Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Contemporary Voice of Dalit
ISSN 2455-328X · eISSN 2456-0502 · SAGE
Contemporary Voice of Dalit: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; APC about USD 3,650; 92 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Contemporary Voice of Dalit 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 South Asian Studies and Diaspora, South Asian Studies and Conflicts and Social and Economic Development in India, together about 52.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Contemporary Voice of Dalit is an exclusive, multi-disciplinary, peer-reviewed journal on Dalit studies. It is published tri-annually in Janua...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- South Asian Studies and DiasporaArts and Humanities36.8%
- South Asian Studies and ConflictsSocial Sciences9.2%
- Social and Economic Development in IndiaSocial Sciences6.7%
- Indian and Buddhist StudiesArts and Humanities6.7%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities6.2%
- Indian Economic and Social DevelopmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences3.8%
- Indian History and PhilosophyArts and Humanities3.4%
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 | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Studies | Q2 | 556/1203 | — |
| Anthropology | Q3 | 314/468 | — |
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 370/502 | — |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q4 | 1065/1415 | — |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.35OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 807 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 114 | 0 | 325 |
| 2025 | 92 | 4 | 407 |
| 2024 | 72 | 2 | 278 |
| 2023 | 146 | 3 | 209 |
| 2022 | 183 | 7 | 188 |
| 2021 | 72 | 7 | 49 |
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.
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 2455-328X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2456-0502
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Contemporary Voice of Dalit
What CAS zone is Contemporary Voice of Dalit in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Contemporary Voice of Dalit is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. 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.
Which databases index Contemporary Voice of Dalit?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Contemporary Voice of Dalit is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Contemporary Voice of Dalit open access, and what is the APC?
Contemporary Voice of Dalit is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,650.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .