Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
Espaces-Populations-Societes
ISSN 0755-7809 · eISSN 2104-3752 · Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille · France
Espaces-Populations-Societes: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 35 weeks (community reports); 38 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Espaces-Populations-Societes is published by Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille 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 French Urban and Social Studies, Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues and Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender, together about 43.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- French Urban and Social StudiesSocial Sciences23.1%
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social IssuesHealth Professions12.6%
- Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderSocial Sciences7.8%
- Agriculture and Rural Development ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.6%
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Migration, Identity, and HealthSocial Sciences4.3%
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences3.4%
- Social Policies and FamilySocial Sciences3.3%
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 | Geography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 169OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 60.66%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,956 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 7 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 1 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 16 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 54 |
| 2021 | 56 | 56 | 81 |
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 35 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 35 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-ND | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Peer review
- Authorship
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille
- Country or region
- France
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 0755-7809
- Electronic ISSN
- 2104-3752
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Espaces-Populations-Societes
What CAS zone is Espaces-Populations-Societes in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Espaces-Populations-Societes is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geography. 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.
How long does peer review take at Espaces-Populations-Societes?
Authors report an average review time of about 35 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 Espaces-Populations-Societes?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Espaces-Populations-Societes is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Espaces-Populations-Societes open access, and what is the APC?
Espaces-Populations-Societes 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .