Journal profile · AREA STUDIES
European Review
ISSN 1062-7987 · eISSN 1474-0575 · Cambridge University Press
European Review: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.64; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 56 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Review is published by Cambridge University Press 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 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Educational Robotics and Engineering and European Union Policy and Governance, together about 38.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The European Review is a unique interdisciplinary international journal covering a wide range of subjects. It has a strong emphasis on Europe and on economics, history, social science, and general aspects of the sciences. At least two issues each year are devoted mainly or entirely to a single subject and deal in depth with a topic of contemporary importance in Europe; the other issues cover a wide range of subjects but may include a mini-review. Past issues dealt with Brexit and its Implications for European Integration, Brain Computer Interfaces for Silent Speech, Evolution as Physics: The Human & Machine Species, The Crisis in the Humanities and 'Invented Tradition', The Internationalisation of Higher Education, Can we tackle the Antibiotic Threat?, How Mathematics is rooted in Life, Japan; the First Quest of Modernization in East Asia, Academic Mobility and Migration, Maoism and Postmodernism, The Beijing 2008 Olympics, Climate Change Sceptics, Concept of Law in Chemistry; The Concept of Law and Models in Chemistry, Overcoming European Civil War. The European Review is fully open access.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AREA STUDIES
Editor-in-chief Alban KellerbauerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 3, Italy 2, Spain 2, Poland 2, Belgium 2 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance18.4%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science13.2%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences7.1%
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.8%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences4.4%
- Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences4.4%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences3.9%
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 | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 0.64LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 88Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 333OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 80%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,202 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 4 |
| 2025 | 56 | 56 | 69 |
| 2024 | 45 | 42 | 80 |
| 2023 | 57 | 34 | 128 |
| 2022 | 50 | 31 | 97 |
| 2021 | 32 | 20 | 98 |
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 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 1062-7987
- Electronic ISSN
- 1474-0575
- Society / sponsor
- Academia Europaea
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Review
What CAS zone is European Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Review is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Area Studies. 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.
What is the impact factor of European Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.64; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 56.
Where are the editorial board members of European Review based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (3), Italy (2) and Spain (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is European Review open access, and what is the APC?
European Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .