Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)
Italian Sociological Review
ISSN 2239-8589 · QuiEdit · Italy
Italian Sociological Review: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 70 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Italian Sociological Review is published by QuiEdit. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice, Gender and Feminist Studies and Migration, Refugees, and Integration, together about 23% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal brings together the research and theoretical contributions of Italian and international scholars who intend to contribute to the consolidation and development of knowledge in fields of study proper to sociology and in general, to the social and human sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)
Editor-in-chief Paola di NicolaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Contemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeSocial Sciences10.9%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences6.3%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences5.9%
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences5.5%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Social Capital and NetworksSocial Sciences4.7%
- Weber, Simmel, Sociological TheorySocial Sciences4.7%
- Cultural Studies and PostmodernismSocial Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 | Q3 | 154/286 | — |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, ANVUR (Class A), ROAD, Scimago
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.26OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 533 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 78 |
| 2025 | 70 | 70 | 172 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 167 |
| 2023 | 71 | 71 | 185 |
| 2022 | 59 | 59 | 162 |
| 2021 | 47 | 47 | 147 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY |
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
- QuiEdit
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2239-8589
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Italian Sociological Review
How long does peer review take at Italian Sociological Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Italian Sociological Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Italian Sociological Review is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Italian Sociological Review open access, and what is the APC?
Italian Sociological Review is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .