Journal profile · Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Identities
ISSN 1409-9268 · eISSN 1857-8616 · Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities - Skopje · North Macedonia
Identities: fully open access; APC about USD 10; review about 36 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Identities is published by Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities - Skopje. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gender and Feminist Studies, Feminist Theory and Gender Studies and Balkans: History, Politics, Society, together about 40.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences24%
- Feminist Theory and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences10%
- Balkans: History, Politics, SocietySocial Sciences6.7%
- Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and PoliticsPsychology5.6%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities4.8%
- Marxism and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities4.8%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences4.5%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Studies | Q1 | 49/1434 | 96th |
| Anthropology | Q1 | 27/536 | 95th |
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 73/692 | 89th |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 4.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 356 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 29 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 54 |
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 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 10 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 10 | No | — |
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
- Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities - Skopje
- Country or region
- North Macedonia
- Language
- English, French, German, Macedonian
- ISSN
- 1409-9268
- Electronic ISSN
- 1857-8616
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Identities
How long does peer review take at Identities?
Authors report an average review time of about 36 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.
Which databases index Identities?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Identities is indexed in Scopus.
Is Identities open access, and what is the APC?
Identities is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 10.
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: .