Journal profile · SOCIAL ISSUES
Journal of Social Inclusion
ISSN 1836-8808 · Griffith University · Australia
Journal of Social Inclusion: fully open access; no APC; review about 21 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Social Inclusion is published by Griffith University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Disability Rights and Representation, Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport and Social Sciences and Policies, together about 32.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL ISSUES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Disability Rights and RepresentationSocial Sciences17.9%
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and SportSocial Sciences7.8%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences6.3%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions5.9%
- Disability Education and EmploymentSocial Sciences5.9%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Contemporary Social and Economic IssuesSocial Sciences3.7%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 448/674 | 33rd |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q3 | 1006/1497 | 32nd |
| Health (social science) | Q4 | 314/376 | 16th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Marked as ceased in ESCI on 19 August 2024. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 355 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 114 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 178 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 168 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 172 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 203 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 195 |
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 21 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Griffith University
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1836-8808
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Social Inclusion
How long does peer review take at Journal of Social Inclusion?
Authors report an average review time of about 21 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 Social Inclusion?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Social Inclusion is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Social Inclusion open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Social Inclusion is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .