Journal profile · Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Issues and Studies
ISSN 1013-2511 · eISSN 2529-802X · World Scientific
Issues and Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Issues and Studies is published by World Scientific 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 International Relations and Foreign Policy, China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance and Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics, together about 50.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences18.5%
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceSocial Sciences16.1%
- Hong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsSocial Sciences16.1%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences5.7%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences5.5%
- COVID-19, Geopolitics, Technology, MigrationSocial Sciences4.6%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences3.4%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences2.7%
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 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | 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 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 89OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.59OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 820 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 0 | 98 |
| 2025 | 18 | 1 | 180 |
| 2024 | 22 | 1 | 192 |
| 2023 | 18 | 3 | 187 |
| 2022 | 19 | 1 | 165 |
| 2021 | 18 | 1 | 195 |
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
- World Scientific
- ISSN
- 1013-2511
- Electronic ISSN
- 2529-802X
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Issues and Studies
What CAS zone is Issues and Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Issues and Studies is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Area Studies / International Relations / Political Science. 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 Issues and Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Issues and Studies is indexed in Scopus.
Is Issues and Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Issues and 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: .