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Journal of Poverty and Social Justice
ISSN 1759-8273 · eISSN 1759-8281 · The Policy Press
Journal of Poverty and Social Justice: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.11; hybrid open access; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Poverty and Social Justice is published by The Policy Press 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 Social Policy and Reform Studies, Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism and Employment and Welfare Studies, together about 45.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences20.8%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.9%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions10.4%
- Healthcare innovation and challengesSocial Sciences8.7%
- Income, Poverty, and InequalitySocial Sciences4.1%
- Retirement, Disability, and EmploymentSocial Sciences3.7%
- Political and Economic history of UK and USSocial Sciences3.1%
- Social Issues and PoliciesSocial Sciences3.1%
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 Issues | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Issues | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Issues | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
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
- 1.11LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 142OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 762 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 12 | 17 |
| 2024 | 27 | 13 | 36 |
| 2023 | 27 | 16 | 150 |
| 2022 | 24 | 15 | 127 |
| 2021 | 15 | 6 | 72 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- The Policy Press
- ISSN
- 1759-8273
- Electronic ISSN
- 1759-8281
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Poverty and Social Justice
What CAS zone is Journal of Poverty and Social Justice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Poverty and Social Justice is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Issues / Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. 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 Poverty and Social Justice?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.11; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 32.
Which databases index Journal of Poverty and Social Justice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Poverty and Social Justice is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Poverty and Social Justice open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Poverty and Social Justice is a hybrid 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: .