Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Departures in Critical Qualitative Research
ISSN 2333-9489 · eISSN 2333-9497 · University of California Press
Departures in Critical Qualitative Research: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Departures in Critical Qualitative Research is published by University of California Press 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 Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics, Posthumanist Ethics and Activism and Critical Race Theory in Education, together about 42.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsSocial Sciences17.5%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences17.2%
- Critical Race Theory in EducationSocial Sciences7.9%
- Autobiographical and Biographical WritingArts and Humanities6.4%
- Artistic and Creative ResearchArts and Humanities6.2%
- Arts and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities5.2%
- Qualitative Research Methods and ApplicationsSocial Sciences4.7%
- Feminist Theory and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
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 | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 3 |
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 464 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 148 |
| 2025 | 22 | 7 | 248 |
| 2024 | 23 | 0 | 140 |
| 2023 | 22 | 6 | 165 |
| 2022 | 19 | 0 | 121 |
| 2021 | 44 | 0 | 143 |
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 California Press
- ISSN
- 2333-9489
- Electronic ISSN
- 2333-9497
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Departures in Critical Qualitative Research
What CAS zone is Departures in Critical Qualitative Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Departures in Critical Qualitative Research is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. 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 Departures in Critical Qualitative Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Departures in Critical Qualitative Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Departures in Critical Qualitative Research open access, and what is the APC?
Departures in Critical Qualitative Research 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: .