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Humanity-An International Journal of Human Rights Humanitarianism and Development
ISSN 2151-4364 · eISSN 2151-4372 · University of Pennsylvania Press
Humanity-An International Journal of Human Rights Humanitarianism and Development: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 14 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Humanity-An International Journal of Human Rights Humanitarianism and Development is published by University of Pennsylvania Press and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics, International Law and Human Rights and Migration and Exile Studies, together about 42% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Humanity is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to publishing original research and reflection on human rights, humanitarianism, and development in the modern and contemporary world. An interdisciplinary enterprise, Humanity encourages relevant contributions from anthropology, economics, law, literature, history, philosophy, politics, public health, and sociology, as well as those contributions which seek to foster intersections between and among these disciplines.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL ISSUES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical and Contemporary Political DynamicsArts and Humanities20.5%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences15.3%
- Migration and Exile StudiesSocial Sciences6.3%
- Legal Rights and Human RightsSocial Sciences4.3%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences4.1%
- Peacebuilding and International SecuritySocial Sciences3.8%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences3.7%
- Human Rights and DevelopmentSocial Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Issues | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Issues | Zone 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q3 | 655/1162 | — |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q3 | 958/1530 | — |
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 126OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 450 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 344 |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | 461 |
| 2024 | 23 | 6 | 526 |
| 2023 | 33 | 7 | 438 |
| 2022 | 27 | 1 | 433 |
| 2021 | 36 | 6 | 650 |
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- ISSN
- 2151-4364
- Electronic ISSN
- 2151-4372
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Humanity-An International Journal of Human Rights Humanitarianism and Development
What CAS zone is Humanity-An International Journal of Human Rights Humanitarianism and Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Humanity-An International Journal of Human Rights Humanitarianism and Development is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Social Issues. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Humanity-An International Journal of Human Rights Humanitarianism and Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Humanity-An International Journal of Human Rights Humanitarianism and Development is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Humanity-An International Journal of Human Rights Humanitarianism and Development open access, and what is the APC?
Humanity-An International Journal of Human Rights Humanitarianism and Development is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .