences11.4%
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesSocial Sciences11.4%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences7.3%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences6.5%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.6%
- Cambodian History and SocietySocial Sciences5.1%
- Socioeconomic Development in AsiaSocial Sciences4.5%
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 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | 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 | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 1.93LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 608OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,577 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 34 | 7 | 106 |
| 2023 | 34 | 0 | 90 |
| 2022 | 37 | 2 | 123 |
| 2021 | 36 | 2 | 142 |
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.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
- ISSN
- 0129-797X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1793-284X
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Contemporary Southeast Asia
What CAS zone is Contemporary Southeast Asia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Contemporary Southeast Asia is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Area Studies / International Relations / Political Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Contemporary Southeast Asia?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.93; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 63.
Which databases index Contemporary Southeast Asia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Contemporary Southeast Asia is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Contemporary Southeast Asia open access, and what is the APC?
Contemporary Southeast Asia 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; 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: .