Journal profile · AREA STUDIES
Journal of Vietnamese Studies
ISSN 1559-372X · eISSN 1559-3738 · University of California Press
Journal of Vietnamese Studies: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 49 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Vietnamese Studies is published by University of California Press 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 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies, American Political and Social Dynamics and Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies, together about 57.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
To be a leading research centre dedicated to the study of socio-political, security, and economic trends and developments in Southeast Asia and its wider geostrategic and economic environment. To stimulate research and debate within scholarly circles, enhance public awareness of the region, and facilitate the search for viable solutions to the varied problems confronting the region. To nurture a community of scholars interested in the region and to engage in research on the multi-faceted dimensions and issues of stability and security, economic development, and political, social and cultural change.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AREA STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences42.2%
- American Political and Social DynamicsArts and Humanities8.7%
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesSocial Sciences7%
- Military History and StrategySocial Sciences6.8%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences4.3%
- Colonial History and Postcolonial StudiesSocial Sciences3.6%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences3.5%
- Asian American and Pacific HistoriesSocial Sciences2.9%
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 | Area Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q2 | 928/1936 | 52nd |
| Cultural Studies | Q3 | 854/1434 | 40th |
| Linguistics and Language | Q3 | 793/1221 | 35th |
| Anthropology | Q3 | 391/536 | 27th |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q4 | 1287/1530 | 15th |
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
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 92OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 794 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 1 | 177 |
| 2025 | 49 | 3 | 329 |
| 2024 | 41 | 1 | 261 |
| 2023 | 36 | 3 | 207 |
| 2022 | 52 | 19 | 172 |
| 2021 | 41 | 2 | 252 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- University of California Press
- ISSN
- 1559-372X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1559-3738
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Vietnamese Studies
What CAS zone is Journal of Vietnamese Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Vietnamese Studies is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Area Studies. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Vietnamese Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Vietnamese Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Vietnamese Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Vietnamese Studies is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .