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Journal of European Social Policy
ISSN 0958-9287 · eISSN 1461-7269 · SAGE
Journal of European Social Policy: CAS Zone 1 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 2.28; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 49 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of European Social Policy is published by SAGE and is in Zone 1 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social Policy and Reform Studies, Employment and Welfare Studies and Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism, together about 52.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences33.7%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions11.1%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.5%
- Labor Movements and UnionsSocial Sciences4.5%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences4.3%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences4%
- Global Health Care IssuesHealth Professions3.4%
- Work-Family Balance ChallengesSocial Sciences3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Issues | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Issues | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Issues | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.28LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 119OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 723OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 61.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,419 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 13 | 16 |
| 2025 | 49 | 42 | 96 |
| 2024 | 41 | 33 | 196 |
| 2023 | 30 | 25 | 354 |
| 2022 | 44 | 31 | 1,058 |
| 2021 | 39 | 27 | 854 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 2 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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".
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0958-9287
- Electronic ISSN
- 1461-7269
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of European Social Policy
What CAS zone is Journal of European Social Policy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of European Social Policy is in Zone 1 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Public Administration / Social Issues; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of European Social Policy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.28; CiteScore 6.8, h-index 119.
Which databases index Journal of European Social Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of European Social Policy is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of European Social Policy open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of European Social Policy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .