Journal profile · DEMOGRAPHY
Demography
ISSN 0070-3370 · eISSN 1533-7790 · Duke University Press
Demography: CAS Zone 1 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.49; fully open access; APC about USD 2,750; 99 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: Demography is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher. All articles published in the journal during its time with Springer will remain fully searchable through our websites. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Demography is published by Duke University Press and is in Zone 1 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Family Dynamics and Relationships, Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics and Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences, together about 31.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
*no longer published by Springer Nature, as of 1/1/2021. New publisher: Duke University Press: https://www.dukeupress.edu/demography Since its founding in ...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): DEMOGRAPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences11.9%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences10.8%
- Demographic Trends and Gender PreferencesSocial Sciences8.8%
- Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk ManagementSocial Sciences7.8%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences6.7%
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Global Health Care IssuesHealth Professions6.6%
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingSocial Sciences5.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Demography | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Demography | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Demography | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 3.49LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.92LetPub ·
- h-index
- 229OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,801OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.13%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 96LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,946 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 64 | 64 | 24 |
| 2025 | 99 | 99 | 204 |
| 2024 | 93 | 93 | 478 |
| 2023 | 79 | 79 | 1,064 |
| 2022 | 88 | 88 | 1,640 |
| 2021 | 113 | 113 | 3,341 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,750 / EUR 2,170 / GBP 1,870 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Journal archived; no longer accepting submissions with this publisher Model summary
Demography is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher.
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
- Duke University Press
- ISSN
- 0070-3370
- Electronic ISSN
- 1533-7790
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Demography
What CAS zone is Demography in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Demography is in Zone 1 of Sociology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Demography; it is a Top journal. 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 Demography?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.49; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 229.
Which databases index Demography?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Demography is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Demography open access, and what is the APC?
Demography is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,750.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .