Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Jewish Social Studies
ISSN 0021-6704 · eISSN 1527-2028 · Indiana University Press
Jewish Social Studies: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 12 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Jewish Social Studies is published by Indiana University Press and is in Zone 2 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, Jewish Identity and Society and Middle East Politics and Society, together about 53.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Jewish Social Studies plays an important role in advancing the understanding of Jewish life and the Jewish past. Key themes are issues of identity and peoplehood, the vistas opened by the integration of gender as a primary category in the study of history, and the multiplicities inherent in the evolution of Jewish societies and cultures around the world and over time. Regular features include work in anthropology, politics, sociology, religion, and literature, as well as case studies and theoretical discussions, all of which serve to re-chart the boundaries of Jewish historical scholarship.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences35.1%
- Jewish Identity and SocietySocial Sciences15%
- Middle East Politics and SocietySocial Sciences3.7%
- Memory, Trauma, and CommemorationPsychology3.3%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences3.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.2%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences2.8%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Canada in Context, De Gruyter Saur: Dietrich’s Index Philosophicus, EBSCOhost: Academic Search Alumni Edition, EBSCOhost: Academic Search Complete, EBSCOhost: Academic Search Elite, EBSCOhost: Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost: Academic Search: Main Edition, EBSCOhost: Advanced Placement Source, EBSCOhost: America: History and Life, EBSCOhost: Art & Architecture Source, EBSCOhost: ATLA Religion Database, EBSCOhost: Biography Index: Past and Present (H.W. Wilson), EBSCOhost: Book Review Digest Plus (H.W. Wilson), EBSCOhost: Current Abstracts, EBSCOhost: Historical Abstracts (Online), EBSCOhost: Humanities Abstracts (H.W. Wilson), EBSCOhost: Humanities Index (Online), EBSCOhost: Humanities International Complete, EBSCOhost: Humanities International Index, EBSCOhost: Humanities Source Ultimate, EBSCOhost: Humanities Source, EBSCOhost: Index Islamicus Online, EBSCOhost: Index to Jewish Periodicals (Online), EBSCOhost: Jewish Studies Source, EBSCOhost: Library & Information Science Source, EBSCOhost: MainFile, EBSCOhost: MasterFILE Complete, EBSCOhost: MasterFILE Elite
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 113OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 829 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 20 | 2 | 9 |
| 2023 | 43 | 2 | 25 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 | 33 |
| 2021 | 19 | 1 | 12 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- articlesRegular features include work in anthropology, politics, sociology, religion, and literature, as well as case studies and theoretical discussions, all of which …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access
- Publication ethics
Publication ethics statement Model summary
Jewish Social Studies (JSS) is dedicated to following best practices on ethical matters, errors, and retractions. The prevention of publication malpractice is one of the important responsibilities of the editorial board. Any kind of unethical behavior is not acceptable, and JSS does not tolerate plagiarism in any form.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Publishing
With the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities, Indiana University Press received funding through the Humanities Open Book Program to digitize and make open access two hundred titles from our back list. Visit publish.iupress.indiana.edu to explore the “Open Indiana” titles in Asian Studies, film, folklore, Slavic studies, language studies…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- ISSN
- 0021-6704
- Electronic ISSN
- 1527-2028
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Jewish Social Studies
What CAS zone is Jewish Social Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Jewish Social Studies is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Jewish Social Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Jewish Social Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Jewish Social Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Jewish Social 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, 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: .