Journal profile · AREA STUDIES
History and Sociology of South Asia
ISSN 2230-8075 · eISSN 2249-5312 · SAGE
History and Sociology of South Asia: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; APC about USD 3,650; 16 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
History and Sociology of South Asia is published by SAGE and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are South Asian Studies and Diaspora, Colonial History and Postcolonial Studies and South Asian Studies and Conflicts, together about 53.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): AREA STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- South Asian Studies and DiasporaArts and Humanities28.8%
- Colonial History and Postcolonial StudiesSocial Sciences13.6%
- South Asian Studies and ConflictsSocial Sciences10.8%
- Indian and Buddhist StudiesArts and Humanities8.3%
- Indian Economic and Social DevelopmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences4.7%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences4.1%
- Indian History and PhilosophyArts and Humanities3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q2 | 653/1936 | — |
| Cultural Studies | Q2 | 664/1434 | — |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q4 | 1169/1530 | — |
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
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 256 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 1 | 60 |
| 2025 | 16 | 1 | 37 |
| 2024 | 25 | 11 | 37 |
| 2023 | 22 | 1 | 53 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 | 24 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 25 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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
- 2230-8075
- Electronic ISSN
- 2249-5312
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about History and Sociology of South Asia
What CAS zone is History and Sociology of South Asia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, History and Sociology of South Asia is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Area Studies. 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.
Which databases index History and Sociology of South Asia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, History and Sociology of South Asia is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is History and Sociology of South Asia open access, and what is the APC?
History and Sociology of South Asia is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,650.
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: .