Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)
Irish Journal of Sociology
ISSN 0791-6035 · eISSN 2050-5280 · SAGE
Irish Journal of Sociology: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,400; 19 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Irish Journal of Sociology is published by SAGE. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Irish and British Studies, Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice and Gender and Feminist Studies, together about 36.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Irish Journal of Sociology is an international peer-reviewed core journal and is the official journal of the Sociological Association of Irelan...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Irish and British StudiesSocial Sciences17.2%
- Contemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeSocial Sciences12.1%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences6.9%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences6.5%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences4.8%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences4.1%
- European Socioeconomic and Political StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4%
- Historical Studies of British IslesArts and Humanities3.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | Q2 | 104/286 | 63rd |
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
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 126OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 854 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 17 | 239 |
| 2025 | 19 | 17 | 339 |
| 2024 | 26 | 22 | 372 |
| 2023 | 15 | 9 | 369 |
| 2022 | 22 | 15 | 362 |
| 2021 | 32 | 23 | 310 |
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 3,400 / GBP 2,493 | — | — |
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
- 0791-6035
- Electronic ISSN
- 2050-5280
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Irish Journal of Sociology
Which databases index Irish Journal of Sociology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Irish Journal of Sociology is indexed in Scopus.
Is Irish Journal of Sociology open access, and what is the APC?
Irish Journal of Sociology is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,400.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .