Journal profile · DEMOGRAPHY
Demographic Research
ISSN 1435-9871 · Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research · Germany
Demographic Research: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.27; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 28 weeks (community reports); 76 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Demographic Research is published by Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 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 Family Dynamics and Relationships, Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving and Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management, together about 37% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): DEMOGRAPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences16.1%
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingSocial Sciences11%
- Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk ManagementSocial Sciences9.9%
- Demographic Trends and Gender PreferencesSocial Sciences9.9%
- Global Health Care IssuesHealth Professions8.6%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences6.7%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences5.1%
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences4.8%
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 | Demography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Demography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Demography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.27LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 115OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,348OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.37%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 76LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,974 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 60 | 12 |
| 2025 | 76 | 76 | 142 |
| 2024 | 94 | 94 | 488 |
| 2023 | 76 | 76 | 639 |
| 2022 | 74 | 74 | 875 |
| 2021 | 97 | 97 | 1,805 |
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 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 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 | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1435-9871
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Demographic Research
What CAS zone is Demographic Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Demographic Research is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Demography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Demographic Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.27; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 115.
How long does peer review take at Demographic Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 28 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 Demographic Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Demographic Research is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Demographic Research open access, and what is the APC?
Demographic Research 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; 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: .