Journal profile · PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
European Journal of Social Security
ISSN 1388-2627 · eISSN 2399-2948 · SAGE
European Journal of Social Security: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Social Security is published by SAGE and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social Policy and Reform Studies, European Law and Migration and Employment and Welfare Studies, together about 44.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The European Journal of Social Security (EJSS) is primarily concerned with developments in social security at the EU level and, on a comparative ba...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences25.3%
- European Law and MigrationSocial Sciences11.1%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions7.9%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences3.8%
- Polish Legal and Social IssuesSocial Sciences3.8%
- Taxation and Legal IssuesBusiness, Management and Accounting3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public Administration | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 3.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 142OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 44.74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 891 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 18 | 17 |
| 2024 | 36 | 17 | 62 |
| 2023 | 41 | 20 | 276 |
| 2022 | 34 | 21 | 216 |
| 2021 | 39 | 17 | 169 |
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.
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1388-2627
- Electronic ISSN
- 2399-2948
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Social Security
What CAS zone is European Journal of Social Security in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of Social Security is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Public Administration. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index European Journal of Social Security?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Social Security is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is European Journal of Social Security open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Social Security is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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: .