Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
FWU Journal of Social Sciences
ISSN 1995-1272 · Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University
FWU Journal of Social Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 49 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
FWU Journal of Social Sciences is published by Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University 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 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Belt and Road Initiative and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, together about 34.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Education. (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
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastSocial Sciences17.1%
- Belt and Road InitiativeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.5%
- Technology-Enhanced Education StudiesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.6%
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences4.6%
- South Asian Studies and ConflictsSocial Sciences4.6%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities4.2%
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 | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | 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
- 3.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.51%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 299 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 43 | 0 |
| 2025 | 49 | 49 | 38 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | 98 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 111 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 337 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | 383 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University
- ISSN
- 1995-1272
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about FWU Journal of Social Sciences
What CAS zone is FWU Journal of Social Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, FWU Journal of Social Sciences is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index FWU Journal of Social Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, FWU Journal of Social Sciences is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is FWU Journal of Social Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
FWU Journal of Social Sciences is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .