Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Kotuitui-New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
ISSN 1177-083X · Taylor & Francis · New Zealand
Kotuitui-New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,100; median 127 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); 41 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
The journal's website announces a move to full open access: Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online: Transition to Gold Open Access in 2026 From 2026, as our publishing partnership with Wiley begins, Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online will transition to a Gold Open Access journal. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Kotuitui-New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights, Disaster Management and Resilience and Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration, together about 22.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online publishes rigorous, influential research that advances understanding of social, cultural, economic, political, health, and psychological issues relevant to Aotearoa New Zealand and the Asia–Pacific region. The Māori name Kōtuitui means 'interweaving', reflecting the journal's interdisciplinary nature and its commitment to fostering dialogue between national and international scholars to strengthen the global visibility of social science research and support the exchange of ideas across disciplines and borders.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Rachel Simon-KumarPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 5%); most named New Zealand 27, Australia 5, Mainland China 2, United Kingdom 2, Taiwan, China 1 (38 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsSocial Sciences9.3%
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences6.8%
- Climate Change, Adaptation, MigrationSocial Sciences6.5%
- Youth Education and Societal DynamicsSocial Sciences6.3%
- Migration, Health and TraumaPsychology5.8%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences5.1%
- New Zealand Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Island Studies and Pacific AffairsSocial Sciences4.7%
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 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 Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 137OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 35Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 525 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66 | 66 | 7 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 44 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 149 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 143 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 218 |
| 2021 | 42 | 42 | 375 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
127 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 93 days – 190 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 29 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 172 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (110 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,100 / GBP 1,750 / EUR 2,010 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,100 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3
- editorialEditorial Open access Iconic or Routine Disasters? Environmental Learning in Aotearoa New ZealandLength not stated
- research articleResearch Article Open access ‘For the Dream of Safety Dies Hard’: Queer Housing Insecurity and Wellbeing in Aotearoa New ZealandLength not stated
- reviewReview Open access Establishing a Probabilistic Indigenous Survey Panel to Measure Māori Health, Wellbeing and Social Attitudes: Te Ao MāramaLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online: Transition to Gold Open Access in 2026
From 2026, the journal will transition to a Gold Open Access journal as the publishing partnership with Wiley begins. Model summary
From 2026, as our publishing partnership with Wiley begins, Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online will transition to a Gold Open Access journal. This means that an Article Publication Charge (APC) of USD $2,100 is payable for each article published, by the authors, their institution, or a funder. Wiley has a wide range of Open Access agreements globally, including one with the Co…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Country or region
- New Zealand
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1177-083X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Kotuitui-New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
What CAS zone is Kotuitui-New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Kotuitui-New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Kotuitui-New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3, h-index 29.
How long does peer review take at Kotuitui-New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 127 days (interquartile range 93–190 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Kotuitui-New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online based?
Of the 38 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are New Zealand (27), Australia (5) and Mainland China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Kotuitui-New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kotuitui-New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Kotuitui-New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online open access, and what is the APC?
Kotuitui-New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,100.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .