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Ethnic and Racial Studies
ISSN 0141-9870 · eISSN 1466-4356 · Taylor & Francis
Ethnic and Racial Studies: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 2.48; hybrid open access; median 199 days to acceptance (61 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 13% (journal website); 359 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ethnic and Racial Studies is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Migration, Refugees, and Integration, Migration and Labor Dynamics and Diaspora, migration, transnational identity, together about 40.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims and scopeJournal metrics Editorial board Ethnic and Racial Studies is the leading international journal for the analysis of the role of race, racism, ethnicity, migration and forms of ethno-nationalism. These social phenomena are at the heart of many of the major social and political issues in the modern world. As the leading journal in these areas we seek to provide an interdisciplinary academic forum for the presentation of original research and theoretical analysis, drawing particularly on sociology, social policy, anthropology, political science, international relations, geography, history, social psychology and cultural studies. We welcome contributions from established scholars and early career researchers who are producing cutting edge empirical and theoretical work in our main areas of interest in all areas of the world. Our global orientation is evidenced in the wide range of articles we publish by scholars from all over the world as well as in the variety of special issues we produce. We particularly welcome contributions from scholars based in the Global South. Articles in the journal are normally 9000 words. All are peer reviewed by two or more referees. Each volume is composed of sixteen issues, and is typically made up of a mixture of regular and special issues, and three Review issues. Proposals for special issues are considered by the editors on a regular basis and we work with the guest editors to peer review the issue and produce it to the highest standard. The ERS Review issues offer expert guidance to the latest research through the publication of book reviews, symposia on books of current interest or issues of current contention, discussion pieces and longer articles of up to 12000 words that provide an overview of particular fields of research and analysis. Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal. Peer Review Policy: Ethnic and Racial Studies operates a double-anonymous peer review system whereby the authors’ and reviewers’ identities are concealed from each other. All submissions receive an initial desk assessment by the Editor in Chief to ensure the paper makes an original contribution and is a good fit with the journal’s Aims and Scope and follows the Instructions for Authors. If an article doesn’t pass these initial checks the Editor in Chief might reject the article immediately. This is known as a ‘desk reject’, and is a decision made at the editor’s discretion based on their substantial experience and
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences17.5%
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences12.8%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences9.9%
- Migration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocial Sciences9.7%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences6.8%
- Racial and Ethnic Identity ResearchSocial Sciences4.7%
- Critical Race Theory in EducationSocial Sciences4.4%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ethnic Studies | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ethnic Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ethnic Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 2.48LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 175OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,789OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.71OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 239LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,243 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 278 | 105 | 306 |
| 2025 | 359 | 166 | 1,000 |
| 2024 | 337 | 151 | 1,330 |
| 2023 | 304 | 115 | 1,960 |
| 2022 | 301 | 87 | 3,235 |
| 2021 | 310 | 79 | 5,655 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
199 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 112 days – 276 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (61 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 235 days
- Sample
- 61 articles with submission and acceptance dates (724 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- commentary0 • Special/Themed Issue Introductions/Commentary/Afterword: They are published in Special Themed Issues and are up to 9000 words. These pieces are proposed by …main text ≤ 9,000 words
- reviewe anonymous peer review. Number of peer reviews: 2 • Article Commentaries are typically published in Review issues and are up to 4,500 words. They go through an…main text ≤ 4,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Overview Open journals Open Select Dove Medical Press F1000Research
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0141-9870
- Electronic ISSN
- 1466-4356
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 49, Issue 14 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ethnic and Racial Studies
What CAS zone is Ethnic and Racial Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ethnic and Racial Studies is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Ethnic Studies / Sociology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Ethnic and Racial Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.48; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 175.
How long does peer review take at Ethnic and Racial Studies?
Based on the dates recorded on 61 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 199 days (interquartile range 112–276 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13%. 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 Ethnic and Racial Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ethnic and Racial Studies is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Ethnic and Racial Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Ethnic and Racial Studies is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .