Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)
Greek Review of Social Research
ISSN 0013-9696 · eISSN 2241-8512 · National Centre for Social Research · Greece
Greek Review of Social Research: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Greek Review of Social Research is published by National Centre for Social Research. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Contemporary and Historical Greek Studies, Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice and Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies, together about 30.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Demography. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published without interruption since 1969, The Greek Review of Social Research is the oldest Greek journal for the social sciences and one of the first to adopt the blind peer review system. An editorial committee of three EKKE researchers and two external social scientists appointed by the EKKE’s Board of Administration for a period of three years is responsible for the publication procedures and the standards of the Review’s scholarship. The editorial committee is supported by a scientific committee of distinguished social scientists whose role is advisory as regards the development and dissemination of the journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)
Editor-in-chief Pavlos BaltasPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Greece 28, United Kingdom 5, Italy 2, United States 1, Germany 1 (39 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Contemporary and Historical Greek StudiesSocial Sciences18.9%
- Contemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeSocial Sciences6%
- Employment, Labor, and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences5.9%
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences4.8%
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences4.2%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences4.1%
- Rural development and sustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | Q4 | 250/286 | 12th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, Crossref, Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), SHERPA/RoMEO, International Sociological Association (ISA), CiteFactor, European Website of Integration, Econbiz database, The Socio WebPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,329 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 40 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 81 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 98 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 79 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 124 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 76 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
The following information is mainly based upon the guidelines for “Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement” (PEMS) and on the “Internal Regulations Statement” of the Greek Review of Social Research. General Information The Greek Review of Social Research is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published bi-annually in digital and print form by the National Centre for Social Research (EKKE). T…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.Authors are able to enter into sep…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public contributes to global knowledge exchange. We encourage authors to deposit their articles, as well as data underlying the publications, in institutional and/or other appropriate subject repositories.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Articles are submitted to the double blind peer review system. They are sent to two reviewers and in instances of conflicting evaluation to a third.
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
- National Centre for Social Research
- Country or region
- Greece
- Language
- Modern Greek (1453-)
- ISSN
- 0013-9696
- Electronic ISSN
- 2241-8512
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Greek Review of Social Research
How long does peer review take at Greek Review of Social Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. 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 are the manuscript requirements of Greek Review of Social Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Greek Review of Social Research based?
Of the 39 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Greece (28), United Kingdom (5) and Italy (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Greek Review of Social Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Greek Review of Social Research is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Greek Review of Social Research open access, and what is the APC?
Greek Review of Social Research is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .