Journal profile · AREA STUDIES
Inner Asia
ISSN 1464-8172 · eISSN 2210-5018 · Brill
Inner Asia: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 28 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Inner Asia is published by Brill 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 China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations, Chinese history and philosophy and Eurasian Exchange Networks, together about 41.5% 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
- China's Ethnic Minorities and RelationsSocial Sciences17.2%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences12.3%
- Eurasian Exchange NetworksSocial Sciences12%
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences11%
- Indian and Buddhist StudiesArts and Humanities6.4%
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences5.6%
- Cultural and Sociopolitical StudiesArts and Humanities3.8%
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceSocial Sciences3.6%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Area Studies | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 259/692 | 62nd |
| Anthropology | Q2 | 240/536 | 55th |
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q3 | 628/876 | 28th |
| Development | Q4 | 242/314 | 23rd |
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
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 97OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.66%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 615 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 2 | 127 |
| 2025 | 28 | 9 | 209 |
| 2024 | 28 | 7 | 204 |
| 2023 | 35 | 9 | 257 |
| 2022 | 27 | 11 | 206 |
| 2021 | 23 | 8 | 263 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Brill
- ISSN
- 1464-8172
- Electronic ISSN
- 2210-5018
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Inner Asia
What CAS zone is Inner Asia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Inner 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 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Inner Asia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Inner Asia is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Inner Asia open access, and what is the APC?
Inner Asia is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .