Journal profile · Social Sciences-General Social Sciences
Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences
ISSN 2452-3151 · Elsevier · Netherlands
Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences: fully open access; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 137 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Agricultural Development and Management and Science Education and Pedagogy, together about 24.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-General Social Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.1%
- Agricultural Development and ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.9%
- Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences6.1%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences6%
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Agricultural economics and policiesSocial Sciences5.6%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities5.3%
- Community and Sustainable DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | Q3 | 167/286 | 41st |
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
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 201OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,121 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 139 | 139 | 481 |
| 2025 | 137 | 137 | 924 |
| 2024 | 108 | 108 | 1,432 |
| 2023 | 176 | 176 | 1,675 |
| 2022 | 145 | 145 | 1,545 |
| 2021 | 145 | 145 | 1,350 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
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).
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2452-3151
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences
How long does peer review take at Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences is indexed in Scopus.
Is Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences 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, 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: .