Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Critical Studies in Fashion & Beauty
ISSN 2040-4417 · eISSN 2040-4425 · Intellect Ltd.
Critical Studies in Fashion & Beauty: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Critical Studies in Fashion & Beauty is published by Intellect Ltd. 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 Fashion and Cultural Textiles, Cultural and Historical Studies and Crafts, Textile, and Design, together about 66.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Gender Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fashion and Cultural TextilesArts and Humanities37.9%
- Cultural and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities24.1%
- Crafts, Textile, and DesignArts and Humanities4.6%
- Libraries and Information ServicesArts and Humanities4.6%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences4.3%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Media, Gender, and AdvertisingSocial Sciences2.3%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting2.2%
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 | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.88%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 263 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 0 | 117 |
| 2025 | 19 | 1 | 128 |
| 2024 | 19 | 7 | 133 |
| 2023 | 16 | 4 | 123 |
| 2022 | 18 | 5 | 92 |
| 2021 | 18 | 0 | 83 |
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Intellect Ltd.
- ISSN
- 2040-4417
- Electronic ISSN
- 2040-4425
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Critical Studies in Fashion & Beauty
What CAS zone is Critical Studies in Fashion & Beauty in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Critical Studies in Fashion & Beauty is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. 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.
Which databases index Critical Studies in Fashion & Beauty?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Critical Studies in Fashion & Beauty is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Critical Studies in Fashion & Beauty open access, and what is the APC?
Critical Studies in Fashion & Beauty is a hybrid 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: .