Journal profile · Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies
ISSN 2149-1291 · Florida Gulf Coast University
Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies: fully open access; 61 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies is published by Florida Gulf Coast University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Racial and Ethnic Identity Research, Migration, Refugees, and Integration and Diaspora, migration, transnational identity, together about 27.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Racial and Ethnic Identity ResearchSocial Sciences10.7%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences8.6%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences7.8%
- Global Education and MulticulturalismSocial Sciences6%
- Education and experiences of immigrants and refugeesSocial Sciences6%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities5.5%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences4.1%
- Critical Race Theory in EducationSocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Studies | Q1 | 143/1434 | 90th |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q2 | 464/1530 | 69th |
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
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
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 125OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.77OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 541 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 76 | 76 | 842 |
| 2025 | 61 | 61 | 930 |
| 2024 | 61 | 61 | 758 |
| 2023 | 60 | 60 | 890 |
| 2022 | 51 | 51 | 772 |
| 2021 | 63 | 63 | 722 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Florida Gulf Coast University
- ISSN
- 2149-1291
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies
Which databases index Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies is a fully open-access 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: .