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Engaging Science Technology and Society
ISSN 2413-8053 · Society for Social Studies of Science · United States
Engaging Science Technology and Society: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports); 33 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Engaging Science Technology and Society is published by Society for Social Studies of Science 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 Information Systems Theories and Implementation, Geographies of human-animal interactions and Climate Change Communication and Perception, together about 30.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Engaging Science, Technology, and Society (ESTS), published by the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), is a fully open-access, digital-only journal that publishes articles across the breadth of Science and Technology Studies (STS). As an open-access and a generalist publication, ESTS’s emphasis is on articles that draw connections across multiple subfields, topical foci, theoretical traditions, and/or geographic and cultural contexts of STS. The journal’s mission includes continuing to recognize and build STS as a transnational field, and supporting openness as both a principle/concept and a practice, while providing a hospitable publication venue for scholars from across STS. ESTS is particularly interested in publishing works that contribute to and/or take advantage of its mission of openness, whether through contributing to open data repositories, embodying open approaches to writing (e.g., through unconventional/counter-normative co-authorship practices), or experimenting with form and style. We also expressly invite articles by authors based in and/or with connections to regions outside of STS’s historic centers in Europe, the UK, and North America. We welcome articles that address geographic and cultural equity and accessibility as we actively work out what it means to be a “transnational” journal today. ESTS expects all articles that it publishes to speak to a broad STS audience. We seek contributions that are likely to be useful and interesting to many readers irrespective of their specific topical interests, theoretical frameworks, or disciplinary backgrounds.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL ISSUES
Editor-in-chief Greg HollinPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 4, United Kingdom 3, Netherlands 3, United States 2, South Korea 2 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Information Systems Theories and ImplementationSocial Sciences13.2%
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences8.7%
- Climate Change Communication and PerceptionSocial Sciences8.7%
- Interdisciplinary Research and CollaborationDecision Sciences8.7%
- Water Governance and InfrastructureSocial Sciences7.4%
- Innovative Human-Technology InteractionComputer Science4.2%
- University-Industry-Government Innovation ModelsBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Issues | 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 95OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 314 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 26 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 51 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 111 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 179 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 133 |
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 52 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 100 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, CC BY-SA, CC BY-NC-SA | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1
- contributionsAs of 2026 (Volume 12), ESTS will invite contributions of any length up to 9,000 words (not including references) in a single category.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Original, unpublished work only; not under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
The submission has not previously been published, nor is it actively under consideration with another journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors retain copyright and choose a license: CC BY 4.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, or CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Model summary
Authors of all content published in ESTS retain the copyright to their work and are responsible for choosing the appropriate license from the licenses supported by the journal: CC BY 4.0 CC BY 4.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, or CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Please refer to the footer of the full text to learn about the specific license applied to each piece.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review as a general rule, with exceptions (single-blind or Editorial Collective review) discussed in advance with authors and labeled in the journal. Model summary
Following initial editorial review, all manuscripts that fit the journal’s scope and quality expectations will be subjected to double-blind peer-review as a general rule.
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
- Society for Social Studies of Science
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2413-8053
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Engaging Science Technology and Society
What CAS zone is Engaging Science Technology and Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Engaging Science Technology and Society is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Issues. 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.
How long does peer review take at Engaging Science Technology and Society?
Authors report an average review time of about 52 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Engaging Science Technology and Society?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: Chicago; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Engaging Science Technology and Society based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (4), United Kingdom (3) and Netherlands (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Engaging Science Technology and Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Engaging Science Technology and Society is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Engaging Science Technology and Society open access, and what is the APC?
Engaging Science Technology and Society 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, 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: .