Journal profile · DEMOGRAPHY
European Journal of Population-Revue Europeenne de Demographie
ISSN 0168-6577 · eISSN 1572-9885 · Springer Nature · 5 issues per year
European Journal of Population-Revue Europeenne de Demographie: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.41; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,990; median 299 days to acceptance (69 articles, last 24 months); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Population-Revue Europeenne de Demographie is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Family Dynamics and Relationships, Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving and Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences, together about 38.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
European Journal of Population addresses a broad public of researchers, policy makers and others concerned with population processes and their consequences. Its aim is to improve understanding of population phenomena by giving priority to work that contributes to the development of theory and method, and that spans the boundaries between demography and such disciplines as sociology, anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, epidemiology and other sciences contributing to public health. The Journal is open to authors from all over the world, and its articles cover European and non-European countries (specifically including developing countries) alike.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): DEMOGRAPHY
Editor-in-chief Trude LappegaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Spain 5, Germany 4, Italy 4, Norway 4, United Kingdom 3 (42 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences17.6%
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingSocial Sciences11.6%
- Demographic Trends and Gender PreferencesSocial Sciences9%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences8.4%
- Global Health Care IssuesHealth Professions7.3%
- Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk ManagementSocial Sciences6.9%
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences5.7%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences5.3%
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 | Demography | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Demography | Zone 2 |
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 | Demography | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIECAB AbstractsEconLitCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, RePEc
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 3.41LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 92OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 631OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.05%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 460,300Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,213 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 7 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 132 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 237 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 410 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 929 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 373 |
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
299 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 216 days – 367 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 32 days (70 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 333 days
- Sample
- 69 articles with submission and acceptance dates (73 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
- Submission to first decision
- 35 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,990 / EUR 2,390 / GBP 2,090 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- brief report, references, tables and illustrations. Brief reports should not exceed 5,000 words, excluding abstract, references, tables and illustrations.main text ≤ 5,000 words
- brief reportsBrief reports should not exceed 5,000 words, excluding abstract, references, tables and illustrations.Length not stated
- editorialThe journal operates under a strict double blind reviewing process whereby the reviewer is not aware of the author’s identity. Therefore, the manuscript should:…Length not stated
- original articletatements. Back to top Length of papers Original articles should not exceed 8,000 words, excluding abstract, references, tables and illustrations.main text ≤ 8,000 words
- original articlesOriginal articles should not exceed 8,000 words, excluding abstract, references, tables and illustrations.Length not stated
- research notes or research commentsResearch notes orresearch comments should not exceed 3,000 words, excluding abstract references, tables and illustrations.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data transparency Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
COPE member Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Articles in Springer Nature open access journals do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in European Journal of Population, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double blind peer review Model summary
The journal operates under a strict double blind reviewing process whereby the reviewer is not aware of the author’s identity.
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 5 issues per year
- ISSN
- 0168-6577
- Electronic ISSN
- 1572-9885
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Population-Revue Europeenne de Demographie
What CAS zone is European Journal of Population-Revue Europeenne de Demographie in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of Population-Revue Europeenne de Demographie is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Demography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of European Journal of Population-Revue Europeenne de Demographie?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.41; CiteScore 5.6, h-index 92.
How long does peer review take at European Journal of Population-Revue Europeenne de Demographie?
Based on the dates recorded on 69 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 299 days (interquartile range 216–367 days). 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 European Journal of Population-Revue Europeenne de Demographie?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 European Journal of Population-Revue Europeenne de Demographie based?
Of the 42 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (5), Germany (4) and Italy (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Journal of Population-Revue Europeenne de Demographie?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Population-Revue Europeenne de Demographie is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE, CAB Abstracts, EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is European Journal of Population-Revue Europeenne de Demographie open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Population-Revue Europeenne de Demographie is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,990.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .