Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
International Journal of Iberian Studies
ISSN 1364-971X · eISSN 1758-9150 · Intellect Publishers
International Journal of Iberian Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Iberian Studies is published by Intellect Publishers 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 Spanish Culture and Identity, Spanish History and Politics and Spanish Literature and Culture Studies, together about 56.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Spanish Culture and IdentityArts and Humanities20.3%
- Spanish History and PoliticsArts and Humanities19.8%
- Spanish Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities16.8%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities5.2%
- Media, Journalism, and Communication HistoryArts and Humanities2.9%
- Basque language and culture studiesSocial Sciences2.7%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences2.5%
- Political Systems and GovernanceSocial Sciences2.3%
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 | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q1 | 477/1936 | 75th |
| Cultural Studies | Q2 | 523/1434 | 63rd |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q3 | 1034/1530 | 32nd |
| Political Science and International Relations | Q3 | 525/745 | 29th |
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 527 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 1 | 31 |
| 2025 | 27 | 1 | 53 |
| 2024 | 32 | 4 | 75 |
| 2023 | 29 | 1 | 100 |
| 2022 | 29 | 3 | 101 |
| 2021 | 24 | 2 | 110 |
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
- Intellect Publishers
- ISSN
- 1364-971X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-9150
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Iberian Studies
What CAS zone is International Journal of Iberian Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Iberian Studies is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. 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 International Journal of Iberian Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Iberian Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Iberian Studies open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Iberian Studies 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; 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: .