Journal profile · SOCIOLOGY
Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
ISSN 2061-5558 · eISSN 2062-087X · Corvinus University of Budapest · Hungary
Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 9 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy is published by Corvinus University of Budapest 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 Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies, Social Policy and Reform Studies and European Union Policy and Governance, together about 29.8% 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)
CJSSP is an edited and double-blind peer-reviewed journal, published in yearly volumes of two issues. It publishes original academic articles, forum notes, and reviews from sociology, social policy and related fields in English. It invites contributions from the international community of social researchers. The journal covers a widerange of relevant social issues. It is open to new questions, unusual perspectives, explorations and explanations of social and economic behavior, local society, or supranational challenges. Strong preference is given to problem-oriented, theoretically grounded empirical researches, comparative findings, logical arguments and careful methodological solutions. CJSSP aims to respect publication ethics, thus has adopted current best practices to counter plagiarism. The submitted articles are analyzed during the review process, and papers subject to plagiarism are rejected. Also the authors are to comply with the referencing guidelines outlined in the relevant section. The journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. With similar objectives we do not charge authors for the publication of their articles. Articles submission and processing is free of charge as well. Users can use and build upon the material published in the journal for non-commercial purposes. CJSSP is financed by the Sociology Doctoral Program of CUB. It is published in yearly volumes of two issues. It is indexed by EBSCO, CEEOL, Google Scholar, Sociological Abstracts, WoS ESCI, EconBib, Index Copernicus, Scopus, IBSS Proquest and InfoBase Index. CJSSP is reposited at Corvinus Research (http://unipub.lib.uni-corvinus.hu/).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Márton MedgyesiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational StudiesSocial Sciences14.3%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences10.3%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.2%
- Social Capital and NetworksSocial Sciences5.2%
- Economic Theory and InstitutionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
- Social and Cultural DynamicsSocial Sciences4%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences3.6%
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: no
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI, CEEOL, EconBib, IBSS Proquest, Index Copernicus, InfoBase Index, Sociological Abstracts
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.23%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 342 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 42 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 35 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 24 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 64 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | Publisher's own license | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted3
- original academic articlesIt publishes original academic articles, research notes, and reviews from sociology, social policy and related fields in English.Length not stated
- research notesIt publishes original academic articles, research notes, and reviews from sociology, social policy and related fields in English.Length not stated
- reviewsIt publishes original academic articles, research notes, and reviews from sociology, social policy and related fields in English.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
CJSSP is committed to ensuring ethics in publication. This statement is based on the recommendations of Elsevier and the Committee of Publication Ethics’ Code of Conduct. Authors: Authors should present an objective discussion of the significance of research work as well as sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the results. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements con…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Immediate open access Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Double blind peer review Model summary
All submitted manuscripts, with the exception of book reviews, undergo double anonymized peer review. Every submission is reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. If required, further reviewers are involved in the review process. During the process reviewers interact with Editor and no information about peer review is published with the articles. Reviewers are selected among external expert…
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
- Corvinus University of Budapest
- Country or region
- Hungary
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2061-5558
- Electronic ISSN
- 2062-087X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
What CAS zone is Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 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.
How long does peer review take at Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy open access, and what is the APC?
Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .