Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Evidence & Policy
ISSN 1744-2648 · eISSN 1744-2656 · The Policy Press
Evidence & Policy: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.27; hybrid open access; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Evidence & Policy is published by The Policy Press and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Health Policy Implementation Science, Evaluation and Performance Assessment and Mental Health and Patient Involvement, together about 43.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health Policy Implementation ScienceHealth Professions19.2%
- Evaluation and Performance AssessmentDecision Sciences17.2%
- Mental Health and Patient InvolvementHealth Professions7%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions5.5%
- Health Sciences Research and EducationHealth Professions4.2%
- Policy Transfer and LearningSocial Sciences4%
- Community Health and DevelopmentHealth Professions3.8%
- Healthcare innovation and challengesSocial Sciences3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | 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
- 1.27LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 331OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 832 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 12 | 7 |
| 2025 | 32 | 25 | 51 |
| 2024 | 30 | 19 | 73 |
| 2023 | 32 | 21 | 167 |
| 2022 | 39 | 29 | 714 |
| 2021 | 44 | 22 | 538 |
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.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- The Policy Press
- ISSN
- 1744-2648
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-2656
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Evidence & Policy
What CAS zone is Evidence & Policy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Evidence & Policy is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. 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 Evidence & Policy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.27; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 62.
Which databases index Evidence & Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Evidence & Policy is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Evidence & Policy open access, and what is the APC?
Evidence & Policy 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, 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: .