Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Global Perspectives
ISSN 2575-7350 · University of California Press
Global Perspectives: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 0.6 (journal website); hybrid open access; 42 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Global Perspectives is published by University of California Press and is classed under Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Development and Aid, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts and International Relations and Foreign Policy, together about 23.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Global Perspectives advances knowledge on contemporary global challenges through transdisciplinary research and transformative perspectives. eISSN: 2575-7350 Frequency: Published continually Impact Factor: 0.6 CiteScore: 1.7 Editors-in-Chief: Hagen Schulz-Forberg, Aarhus University, Denmark and J.P. Singh, George Mason University, USA
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Hagen Schulz-ForbergPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences11.7%
- COVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.4%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences5.2%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences5.2%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences4.8%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.4%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 33.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 368 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 42 | 24 | 14 |
| 2024 | 53 | 25 | 97 |
| 2023 | 50 | 22 | 135 |
| 2022 | 38 | 19 | 198 |
| 2021 | 62 | 18 | 459 |
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
- University of California Press
- ISSN
- 2575-7350
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Global Perspectives
What CAS zone is Global Perspectives in?
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.
What is the impact factor of Global Perspectives?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 22.
Which databases index Global Perspectives?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Global Perspectives is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Global Perspectives open access, and what is the APC?
Global Perspectives 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, 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: .