Journal profile · Multiple
Drustvena istrazivanja
ISSN 1330-0288 · Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar · Croatia
Drustvena istrazivanja: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.32; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 26 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Drustvena istrazivanja is published by Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar 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 Regional Development and Management Studies, Balkan and Eastern European Studies and Environmental Science and Water Management, together about 38.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Regional Development and Management StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance19.5%
- Balkan and Eastern European StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.7%
- Environmental Science and Water ManagementEnvironmental Science7.3%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology6%
- Sociology and Education StudiesSocial Sciences4.6%
- Balkans: History, Politics, SocietySocial Sciences4.6%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology4.1%
- Resilience and Mental HealthPsychology3.8%
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 Issues | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Issues | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | 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 | Social Issues | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | 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
- 0.32LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,325 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 13 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | 56 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 64 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | 146 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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-NC | |
| 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
- Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar
- Country or region
- Croatia
- Language
- English, Croatian
- ISSN
- 1330-0288
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Drustvena istrazivanja
What CAS zone is Drustvena istrazivanja in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Drustvena istrazivanja is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Issues / Sociology. 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 Drustvena istrazivanja?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.32; CiteScore 0.9, h-index 22.
How long does peer review take at Drustvena istrazivanja?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Drustvena istrazivanja?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Drustvena istrazivanja is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Drustvena istrazivanja open access, and what is the APC?
Drustvena istrazivanja 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .