Journal profile · ETHNIC STUDIES
Journal of Chinese Overseas
ISSN 1793-0391 · eISSN 1793-2548 · Brill
Journal of Chinese Overseas: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 12 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Chinese Overseas is published by Brill 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 Diaspora, migration, transnational identity, Asian American and Pacific Histories and China's Global Influence and Migration, together about 57.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ETHNIC STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences32%
- Asian American and Pacific HistoriesSocial Sciences17.2%
- China's Global Influence and MigrationSocial Sciences8.7%
- Migration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocial Sciences6.4%
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences4.7%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences3.9%
- Legal and cultural studies analysisSocial Sciences2.9%
- Colonial History and Postcolonial StudiesSocial Sciences2.6%
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 | Ethnic Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ethnic Studies | Zone 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Studies | Q2 | 489/1434 | 65th |
| Anthropology | Q3 | 273/536 | 49th |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q3 | 1008/1530 | 34th |
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
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 78OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.78%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 559 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 2 | 80 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 125 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 219 |
| 2023 | 24 | 6 | 177 |
| 2022 | 25 | 10 | 171 |
| 2021 | 23 | 3 | 209 |
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
- Brill
- ISSN
- 1793-0391
- Electronic ISSN
- 1793-2548
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Chinese Overseas
What CAS zone is Journal of Chinese Overseas in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Chinese Overseas is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Ethnic Studies. 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 Journal of Chinese Overseas?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Chinese Overseas is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Chinese Overseas open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Chinese Overseas 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .