Journal profile · Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Global Studies of Childhood
ISSN 2043-6106 · SAGE
Global Studies of Childhood: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; 51 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Global Studies of Childhood is published by SAGE and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Children's Rights and Participation, Early Childhood Education and Development and Youth Education and Societal Dynamics, together about 45.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Children's Rights and ParticipationSocial Sciences24.3%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences15.2%
- Youth Education and Societal DynamicsSocial Sciences5.7%
- Child Development and Digital TechnologySocial Sciences4.7%
- Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSocial Sciences4.6%
- Global Education and MulticulturalismSocial Sciences4.6%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences4.3%
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | 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
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 192OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 57.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 629 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 22 | 3 |
| 2025 | 51 | 28 | 50 |
| 2024 | 47 | 35 | 111 |
| 2023 | 27 | 18 | 130 |
| 2022 | 27 | 13 | 178 |
| 2021 | 30 | 12 | 154 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,400 / GBP 2,493 | — | — |
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 2043-6106
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Global Studies of Childhood
What CAS zone is Global Studies of Childhood in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Global Studies of Childhood is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Global Studies of Childhood?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Global Studies of Childhood is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Global Studies of Childhood open access, and what is the APC?
Global Studies of Childhood is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,400.
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: .