Journal profile · Multiple
Dissent
ISSN 0012-3846 · eISSN 1946-0910 · Foundation for the Study Of Independent Social Ideasion, Inc
Dissent: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.47; subscription journal; 59 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Dissent is published by Foundation for the Study Of Independent Social Ideasion, Inc 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 Political and Economic history of UK and US, Race, History, and American Society and American Constitutional Law and Politics, together about 29.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Dissent is a quarterly magazine of politics and ideas. Establishing itself as one of America's leading intellectual journals in 1954, it has since published articles by Hannah Arendt, Norman Mailer, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Ellen Willis, Richard Wright, George Packer, and many others.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Political and Economic history of UK and USSocial Sciences11.4%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences10.2%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences8.2%
- Labor Movements and UnionsSocial Sciences7.9%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences6.2%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences4.2%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences4%
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 | Political Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Issues | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Issues | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Issues | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 0.47LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 139OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,439 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 59 | 1 | 18 |
| 2024 | 80 | 0 | 36 |
| 2023 | 57 | 0 | 60 |
| 2022 | 90 | 1 | 79 |
| 2021 | 108 | 0 | 88 |
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
- Foundation for the Study Of Independent Social Ideasion, Inc
- ISSN
- 0012-3846
- Electronic ISSN
- 1946-0910
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Dissent
What CAS zone is Dissent in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Dissent is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Political Science / Social Issues. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Dissent?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.47; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 32.
Which databases index Dissent?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Dissent is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Dissent open access, and what is the APC?
Dissent 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, 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: .