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Cooperation and Conflict
ISSN 0010-8367 · eISSN 1460-3691 · SAGE
Cooperation and Conflict: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.95; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 63 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cooperation and Conflict is published by SAGE and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Relations and Foreign Policy, European Union Policy and Governance and Peacebuilding and International Security, together about 40.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences15.6%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences14.3%
- Peacebuilding and International SecuritySocial Sciences10.5%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences10.1%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.7%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences5.5%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Arctic and Russian Policy StudiesSocial Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
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
- 2.95LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 566OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 36.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 64.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 62LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,721 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 26 | 18 |
| 2025 | 63 | 44 | 103 |
| 2024 | 41 | 33 | 257 |
| 2023 | 26 | 19 | 331 |
| 2022 | 35 | 23 | 346 |
| 2021 | 40 | 18 | 452 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- 0010-8367
- Electronic ISSN
- 1460-3691
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cooperation and Conflict
What CAS zone is Cooperation and Conflict in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cooperation and Conflict is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category International Relations / Political Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Cooperation and Conflict?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.95; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 69.
Which databases index Cooperation and Conflict?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cooperation and Conflict is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Cooperation and Conflict open access, and what is the APC?
Cooperation and Conflict is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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: .