Journal profile
Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences
ISSN 2632-279X · Emerald Publishing · United Kingdom
Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 28 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences is published by Emerald Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification and Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, together about 23.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences9.1%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting8.3%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting6.1%
- Community-based Tourism Development and SustainabilitySocial Sciences6.1%
- COVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities4.6%
- Middle East Politics and SocietySocial Sciences4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.98OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 178 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 306 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 412 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 382 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 304 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 187 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 122 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 | |
| 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
- Emerald Publishing
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2632-279X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences
How long does peer review take at Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Humanities and Applied Social Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .