Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Journal of New Zealand Studies
ISSN 1176-306X · eISSN 2324-3740 · Stout Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington
Journal of New Zealand Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 38 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of New Zealand Studies is published by Stout Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington 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 Australian History and Society, New Zealand Economic and Social Studies and Canadian Identity and History, together about 46.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences22.8%
- New Zealand Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance15.3%
- Canadian Identity and HistorySocial Sciences8.4%
- Island Studies and Pacific AffairsSocial Sciences6.3%
- Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Pacific and Southeast Asian StudiesSocial Sciences4.6%
- World Wars: History, Literature, and ImpactSocial Sciences3.7%
- Cultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentSocial Sciences3.2%
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 | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.65%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 877 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 0 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 24 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 22 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 80 |
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
- Stout Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington
- ISSN
- 1176-306X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2324-3740
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of New Zealand Studies
What CAS zone is Journal of New Zealand Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of New Zealand Studies is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of New Zealand Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of New Zealand Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of New Zealand Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of New Zealand 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .