Journal profile · INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Global Society
ISSN 1360-0826 · eISSN 1469-798X · Taylor & Francis
Global Society: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.1 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 298 days to acceptance (48 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 16% (journal website); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Global Society is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Development and Aid, Global Peace and Security Dynamics and Peacebuilding and International Security, together about 31.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Global Society is an interdisciplinary journal of international studies that promotes the analysis of the internationalisation and globalisation of various levels of social, economic and political interaction from a multitude of disciplines, including international relations, political science, political philosophy, international political economy, international law, international conflict analysis and international sociology. An ever integrating global society raises a number of issues for the study of international relations, and the editors welcome submissions exploring themes related to global governance, human rights, poverty and development, conflict, trade, gender, nationalism, religion, ethnicity, migration, terrorism and criminal activities, genocides, health, and environmental degradation. The journal is open to different methodological and theoretical approaches and seeks to publish articles that appeal to a wide readership, including policy makers and practitioners. Global Society is published by Routledge on behalf of the University of Kent. Peer Review All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Editor-in-chief Rubrick BiegonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 3, United States 1, Germany 1, Australia 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences13%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences11.2%
- Peacebuilding and International SecuritySocial Sciences7.6%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences7.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences4%
- Historical and Contemporary Political DynamicsArts and Humanities4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
International Political Science Abstracts Database, CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, PAIS International, Sociological Abstracts (Online)Publisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.85Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.52LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.52Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 387OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 38.96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 229,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 958 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 12 | 6 |
| 2025 | 19 | 8 | 28 |
| 2024 | 33 | 21 | 146 |
| 2023 | 27 | 17 | 264 |
| 2022 | 36 | 24 | 489 |
| 2021 | 24 | 11 | 277 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
298 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 200 days – 357 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (48 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 312 days
- Sample
- 48 articles with submission and acceptance dates (49 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 100 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Taylor & Francis Open Select); open access optional, no APC if not publishing open access. Model summary
Global Society is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readersh…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: initial editor appraisal, then double-anonymized peer review by independent expert referees; online submission via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1360-0826
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-798X
- Society / sponsor
- University of Kent
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Global Society
What CAS zone is Global Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Global Society is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category International Relations. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Global Society?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.9, h-index 56.
How long does peer review take at Global Society?
Based on the dates recorded on 48 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 298 days (interquartile range 200–357 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What JCR quartile is Global Society in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Sociology.
Where are the editorial board members of Global Society based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (3), United States (1) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Global Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Global Society is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Global Society open access, and what is the APC?
Global Society is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .