Journal profile · Multiple
Health Sociology Review
ISSN 1446-1242 · eISSN 1839-3551 · Taylor & Francis
Health Sociology Review: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 235 days to acceptance (36 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 10% (journal website); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Health Sociology Review is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mental Health and Patient Involvement, Obesity and Health Practices and Health disparities and outcomes, together about 23.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Health Sociology Review is an international peer-reviewed journal, which publishes high quality conceptual and empirical research in the sociology of health, illness and medicine. Published three times per year, the journal prioritises original research papers, papers that advance theory and methodology in the field of health sociology and special issues on matters of central importance to health sociology and related fields. Review articles are published upon occasion, but must extend conceptual understanding in health sociology, not just review what is known about a particular topic. Submissions must make a clear contribution to sociological inquiry relevant to health, but may be informed by conceptual and empirical debates from a broader range of health and social sciences. All submissions must demonstrate methodological rigour, adherence to ethical research principles, and potential for contribution to knowledge in health, health care and wellbeing. All manuscript submissions must be less than 7,500 words in length (including all text, footnotes and references). Suggestions for occasional themed special issues are welcomed. All submissions to Health Sociology Review are subject to double-anonymized peer review by at least two reviewers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Katherine KennyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 5 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mental Health and Patient InvolvementHealth Professions8.6%
- Obesity and Health PracticesHealth Professions8%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences7.1%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions6.7%
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting5.8%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions5.5%
- Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsSocial Sciences4.6%
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthPsychology4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · 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
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEWeb of SciencePubMedPsycINFOPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, EBSCOhost, Gale
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
- 3LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.81Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.15Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 434OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 40.63%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 84,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 84,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 955 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 16 | 12 | 26 |
| 2024 | 34 | 27 | 161 |
| 2023 | 18 | 15 | 256 |
| 2022 | 17 | 6 | 117 |
| 2021 | 22 | 8 | 357 |
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
235 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 201 days – 291 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (36 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 258 days
- Sample
- 36 articles with submission and acceptance dates (40 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)
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 111 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 111 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 36 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
Health Sociology Review 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…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymized peer review by at least two reviewers. Model summary
All submissions to Health Sociology Review are subject to double-anonymized peer review by at least two reviewers.
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
- 1446-1242
- Electronic ISSN
- 1839-3551
- Society / sponsor
- Australian Sociological Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 35, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Health Sociology Review
What CAS zone is Health Sociology Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Health Sociology Review is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Health Policy & Services / Sociology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Health Sociology Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 58.
How long does peer review take at Health Sociology Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 36 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 235 days (interquartile range 201–291 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10% (2025). 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 Health Sociology Review in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (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 3 of Medicine.
Where are the editorial board members of Health Sociology Review based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Health Sociology Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Health Sociology Review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE, Web of Science, PubMed and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Health Sociology Review open access, and what is the APC?
Health Sociology Review 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: .