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German Studies Review
ISSN 0149-7952 · eISSN 2164-8646 · Johns Hopkins University Press
German Studies Review: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.3; subscription journal; 81 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
German Studies Review is published by Johns Hopkins 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 European history and politics, German Literature and Culture Studies and German History and Society, together about 49.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences20.7%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities15.9%
- German History and SocietyArts and Humanities13%
- Literature and Cultural MemoryArts and Humanities5.4%
- Italian Fascism and Post-war SocietySocial Sciences4.6%
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities4.1%
- Communism, Protests, Social MovementsSocial Sciences4%
- German Colonialism and Identity StudiesArts and Humanities2.8%
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 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | 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 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
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 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 107OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,394OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,630 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 81 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 76 | 1 | 31 |
| 2023 | 78 | 2 | 9 |
| 2022 | 71 | 1 | 98 |
| 2021 | 91 | 5 | 18 |
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
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- ISSN
- 0149-7952
- Electronic ISSN
- 2164-8646
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about German Studies Review
What CAS zone is German Studies Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, German Studies Review is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Area Studies / Humanities, Multidisciplinary. 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 German Studies Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.3; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 107.
Which databases index German Studies Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, German Studies Review is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is German Studies Review open access, and what is the APC?
German Studies Review 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .