Journal profile · SOCIOLOGY
Mobilization
ISSN 1086-671X · San Diego State University
Mobilization: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.39; subscription journal; 28 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mobilization is published by San Diego State University and is in Zone 3 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Political Conflict and Governance, Social Media and Politics and Electoral Systems and Political Participation, together about 33% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SOCIOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences15.2%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences9.6%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences8.3%
- Labor Movements and UnionsSocial Sciences6.1%
- Communism, Protests, Social MovementsSocial Sciences6%
- Social and Cultural DynamicsSocial Sciences5.7%
- Populism, Right-Wing MovementsSocial Sciences5%
- Political Influence and Corporate StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.39LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 459OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 753 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 28 | 2 | 23 |
| 2024 | 39 | 4 | 123 |
| 2023 | 21 | 4 | 58 |
| 2022 | 28 | 4 | 135 |
| 2021 | 29 | 3 | 339 |
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
- San Diego State University
- ISSN
- 1086-671X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mobilization
What CAS zone is Mobilization in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Mobilization is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Sociology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Mobilization?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.39; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 82.
Which databases index Mobilization?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mobilization is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Mobilization open access, and what is the APC?
Mobilization 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; 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: .