Journal profile · SOCIOLOGY
Journal of Intercultural Studies
ISSN 0725-6868 · eISSN 1469-9540 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Intercultural Studies: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.9 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 284 days to acceptance (76 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 28% (journal website); 89 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Intercultural Studies is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Migration, Refugees, and Integration, Diaspora, migration, transnational identity and Migration and Labor Dynamics, together about 35.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Intercultural Studies showcases innovative scholarship on emerging cultural formations, intercultural negotiations and contemporary challenges to cultures and identities. It celebrates a long-established commitment to publishing research at the intersection of cultural studies and migration studies. More than this, Journal of Intercultural Studies is an international and multidisciplinary journal. It encourages contributions from scholars in cultural studies, migration studies, literary studies, sociology, gender studies, anthropology, cultural geography, urban studies, race and ethnic studies, that contribute insights to the following discussions: Reconceptualising notions of nationhood, citizenship and belonging; Questioning theories of diaspora, transnationalism, hybridity and ‘border crossing’, and their contextualised applications; Exploring the contemporary sociocultural formations of whiteness, ethnicity, racialization, postcolonialism and indigeneity Examining how past and contemporary key scholars can inform current thinking on intercultural knowledge, multiculturalism, race and cultural identity. Journal of Intercultural Studies features research articles, review essays, commentaries, book reviews, interviews and symposia. Regular Special Issues provide stimulating, focused engagement with emerging research agendas and practices. The Journal of Intercultural Studiesalso publishes shorter Special Sections that can provide a snapshot into an issue area with 3-4 articles and a short guest editorial introduction. The editors welcome proposals for Special Issues and Special Sections that address the journal’s aims above. See the special issue request form for more details. Peer Review Policy: All articles submitted to the journal are editorially screened. Research Articles accepted for publication have undergone rigorous double-anonymised peer review by at least two independent experts. Discussions and Research Notes undergo anonymous peer review by at least one independent expert in addition to editorial screening. Book Reviews and Interviews are assessed solely by the editorial team.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences13.4%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences11.5%
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences10.4%
- Migration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocial Sciences9.2%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences5.9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
OCLC, EBSCOhost, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS), Periodicals Index Online, Social Services Abstracts, Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts, Swets Information Services, Thomson Gale (Gale Group)Publisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.36Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.95Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 492OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.49%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 220,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,675 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 31 | 5 |
| 2025 | 89 | 39 | 68 |
| 2024 | 74 | 36 | 122 |
| 2023 | 69 | 32 | 206 |
| 2022 | 82 | 34 | 514 |
| 2021 | 66 | 20 | 503 |
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
284 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 210 days – 344 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (76 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 330 days
- Sample
- 76 articles with submission and acceptance dates (156 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 28%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 55 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 127 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted5
- book reviewsBook Reviews and Interviews are assessed solely by the editorial team.Length not stated
- discussionsDiscussions and Research Notes undergo anonymous peer review by at least one independent expert in addition to editorial screening.Length not stated
- interviewsBook Reviews and Interviews are assessed solely by the editorial team.Length not stated
- research articlesResearch Articles accepted for publication have undergone rigorous double-anonymised peer review by at least two independent experts.Length not stated
- research notesDiscussions and Research Notes undergo anonymous peer review by at least one independent expert in addition to editorial screening.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of Intercultural Studies is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverab…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All articles submitted to the journal are editorially screened. Research Articles accepted for publication have undergone rigorous double-anonymised peer review by at least two independent experts. Discussions and Research Notes undergo anonymous peer review by at least one independent expert in add Model summary
All articles submitted to the journal are editorially screened. Research Articles accepted for publication have undergone rigorous double-anonymised peer review by at least two independent experts. Discussions and Research Notes undergo anonymous peer review by at least one independent expert in addition to editorial screening. Book Reviews and Interviews are assessed solely by the editorial team.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0725-6868
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-9540
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Intercultural Studies
What CAS zone is Journal of Intercultural Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Intercultural Studies is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Sociology. 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Intercultural Studies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 60.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Intercultural Studies?
Based on the dates recorded on 76 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 284 days (interquartile range 210–344 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 28%. 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 Intercultural Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Intercultural Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Intercultural Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Intercultural Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .