Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)
Journal of Chinese Sociology
ISSN 2198-2635 · Springer Nature · Germany
Journal of Chinese Sociology: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 232 days to acceptance (44 articles, last 24 months); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Chinese Sociology is published by Springer Nature 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 China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance, Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving and Social and Cultural Dynamics, together about 27.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceSocial Sciences12.9%
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingSocial Sciences8.5%
- Social and Cultural DynamicsSocial Sciences6.5%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions6.2%
- Intergenerational and Educational Inequality StudiesSocial Sciences6%
- Migration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocial Sciences5.7%
- Digital Economy and Work TransformationSocial Sciences5.5%
- Demographic Trends and Gender PreferencesSocial Sciences5.5%
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 | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 109OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 266 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 8 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 54 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 168 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 276 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 180 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 183 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
232 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 128 days – 376 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 46 days (44 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 287 days
- Sample
- 44 articles with submission and acceptance dates (45 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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 | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Springer Nature
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2198-2635
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Chinese Sociology
What CAS zone is Journal of Chinese Sociology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Chinese Sociology is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Sociology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Chinese Sociology?
Based on the dates recorded on 44 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 232 days (interquartile range 128–376 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 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 Journal of Chinese Sociology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Chinese Sociology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Chinese Sociology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Chinese Sociology 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; 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: .