Journal profile · ETHNIC STUDIES
Critical Ethnic Studies
ISSN 2373-5031 · eISSN 2373-504X · University of Minnesota Press
Critical Ethnic Studies: subscription journal; 40 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Critical Ethnic Studies is published by University of Minnesota Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cultural Identity and Representation, Race, History, and American Society and Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies, together about 28.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Anthropology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ETHNIC STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural Identity and RepresentationArts and Humanities10.5%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences9.4%
- Decolonial Thought and EpistemologiesSocial Sciences8.4%
- Racial and Ethnic Identity ResearchSocial Sciences8.2%
- Latin American and Latino StudiesSocial Sciences7.3%
- Critical Race Theory in EducationSocial Sciences5.7%
- Asian American and Pacific HistoriesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Cultural Studies and ColonialismArts and Humanities5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Studies | Q3 | 839/1434 | 41st |
| Anthropology | Q3 | 387/536 | 27th |
| Gender Studies | Q4 | 186/233 | 19th |
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 613/744 | 17th |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 292 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 1 | 460 |
| 2025 | 40 | 3 | 578 |
| 2024 | 17 | 1 | 463 |
| 2023 | 15 | 1 | 595 |
| 2022 | 40 | 0 | 474 |
| 2021 | 69 | 9 | 399 |
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
- University of Minnesota Press
- ISSN
- 2373-5031
- Electronic ISSN
- 2373-504X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Critical Ethnic Studies
Which databases index Critical Ethnic Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Critical Ethnic Studies is indexed in Scopus.
Is Critical Ethnic Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Critical Ethnic Studies 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .