Journal profile · SOCIAL ISSUES
Journal of Social Policy Studies
ISSN 1727-0634 · National Research University Higher School of Economics
Journal of Social Policy Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 50 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Social Policy Studies is published by National Research University Higher School of Economics 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 Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 63.3% 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
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences21.5%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences20.9%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering20.9%
- Sociopolitical Dynamics in RussiaSocial Sciences7.4%
- Regional Socio-Economic Development TrendsSocial Sciences4%
- Socioeconomic and Demographic AnalysisEnvironmental Science3.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.8%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science2.7%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Issues | 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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 94.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 778 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 1 |
| 2025 | 50 | 50 | 10 |
| 2024 | 47 | 47 | 46 |
| 2023 | 49 | 49 | 39 |
| 2022 | 49 | 49 | 89 |
| 2021 | 54 | 54 | 151 |
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
- National Research University Higher School of Economics
- ISSN
- 1727-0634
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Social Policy Studies
What CAS zone is Journal of Social Policy Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Social Policy Studies is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Issues. 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 Social Policy Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Social Policy Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Social Policy Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Social Policy 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .