Journal profile · AREA STUDIES
GERMAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY
ISSN 1045-0300 · eISSN 1558-5441 · Center for European Studies, Harvard University
GERMAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
GERMAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY is published by Center for European Studies, Harvard 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 German History and Society, German legal, social, and political studies and Electoral Systems and Political Participation, together about 44.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): AREA STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- German History and SocietyArts and Humanities17.5%
- German legal, social, and political studiesSocial Sciences16.9%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences10.4%
- German Security and Defense PoliciesSocial Sciences7%
- Populism, Right-Wing MovementsSocial Sciences6.6%
- Memory, Trauma, and CommemorationPsychology5.3%
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences5.2%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences4.2%
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 | 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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q1 | 350/1936 | 81st |
| Cultural Studies | Q2 | 410/1434 | 71st |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q3 | 926/1530 | 39th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
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
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 130OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 805 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 353 |
| 2025 | 27 | 4 | 321 |
| 2024 | 24 | 1 | 383 |
| 2023 | 28 | 7 | 358 |
| 2022 | 26 | 7 | 381 |
| 2021 | 24 | 2 | 275 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- Center for European Studies, Harvard University
- ISSN
- 1045-0300
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-5441
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about GERMAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY
What CAS zone is GERMAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, GERMAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY 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.
Which databases index GERMAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, GERMAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is GERMAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY open access, and what is the APC?
GERMAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY is a subscription 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: .